APRI San Francisco together with Black and Veatch, PG&E’s public relations hosted an important community meeting outlining the importance of the Martin to Hunters Point Transmission Project.  PG&E will begin the installation of new underground electrical lines that will provide service and benefit the Bayview, Visitacion Valley, Daly City and Brisbane communities. Present were Miguel Martinez, Public Liason of Black and Veatch and Joseph Bryant, acting Director of APRI San Francisco as well as representatives of PG&E and the communities concerned.

In an effort to expand employment opportunities for San Franciscans, today Mayor Gavin Newsom announced the hiring of Guillermo Rodriguez as the new director of CityBuild. Mayor Newsom’s Inaugural Address pledged to expand job opportunities, doubling current efforts to make sure more San Franciscans are ready for the jobs of the future by expanding the City Build program so that it will teach the "green collar" job skills demanded by the emerging green tech revolution.

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The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission approved a new local subsidy Tuesday for residents and businesses who install solar power. The solar incentive plan, which is expected to win final approval from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors next month, would provide between $3,000 and $5,000 for a home installation and up to $10,000 for businesses.

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The City of San Francisco has been permitted by a federal judge to intervene in a federal lawsuit filed by Brightline Defense Project regarding the city’s proposed “peaker” power plants in Southeast San Francisco, and was formally named a defendant in the case last Friday. The suit, initially filed on September 24, 2007, alleges that San Francisco must not allow its two planned power plants in Southeast San Francisco to be built until the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets forth new greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act, as ordered by the United States Supreme Court in April. 

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TRC has entered into a contract with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) for the dismantlement and abatement of the Hunters Pt. Power Plant located in San Francisco, California. This marks a new and exciting chapter in the transformation of this industrial property. Consistent with PG&E's agreement with the city, the site will ultimately be cleaned up to a residential cleanup standard, the strictest cleanup standard available.

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San Francisco is setting the bar nationally and internationally for what cities can do to address global warming. We are tackling climate change head-on and have made incredible progress in recycling, smart growth and mass transit. But there is a glaring hole in our environmental policies: we have done almost nothing in renewable energy production.

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Thanksgiving is a time to share! This holiday season, the A. Philip Randolph Institute would like to express our sincere appreciation for your confidence in us by holding our First Annual Turkey Basket Giveaway. We will be giving away turkey baskets to over 500 families in the Bay View Hunters Point Community.

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