Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Tuesday, November 3, 1998 Page 28 Public Utilities Commission of the State of California Wesley M. Franklin, Executive Director Headquarters Southern California Office 505 Van Ness Avenue 107 So. Broadway, Room 5109 San Francisco, CA 94102 Los Angeles, CA 90012 (415) 703-2782 (213) 897-2973 Website: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov Daily Calendar Tuesday, November 3, 1998 ú Regular Commission Meetings ú Notices ú Glossary ú Subscription Information (Daily Calendar and Agenda) ú Commissioner Office Hours ú Public Meetings and Workshops ú New Filings ú Petitions for Modification and Applications for Rehearing ú Draft Decisions/Proposed Decisions/Alternates/Presiding Officer's Decisions/ Arbitrator's Reports ú Advice Letter Filings ú Miscellaneous Transportation Items ú Miscellaneous Telecommunication Matters ú Adjournments/Resettings/Submissions ú Removals from Calendar ú New Settings ú Law and Motion Hearings ú Hearings ú Notice of Denial of Request for Ex Parte Meeting ú Notice of All-Party Meetings (PU Code 1701.3(c) ) ú Notice of Ex Parte Communications REGULAR COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETINGS November 5, 10 am San Francisco 1998 November 19, 10 am San Francisco 1998 December 3, 10 am San Francisco 1998 COMMISSION RATESETTING DELIBERATIVE MEETINGS (Not Open to the Public) Ratesetting Deliberative Meeting dates are reserved as noted but will only be held if there are ratesetting matters to be considered. November 16, 1:30 pm San Francisco 1998 November 30, 1:30 pm San Francisco 1998 December 14, 1:30 pm San Francisco 1998 NOTICES Delivery of Formal Pleadings for Filing Unless otherwise directed, all courier-delivered documents submitted for filing as part of the formal record in a proceeding should be hand-carried directly to the Commission's Docket Office, Room 2001, 505 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco; Room 5109, 107 South Broadway in Los Angeles; or Room 4006, 1350 Front Street in San Diego. All documents sent through the mail for formal filing should be addressed ONLY to the Commission's Docket Office, Room 2001, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. Charge for Commission Documents To purchase Commission documents, there is a charge of 20 cents a printed page (postage prepaid) with a minimum purchase of $2.00. GLOSSARY After January 1, 1998, the California Public Utilities Commission is required by statute (SB 960) to categorize each case that comes before it. There are three categories, quasi- legislative, adjudicatory and ratesetting. If a case does not require hearings before it is resolved, the case is removed from the SB 960 category requirements. The legend below shows the abbreviation for each of the categories and provides a brief explanation. Q Quasi-legislative proceedings are proceedings that establish policy or rules (including generic ratemaking policy or rules) affecting a class of regulated entities, including those proceedings in which the Commission investigates rates or practices for an entire regulated industry or class of entities within the industry. A Adjudicatory proceedings are: (1) enforcement investigations into possible violations of any provision of statutory law or order or rule of the Commission; and (2) complaints against regulated entities, including those complaints that challenge the accuracy of a bill, but excluding those complaints that challenge the reasonableness of rates or charges, past, present, or future. RS Ratesetting proceedings are proceedings in which the Commission sets or investigates rates for a specifically named utility (or utilities), or establishes a mechanism that in turn sets the rates for a specifically named utility (or utilities). Ratesetting proceedings include complaints that challenge the reasonableness of rates or charges, past, present, or future. N/A Removed from the SB 960 category requirements. 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Date/Time Commissioner Location November 20, 1998 Josiah Neeper 1350 Front Street, Room 4006 9 am to noon San Diego PUBLIC MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS Public Meeting November 3, 1998 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 4 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The Administrative Committee of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Elana Kalisher at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. Public Meeting November 3, 1998 Pacific Energy Center 12 noon - 5 pm 851 Howard Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco The California Board for Energy Efficiency will conduct a Board Meeting. The Agenda items are yet to be determined. Workshop Notice November 3, 1998 Conference Call - Dial 415-703- 10 am 1001 As a follow-up to the October 16, 1998 workshop conducted in A.97-11-004, et. al., Energy Division will hold a workshop via conference call to discuss SDG&E's October 21, 1998 Advice Letter on service fees for billing services pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 2 of D.98-09-070. In order to participate in the conference call parties are instructed to call (415) 703-1001 at 10 am, Tuesday November 3, 1998. The teleconference must end by 1 pm. The teleconferencing system can handle up to 30 separate calls dialing this number. Therefore, each party is limited to one call-in. If parties want to include their outside counsel in the conference call, the client and attorney need to be together as a single call-in. Each telephone participant will be responsible for their own telephone service and toll costs. Questions regarding this workshop/conference call should be addressed to Don Lafrenz of the Energy Division (phone: 415-703-1063; Fax: 415-703-2200; email: lf@cpuc.ca.gov ) Public Meeting November 4, 1998 California Public Utilities 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 (Corner of Van Ness and McAllister Street) San Francisco The ULTS Marketing Board (ULTSMB) will hold its regular meeting to discuss the following: Review/Approve Meeting Minutes, Review/Approve Administrative Report and Action Items, Review/Approve October 1998 ULTSMB Expenses, PUC Report and Action Items, Proposed Interim Marketing Program Discussion and Planning, Review Marketing Program Timeline, Review/Approve Request For Proposals (RFP)/Contract for ULTSMB Interim Marketing Program Advertising and Outreach, Discussion of Marketing Program RFP Selection Committee, Review RFP Scoring Criteria, Discussion of Bidder's Conference Committee, Review Previous Studies and Data, Announcements, Set Future Agenda Items for Future Discussion and Hear Public Comments. This meeting is open to the public. The Board reserves the right to limit the time allocated to public comments and each speaker. If you would like to join the meeting by phone conference or in person, and/or receive a full meeting packet, please notify the ULTS Trust Office at (510) 452- 2757. Public Meeting - TIME CHANGE (REVISED AS OF 10/23/98) November 4, 1998 Pacific Energy Center 9:30 am - 4 pm 851 Howard Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco The California Board for Energy Efficiency will conduct a Board Meeting. The Agenda items are yet to be determined. Public Meeting November 9, 1998 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 8:30 am - 12 pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street (1 block west of Designated Conference the Moscone Center) Leader: San Francisco Sharon Weinberg/PG&E To join via teleconference: Dial: (415) 904-8907 Reservation No. #4590512 Passcode: 2408347# As provided for in Public Utilities Commission D.97-09-117, one or more LIGB Advisory Committee members may be participating in this meeting via teleconference. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by calling the above number on the day of the meeting. If you experience difficulty in trying to access this conference call, please contact Confertech at 1-800-314-3558. The Low Income Governing Board Advisory Committee (LIGBAC) will meet on the following agenda: Welcome and Introduction Chairperson's report, review meeting minutes, public comments, substitantiative program designs, other business. These meetings are open to the public. You can get the materials for this meeting by phoning the LIGBAC at 415 703- 2565 and leaving a message with your name, phone and fax number at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting time. Workshop Notice November 9, 1998 PG&E Energy Center 10 am - 4 pm (PST) 851 Howard Street, Green Room San Francisco Conference Call Information Note: If you experience November 9, 1998 dial (415) problems trying to access this 356-1431 conference call, please Passcode = 2408347# contact Confertech at 1-800- 314-3558 and have them verify the Dial-in # and Passcode scheduled under Master Reservation #4590512 for CH2M HILL (Sharon Weinberg is the designated Chairperson) The Low Income Governing Board will meet to discuss the following topics: report from the Chair, subcommittee reports, direction to consultants, review changes to the draft 11/13 filing on proposed scope of work, including proposed modifications to current DSM rules, program funding guidelines, cost-effectiveness criteria, administrator performance and other guidelines, as appropriate, that the Board intends to use to shape the RFP, report from administrative consultants detailing LIGB website management, review and approval of meeting minutes, financial report and advisory committee report. An agenda for the meeting is being developed and can be obtained from the LIGB's website at www.ligb.org. The meeting is open to the public. For more information contact Sharon Weinberg at (510) 251-2888, extension 2025. Workshop Notice November 10, 1998 PG&E Energy Center 10 am - 4 pm (PST) 851 Howard Street, Green Room San Francisco Conference Call Information Note: If you experience November 10, 1998 dial (415) problems trying to access this 904-8907 conference call, please Passcode = 2408347# contact Confertech at 1-800- 314-3558 and have them verify the Dial-in # and Passcode scheduled under Master Reservation #4590512 for CH2M HILL (Sharon Weinberg is the designated Chairperson) The Board will meet to discuss the following topics: report from the Chair, subcommittee reports, direction to consultants, discuss review changes to the draft 11/13 filing on proposed scope of work, including proposed modifications to current DSM rules, program funding guidelines, cost- effectiveness criteria, administrator performance and other guidelines, as appropriate, that the Board intends to use to shape the RFP, report from administrative consultants detailing LIGB website management, review and approval of meeting minutes, financial report and advisory committee report. An agenda for the meeting is being developed and can be obtained from the LIGB's website at www.ligb.org. The meeting is open to the public. For more information contact Sharon Weinberg at (510) 251-2888, extension 2025. Public Meeting November 11, 1998 Pacific Energy Center 9:30 am to 4 pm 851 Howard Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco The California Board For Energy Efficiency will conduct a Board meeting. Some items of discussion will include the program planning process for 1999, CBEE expectations for Interim Administrators' third quarterly status report, CBEE work plans, technical consultant work plans, and schedules, issues related to utility assets and liabilities, verification, measurement and assessment functions, and other reporting requirements, and the Technical Advisory Committee and Board operational matters. The contact person is Mark Thayer (619) 594-5510. For further details about CBEE and this meeting consult the CBEE Web Page at www.cbee.org. Workshop Notice November 12, 1998 California Public Utilities (Thursday) Commission 9 am - 4 pm 505 Van Ness Avenue, Training Room (Corner of Van Ness and McAllister) San Francisco In compliance with Resolution T-16118, the Telecommunications Division is conducting workshops to address outstanding technical, administrative, and other related implementation issues concerning the reconciliation of the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) and the federal schools and libraries program. This workshop is a follow-up to workshops originally held in March 1998. The principal focus of the workshop will be on ways to reconcile the CTF with the federal program's recently adopted method for reimbursing eligible schools and libraries retroactively. An agenda and other background materials will be available upon request. The contact person for this meeting is Brian Roberts at 415.703.2334 or bpr@cpuc.ca.gov. Public Meeting - TIME CHANGE (REVISED AS OF 9/26/98) November 12, 1998 Deaf and Disabled 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The Equipment Program Advisory Committee of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Elana Kalisher at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. Public Meeting November 12, 1998 Country Suites at Ontario Mills 9 am - 9 pm 4370 East Mills Mall Ontario and November 13, 1998 9 am - 3 pm Electric Education Trust The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) meets to discuss and implement a CBO outreach grant program and an educational efforts plan, address any recent Commission action on the September 24 work plan, adopt a plan to receive community input into the grant process, discuss the Commission's consumer protection report, consider subcommittee recommendations on program design, fax newsletters and CSD activities in support of the EET, and related matters. The contact person is William Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Workshop Notice November 13, 1998 California Public Utilities 9 am - 4 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Training Room (Corner of Van Ness and McAllister) San Francisco NXX CODE LOTTERY WORKSHOP The Telecommunications Division of the California Public Utilities Commission will be holding a technical workshop on fine-tuning the NXX Code Lottery held each month at the CPUC. Decision 98-08-037 found there is a need for a fresh review of lottery procedures. In this workshop, the lottery process will be reviewed to determine if there are ways to make the distribution of NXX codes among carriers more equitable, and more conducive to the development of competition. Increasing the percentage of initial codes assigned from the lottery from the current 60% to a higher amount will be explored. Participants should come prepared to address potential reform measures for the lottery, identify potential shortcomings and suggest ways to revise the lottery process to promote a more competitive market including potential revisions in the allocation between initial and growth codes. If you plan to attend the November 13, 1998 workshop please RSVP by November 10, 1998 to Mary Jo Borak, at 415/703-1879, Email: BOR@CPUC.CA.GOV or Risa Hernandez at 415/703-5331, Email: RHH@CPUC.CA.GOV If specialized accommodations for the disabled are needed, call the Public Advisor at (415) 703- 2032 five working days in advance of the event. Public Meeting November 13, 1998 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 2 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The UNIVERSAL LIFELINE TELEPHONE SERVICE (ULTS) TASKFORCE of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold a meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Elana Kalisher at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. Public Meeting November 18, 1998 Pacific Energy Center 9:30 am to 4 pm 851 Howard Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco The California Board For Energy Efficiency will conduct a Board meeting. Some items of discussion will include the program planning process for 1999, CBEE expectations for Interim Administrators' third quarterly status report, CBEE work plans, technical consultant work plans, and schedules, issues related to utility assets and liabilities, verification, measurement and assessment functions, and other reporting requirements, and the Technical Advisory Committee and Board operational matters. The contact person is Mark Thayer (619) 594-5510. For further details about CBEE and this meeting consult the CBEE Web Page at www.cbee.org. Public Meeting November 18, 1998 California Public Utilities Lottery begins at 1:30 Commission pm 505 Van Ness Avenue, Training Room (Corner of Van Ness and McAllister Street) San Francisco LOTTERY FOR TELEPHONE NUMBER PREFIX ASSIGNMENTS IN THE 209/559, 213/323, 310, 408/831, 415, 510/925, 619, 650, 714/949, 805, 818, AND 909 NUMBERING PLAN AREAS The Telecommunications Division of the California Public Utilities Commission will be conducting a lottery to determine allocations of central office codes (NXXs) in the 209/559, 213/323, 310, 408/831, 415, 510/925, 619, 650, 714/949, 805, 818, and 909 area codes pursuant to the provisions of D.96-09-087. Applications should be submitted to the California Code Administrator prior to the close of business on November 10, 1998. All companies applying for central office codes must have a Jeopardy COCUS (Central Office Code Utilization Survey) on file with the California Code Administrator. For information on the Jeopardy COCUS filing, call (925) 363-8736. For information on the lottery process, call (415) 703- 1879. If specialized accommodations for the disabled are needed, call the Public Advisor at (415) 703-2032 five working days in advance of the event. Public Meeting November 18, 1998 California Public Utilities 1:30 pm - 4 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3212 (Corner of Van Ness and McAllister) San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the California High Cost Fund A, the California High Cost Fund B, and the California Teleconnect Fund will hold a meeting. Purposes of the meeting are to: 1) approve public meeting minutes of 10/28/98, 2) review draft requests for bid for the selection of a financial institution(s) for the California High Cost Fund B and the California Teleconnect Fund, 3) discuss process for reviewing and approving CHCF-B claims, and 4) discuss 1999 CHCF-A support requested by the 17 small LECs. The contact person for this meeting is Angela Young at (415) 703-2837. Public Meeting November 20, 1998 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 4 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The California Relay Service Advisory Committee of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Elana Kalisher at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. Public Meeting December 3, 1998 Address to be determined at a 9 am - 2 pm later date. Sacramento Designated Conference Leader: To join via teleconference: Dial: (415) 356-1431 Sharon Weinberg/PG&E Passcode: 2408347# Reservation No. #4590512 As provided for in Public Utilities Commission D.97-09-117, one or more LIGB Advisory Committee members may be participating in this meeting via teleconference. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by calling the above number on the day of the meeting. If you experience difficulty in trying to access this conference call, please contact Confertech at 1-800-314-3558. The Low Income Governing Board Advisory Committee (LIGBAC) will meet on the following agenda: Welcome and Introduction Chairperson's report, review meeting minutes, public comments, substitantiative program designs, other business. These meetings are open to the public. You can get the materials for this meeting by phoning the LIGBAC at 415 703- 2565 and leaving a message with your name, phone and fax number at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting time. Public Meeting December 16, 1998 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 8:30 am - 5 pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street (1 block west of Designated Conference the Moscone Center) Leader: San Francisco Sharon Weinberg/PG&E To join via teleconference: Dial: (415) 904-8907 Reservation No. #4590512 Passcode: 2408347# As provided for in Public Utilities Commission D.97-09-117, one or more LIGB Advisory Committee members may be participating in this meeting via teleconference. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by calling the above number on the day of the meeting. If you experience difficulty in trying to access this conference call, please contact Confertech at 1-800-314-3558. The Low Income Governing Board Advisory Committee (LIGBAC) will meet on the following agenda: Welcome and Introduction Chairperson's report, review meeting minutes, public comments, substitantiative program designs, other business. These meetings are open to the public. You can get the materials for this meeting by phoning the LIGBAC at 415 703- 2565 and leaving a message with your name, phone and fax number at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting time. Public Meeting December 17, 1998 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 8:30 am - 5 pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street (1 block west of Designated Conference the Moscone Center) Leader: San Francisco Sharon Weinberg/PG&E To join via teleconference: Dial: (415) 356-1431 Reservation No. #4590512 Passcode: 2408347# As provided for in Public Utilities Commission D.97-09-117, one or more LIGB Advisory Committee members may be participating in this meeting via teleconference. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by calling the above number on the day of the meeting. If you experience difficulty in trying to access this conference call, please contact Confertech at 1-800-314-3558. The Low Income Governing Board Advisory Committee (LIGBAC) will meet on the following agenda: Welcome and Introduction Chairperson's report, review meeting minutes, public comments, substitantiative program designs, other business. These meetings are open to the public. You can get the materials for this meeting by phoning the LIGBAC at 415 703- 2565 and leaving a message with your name, phone and fax number at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting time. NEW FILINGS 10/26/98 I95-04-044 Amendment to Petition #123; On the commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service; deletes from its draft local exchange tariff references to the provision of local exchange services in the exchange territories of incumbent LECs other than PacBell, GTE, Roseville, and Citizens; attaches a draft interexchange tariff PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING NONE DRAFT DECISIONS * PROPOSED DECISIONS * ALTERNATES * PRESIDING OFFICER'S DECISION * ARBITRATOR'S REPORTS NONE ADVICE LETTER FILINGS NONE MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS November 3, 1998 Filings with Rail Safety and Carriers Division NONE MISCELLANEOUS TELECOMMUNICATION MATTERS November 3, 1998 Date Filed Subject October 1, Notice of request for approval of the l999 l998 Annual Budget for the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program filed by the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Administrative Committee. Protests or comments should be made within 20 days from the date of this Daily Calendar and should be sent to the Director of the Telecommunications Division -Jack Leutza- in Room 3210. To obtain a copy of this request contact Ms. Shelley Bergum at (510) 874-1410 or write to 939 Harrison Street Suite 555, Oakland, California 94612 ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS C98-06- Kenney Pacific Bell vs. At & T 008 Communications of California, Inc. for violations of the Commission's decisions and resolutions, Prehearing Conference held and completed. A98-05- Minkin Pacific Gas and Electric 004 Company to establish the eligibility A98-05- and seek recovery of certain electric 006 industry restructuring implementation A98-05- costs, and related matter, 015 Evidentiary hearing held and continued for November 3 A98-10- Correction to the daily calendar 012 Southern California Gas Company for A98-10- authority to revise its rates 031 effective August 1, 1999 in its A98-07- biennial cost allocation proceeding, 005 and related matter, These three applications are consolidated REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR NONE NEW SETTINGS 11/16/98 10:00 (EH)- Commission Order Instituting ALJ a.m. Investigation into whether to revoke Bennett I.98-01- the operating authority of Felipa Comr Duque 004 Garza Fuentes dba Fuentes Tours, Telephone Conference, San Francisco LAW AND MOTION Law and Motion Hearings are held before Administrative Law Judge Steven Kotz at 9:30 am in one of the Commission's San Francisco Office Hearing Rooms, unless otherwise noted. Law and Motion procedures are governed by Resolution ALJ 164. Copies of Resolution ALJ 164 are available from the Commission's Documents Desk (415) 703-1713 or from Central Files (415) 703-2045 11/3/98 9:30 NONE SCHEDULED a.m. 11/10/98 9:30 NONE SCHEDULED a.m. 11/17/98 9:30 NONE SCHEDULED a.m. FINAL ORAL ARGUMENT SCHEDULES NONE HEARINGS Dates in parentheses following the word "also" are subject to change without notice. the assigned Commissioner's name is listed next to the proceedings as matter of record; the assigned Commissioner may not be present at the hearing. (PHC) = Prehearing Conference (FOA) = Final Oral Argument (EH) = Evidentiary Hearing (WS) = Workshop (PPH) = Public Participation (FPH) = Full Panel Hearing Hearing (IAM) = Initial Arbitration (AH) = Arbitration Hearing Meeting (M) = Mediation (CA) = Closing Argument 11/3/98 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company ALJ Minkin A98-05- to establish the eligibility r and Comr Bilas 004 seek recovery of certain electric industry restructuring implementation costs as proviced for in Public A.98-05- Utilities Code Section 376, 006 (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company, for (1) a determination of eligibility for recovery under Public Utilities Code Section 376 of certain cost categories and activities, (2) a finding of reasonableness of the costs incurred through 12/31/97, (3) approval of an audit methodology for verifying the eligibility of A.98-05- Section 376 costs for recovery from 015 1998 through 2001, and (4) approval of a Section 376 balancing account mechanism to recover eligible costs, (EH)-Southern California Edison Company, to address restructuring implementation costs pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 376, in compliance with Ordering Paragraph 18 of D.97-11-074, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also November 4, 9:00 a.m.) 11/3/98 9:30 a.m. (PHC)-The Utility Reform Network and ALJ C.97-09- Utility Consumers' Action Network vs. O'Donnell 043 SBC Communications Inc., Pacific Comr Telesis Group and Pacific Bell for Conlon violation of the service quality Comr requirements of D97-03-067 and the Neeper Public Utilities Code and for attempting to mislead the Commission with respect to Pacific Bell's Service quality performance, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/3/98 11:00 (EH)-Southern California Water Company ALJ Walker a.m. to increase rates in order to recover Comr A.96-11- costs resulting from participation in Conlon 007 the State Water Project under contract with the Central Coast Water Authority and other related costs to deliver water in its Santa Maria District, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also November 4-6) 11/3/98 3:00 p.m. (PHC)-Sierra Club, Angeles Chapter vs ALJ Bushey C.98-09- Valencia Water Company for supplying Comr Duque 025 more consumers and/or greater number of acres than it can adequately supply reaching limits of its capacity to supply water and for overpumping from a common source of supply, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 11/4/98 11:00 (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ a.m. Rulemaking on the Commission's own Weissman R.98-01- motion to assess and revise the Comr Bilas 011 regulatory structure governing California's natural gas industry, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (EH) 10:00 a.m., December 7-11) 11/4/98 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Wesley Crawford Muhammad and ALJ C.98-07- Shontelle Crawford Muhammad vs. Stalder 031 Pacific Gas and Electric Company Comr requesting to refund overcharged Neeper amounts, increase discounts and to restore medical baseline and LIRA baseline, County Administrative Building, 1115 Truxtun Ave., 5th Floor, Bakersfield 11/4/98 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Wesley Crawford Muhammad and ALJ C.98-07- Shontelle Crawford Muhammad vs. Stalder 031 Pacific Gas and Electric Company Comr requesting to refund overcharged Neeper amounts, increase discounts and to restore medical baseline and LIRA baseline, County Administrative Building, 1115 Truxtun Ave., 5th Floor, Bakersfield 11/4/98 7:00 p.m. (PPH)-In the matter of the application ALJ Galvin A.98-05- of Pacific Bell for authority for Comr Duque 038 pricing flexibility and to increase prices of certain operator services, to reduce the number of monthly directory assistance call allowances, and adjust prices for four centrex optional features, Council Chambers, 12th Floor, City Administration Building, 202 C Street, San Diego (also November 17, Ted C. Wills Community Center, 770 North San Pablo Avenue, Fresno; November 18, San Jose Unified School District, Board Room, 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose; November 24, Council Chambers, Room 247, 100 North Garfield Avenue, Pasadena; November 30, County Board Chamber, 700 H St., Suite 1450, Sacramento, Parking A & G; 3:00 p.m., December 3, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (EH) 10:00 a.m., December 7- 9, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco) 11/6/98 10:00 (PHC)-The Utility Consumers' Action ALJ Bushey a.m. Network vs. Pacific Bell for unlawful Comr C.98-04- and deceptive sales program and Neeper 004 practices, (PHC)-The Greenlining Institute and C.98-06- Latino Issues Forum vs. Pacific Bell, 003 for deceptive sales practices, false and deceptive advertising, unfair competition and invasion of privacy, (PHC)-The Utility Consumers' Action C.98-06- Network vs. Pacific Bell for unlawful 027 marketing and education of the Caller ID and related services, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/6/98 9:00 a.m. (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ Minkin A.98-09- Company for review and recovery of the Comr Duque 003 costs, and recovery of the costs and Comr revenues in the transition cost Conlon A98-09- balancing account, 008 (PHC)-Southern California Edison Company to review and recover transition cost balancing account A98-09- entries and various generation-related 009 memorandum account entries, (PHC)-San Diego Gas and Electric Company for review and find reasonableness in the annual transition cost proceeding regarding the transition cost balancing account, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/9/98 10:30 (EH)-Preferred Transportation, Inc. ALJ a.m. and Tamarack Transportation, Inc., to Rosenthal A.98-04- transfer and Supershuttle Comr 030 International, Inc. to acquire Conlon Preferred Transportation Inc. and Tamarack Transportation, Inc.. Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles (also November 10) 11/9/98 10:00 (ECP)-Rodney W. & LaDonna M. Lucas vs. ALJ Wright a.m. Southern California Gas Company, Comr C.98-03- Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles Conlon 055 11/12/98 10:00 Investigation On the Commission's own ALJ a.m. motion into whether existing standards Bennett I.98-03- and policies of the Commission Comr Duque 013 regarding drinking water quality adequately protect the public health and safety with respect to contaminants such as Volatile Organic Compounds, Perchlorate, MTBEs, and whether those standards and policies with by Commission regulated utilities, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/12/98 10:00 (EH)-Application of Pacific Gas and ALJ a.m. Electric Company for approval of Gottstein A.98-05- demand-side management shareholder Comr 001 incentives for 1997 program year Neeper accomplishments and second claim for incentives for 1996 program year accomplishments, A98-05- (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company 005 to incrase its gas and electric revenue requirements to reflect its accomplishments for demand-side management program years 1996 and 1997 in the 1998 annual earnings assessment A.98-05- proceeding, 013 (EH)-Southern California Edison Company for approval of demand-side management shareholder incentives for 1997 program year accomplishments and the second installment of shareholder A.98-05- incentives for the 1996 program year, 018 (EH)-Southern California Gas Company for authority to increase its gas revenue requirements to reflect its accomplishments for demand-side management program years 1994, 1995, and 1996 in the 1997 annual earnings assessment proceeding Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also for 9:00 a.m., November 13; 10:00 a.m., November 16-17) 11/13/98 10:00 (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company ALJ a.m. to identify and separate components of Malcolm A.96-12- electric rates effective January 1, Comr Duque 009 1998, (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company A.96-12- for authority to unbundle rates and 011 products, (EH)-Southern California Edison A.96-12- Company proposing the functional 019 separation of cost components for energy, transmission and ancillary services, distribution, public benefit programs, and nuclear decommissioning to be effective January 1, 1998 in conformance with D.95-12-036 as modified by D.96-01-009, the June 21, 1996 ruling of assigned Commissioner Duque, D.96-10-074, and Assembly Bill 1890, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/13/98 9:00 a.m. (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bushey I98-08- Investigation, into the operations, Comr Duque 004 practices, and conduct of Coral Communications, Inc. (Coral) and Michael Tinari, President of Coral; William Gallo, Senior Vice President of Coral; Devon Porcella, Vice President of Sales and Operations of Coral; Neal Deleo, Vice President Finance and MIS of Coral to determine whether the corporation or its principals have operated within California without having a certificate to operate from the Commission and whether they have charged California subscribers for telecommunications services the subscribers never authorized, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/16/98 10:00 (EH)-Pac-West Telecomm, Inc., vs. ALJ a.m. Evans Telephone Company and Volcano Pulsifer C.98-04- Telephone Company for unlawful acts of Comr 046 charging toll rates for local calls Neeper placed by their customers to complainant Pac-West customers, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also November 17-19) 11/16/98 10:00 (EH)- Commission Order Instituting ALJ a.m. Investigation into whether to revoke Bennett I.98-01- the operating authority of Felipa Comr Duque 004 Garza Fuentes dba Fuentes Tours, Telephone Conference, San Francisco 11/17/98 9:00 a.m. (PHC)-California -American Water ALJ Kotz A.97-03- Company for a certificate that the Comr Duque 052 present and future public convenience and necessity requires applicant to construct and operate the 24,000 acre foot Carmel River Dam and Reservoir in the Monterey Division and to recover all present and future costs in connection therewith in rates, Hyatt Regency, Monterey Ballroom, Beach Room, One Old Golf Course Road, Monterey 11/18/98 10:00 (EH)-For rehearing of Resolution G- ALJ a.m. 3233, Malcolm A.98-05- Commission Courtroom, San Francisco Comr Bilas 023 11/19/98 10:00 (EH)-Rosalinda M. Villarreal vs. ALJ Wright a.m. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, C.98-09- City Council Chambers, 1710 Tucker 028 St., Selma 11/23/98 10:00 (PHC)-Commission Investigation into ALJ Walker a.m. alternative regulatory frameworks for Comr I.87-11- local telecommunications exchange Conlon 033 carriers, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/23/98 1:00 p.m. (EH)-Bunteang Chay and Tha Chan vs. ALJ Weiss C.98-04- Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Comr 056 estopping from collecting a debt Neeper resulting from the complainant's alleged use of unmetered energy, City Hall, Council Chamber, 2600 Fresno St., Fresno 11/24/98 10:00 (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bushey a.m. Rulemaking on the Commission's own Comr Duque R.97-10- motion to set rules and to provide Comr 049 guidelines for the Privatization and Neeper Excess Capacity as it relates to investor owned water companies Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/24/98 2:00 p.m. (PHC)-Southern California Gas Company ALJ A.98-10- for authority to revise its rates Barnett 012 effective August 1, 1999 in its Comr Duque biennial cost allocation proceeding, A.98-10- (PHC)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company 031 for authority to revise its gas rates effective August 1, 1999 in its biennial cost allocation proceeding, A.98-07- (PHC) San Diego Gas & Electric Company 005 and Southern California Gas Company for approval of a gas transmission service tariff, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/25/98 9:30 a.m. (PHC)-Sonoma County Airport Express, ALJ A.98-07- Inc., dba Airport Express for Rosenthal 061 amendment of certificate of public Comr convenience and necessity to obtain Neeper citywide authority for City of Santa C.98-04- Rosa, 044 (PHC)-Airporter, Inc. dba Santa Rosa Airporter vs. Sonoma County Airport Express, Inc., dba Airport Express for violations of the terms of its passenger stage certificate by serving a point in Santa Rosa without the Commission authority. 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Board of Supervisors Chambers, Santa Rosa 11/30/98 10:00 (PHC)-Southern California Gas Company ALJ a.m. for authority to sell its storage Stalder A.98-01- field in Montebello, California, Comr 015 Commission Courtroom, San Francisco Conlon (also (EH) 9:00 a.m., December 7-9) 11/30/98 10:00 (EH)-Pacific Bell, Pacific Bell Public ALJ Kenney a.m. Communications vs. AT&T Communications Comr Duque C.98-06- of California, Inc., for violation of 008 the Commission's decisions and resolution 15782 by failing to remit the PSSC to Pacific Bell for intraLATA non-sent-paid calls originating on Pacific Bell payphones and for other related violations, Commissions Courtroom, San Francisco (also December 1-2) 12/1/98 10:00 (EH)-San Diego Gas and Electric ALJ a.m. Company for approval of consolidated Malcolm A.98-07- changes in 1999 authorized revenue and Comr Bilas 006 revised rate components, the CTC rate component and associated headroom calculations, RGTCOMA balances, credit computations, disposition of various balancing/memorandum accounts, and electric revenue allocation and rate A.98-07- design changes, 003 (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company for verification, consolidation, and approval of costs and revenues in the A.98-07- Transition Revenue Account, 026 (EH)-Southern California Edison Company to consolidate authorized rates and revenue requirements, verify residual competition transition charge revenues, review and dispose of amounts in various balancing and memorandum accounts, verify regulatory balances transferred to the transition cost balancing account on 1/1/98; and propose rate recovery for Santa Catalina Island Diesel fuel costs, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also December 2-4, 9:00 a.m., December 7-10, 9:00 a.m.) 12/1/98 10:00 (EH)-George W. Goldthorpe, as general ALJ Walker a.m. partner of Goldthorpe Partnership for Comr A.98-04- an exemption from the Moratorium on Walker 065 new water service connections in the Montara Moss Beach District as set out in D86-05-078, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also December 2) 12/1/98 7:00 p.m. (PPH)- California Water Service ALJ Vieth A.98-09- Company for a general rate increase to Comr Duque 013 increase revenues by $897,400 or 6.1% in the year 1999, $307,400 or 2.0%, in the year 2000, $369,000 or 2.3% in the year 2001, and $377,000 or 2.3% in the A.98-09- year 2002 in the East Los Angeles 014 District, (PPH)-California Water Service Company for a general rate increase to increase revenues by $1,371,800 or 12.3% in the year 1999, $353,500 or A.98-09- 2.8% in the year 2000, $325, 100 or 015 2.5% in the year 2001, and $334,800 or 2.5% in the year 2002 in the Bear Gulch district, A.98-09- (PPH)-California Water Company for an 016 order authorizing it to increase rates charged for water service in the Hermosa-Redondo district, (PPH)-California Water Service Company for an order authorizing it to increase rates charged for water service in the Visalia district City of Commerce, Parks & Recreation Aquatorium, 2515 Commerce Way, Commerce (also December 2, Hermosa Beach Civic Center, City Council Chambers, 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach; December 3, Menlo Park Civic Center, City Council Chambers, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park; December 9, Visalia Convention Center, 303 East Acequia Avenue, Visalia, (EH) January 12-15, SF) 12/8/98 10:00 (EH)-Pamela Gruszka vs. San Diego Gas ALJ Wright a.m. and Electric Company, Commission Comr C.98-07- Courtroom, State Office Building, 1350 Neeper 032 Front St., B102, San Diego 12/8/98 7:00 p.m. (PPH)-Southern California Water ALJ Walker A.98-06- Company for authority to assess a Comr Duque 005 reservation fee for fire protection for persons occupying or owning property within the service territory of the Desert District, Morongo Valley Elementary School, 10951 Hess Blvd., Morongo (also (EH) 10:00 a.m., February 9-10, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco) 12/9/98 10:00 (EH)-Universal Studios, Inc. vs. ALJ Minkin a.m. Southern California Edison Company for Comr C.98-04- non-compliance with AB-1890 for Conlon 037 improper transition charges, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 12/9/98 2:00 p.m. (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting AlJ R.96-11- Rulemaking to develop standards for Malcolm 004 electric system reliability and safety Comr pursuant to D96-09-073 consolidated Conlon with I95-02-015, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 12/10/98 9:00 a.m. (CA)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company, ALJ A.95-10- for authorization to implement a plan Econome 024 of reorganization which will result in Comr a holding company structure, Neeper Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 12/10/98 10:00 (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bushey a.m. Investigation into the operations and Comr I.98-04- practices of affiliated companies Neeper 033 Future Net Inc., and Future Net Online, Inc., dba Future Electric Network and individuals Alan Setlin and Larry Huff, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also December 11, December 15 12/14/98 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company ALJ A.97-12- for authority to increase rates and Wetzell 020 charges for electric and gas service Comr Bilas effective 1/1/99, I.97-11- (EH)-Commission Order Instituting 026 Investigation into the out of service status of Pacific Gas and Electric Company's El Dorado hydroelectric project and the need to reduce electric rates related to this non- functioning electric generating facility Commission Courtroom, Hearing Room A, San Francisco (also December 15-18, San Francisco) 1/5/99 10:00 (EH)-San Diego Gas and Electric ALJ a.m. Company for authority to sell Barnett A.97-12- electrical generation facilities and Comr 039 power contracts, Conlon Commission Courtroom, San Francisco Comr Bilas (also January 6-8, January 11-14) 1/11/99 10:00 (EH)- Application of Pacific Gas & ALJ a.m. Electric Company to Recover 1997 and Malcolm A.98-07- 1998 Non-Nuclear Generation Capital Comr Bilas 058 Additions in the Competition Transition Charge Pursuant to PU Code Section 367, A.98-08- (EH)-Application of San Diego Gas & 012 Electric Company (U 902-E) for Competition Transition Charge ("CTC") Recovery of Capital Additions, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also January 12-14) 1/11/99 10:00 (EH)-Isam M. Alziq to transfer and A&M ALJ a.m. United Group, L.L.C. to acquire a Rosenthal A.98-06- certificate of public convenience and Comr 051 necessity and certain other assets, Conlon pursuant to Section 851, et. seq. of the California Public Utilities Code, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles (also January 12-15, 1999) 1/12/99 9:00 a.m. (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company ALJ A.98-04- for Commission order finding that its Stalder 003 electric operations during the Comr Duque reasonableness period from January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997 as well as certain of its gas operations during the reasonableness periods from January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1996 and January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997, were prudent; made to seek recovery of costs related to the ISO- PX Implementation Delay Memorandum Account, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (EH) February 1-16) 1/18/99 10:00 (EH)-Rulemaking on the Commission's ALJ Walwyn a.m. Own Motion to Govern Open Access to Comr Bilas R.93-04- Bottleneck Services and Establish a Comr Duque 003 Framework for Network Architecture Development of Dominant Carrier Networks, I.93-04- (EH)-Investigation of the Commission's 002 Own Motion into Open Access and Network Architecture Development of Dominant Carrier Networks, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also January 19-22, 1999) 1/19/99 1:30 p.m. (EH)-Southern California Edison ALJ A.98-05- Company for Orders approving contract Barnett 033 amendments necessitated by Industry Comr Restructuring between Southern Neeper California Edison Company and AES Placerita, Brea Power Partners, Kern River Cogeneration Company, Midway Sunset Cogeneration, OLS-Camarillo, OLS-Chino, Ontario Cogeneration, Sycamore Cogeneration, and Watson Cogeneration, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also January 20-21) 1/25/99 10:00 (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company ALJ a.m. for authorization to sell the El Barnett A.98-04- Dorado Hydroelectric Project to El Comr 016 Dorado Irrigation District, Conlon Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also January 26-29) 1/27/99 10:00 (EH)-Internet Specialties West vs. GTE ALJ Walker a.m. for improper disconnection of ISDN Comr C.98-05- over Centranet services, Neeper 054 Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles (also January 28) 2/16/99 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Energy Alternatives vs. Pacific ALJ C.97-09- Gas and Electric Company for failure Bennett 030 to conduct an open and fair bidding Comr Bilas process with respect to the awarding of the Energy Partners program administrative contract for 1997, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also February 17) 2/22/99 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ I.98-09- Investigation into the operations and McVicar 007 prectices of Pacific Gas and Electric Comr Duque Company in connection with compliance Comr with PU Code Section 451, General Neeper Order 95, and other applicable standards governing tree-line clearances, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also February 23-26, March 1-5) 03/15/99 10:00 (EH)-Southern California Gas Company ALJ a.m. for authority to revise its rates Gottstein A.96-03- effective January 1, 1997 in its Comr 031 Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding Conlon for a total reduction in annual revenues of approximately $147.9 million (5.7%), A.96-04- (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company 030 for authority to revise its rates effective January 1, 1997 in its Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding for an approximately $42 million decrease over presently authorized revenues, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also 9:00 a.m., March 16-19) 4/16/99 10:00 (PHC)-Bayside Village, The Fillmore ALJ Bushey a.m. Center, and North Point Apartments Comr C.95-08- vs. Pacific Bell for failure to take Knight 039 responsibility for all building cross connects, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco NOTICE OF DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR EX PARTE MEETING On September 20, 1996, the Commission adopted Resolution ALJ 169 regarding the "Filing of Notice of Denial of Request for Ex Parte Meeting". The resolution implements an interim procedure whereby a party whose written request for an ex parte meeting with a Commissioner has been denied will be allowed to file a notice of such denial. Copies of Resolution ALJ 169 are available from the Commission's Central Files Office at 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 2002, San Francisco; telephone (415) 703-2045. Copies of tendered notices are available in the Central Files Office for review and/or reproduction under existing procedures. They are also available from the filing party who is under the obligation to provide copies of the notice without delay. NONE FILED NOTICE OF ALL-PARTY MEETINGS (PU Code 1701.3(c) ) NONE NOTICE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS Copies of tendered notices are available in the Central Files Office for review and/or reproduction under existing procedures. They are also available from the filing party who is under the obligation to provide copies of the notice without delay. 10/30/98 R93-04-003 Commission Order Instituting Rulemaking on Commission's own motion to govern open access to bottleneck services and establish a framework for network architecture development of dominant carrier networks and I93-04-002 Commission Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission's own motion into open access and network architecture development of dominant carrier networks. R95-04-043 Rulemaking on the Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service and I95-04-044 Investigation on the Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service. Summary: LATE FILED. On October 30, 1998, Pacific Bell ("PacBell) filed a Notice of Ex Parte Communications containing copies of letters sent to all commissioners and the PUC executive director expressing support for PacBell's entry into the long distance market. The dates of such letters and their originators were as follows: 10/7/98 International Business Incubator, San Jose, CA (Barbara Harley, Director); 10/15/98 Antelope Valley Hospital, Lancaster, CA (Gary Cothran, Executive Director); 10/23/98 Memo Morantes, Agent New York Life Insurance Co., Menlo Park, CA; Kathleen M. Crookham, Supervisor, District Two, Merced County Board of Supervisors; 10/24/98 Basic Life Institute, dba Boys 2 Men Group Home, Compton, CA (Jewell A. Shaw, CEO); 10/26/98 Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, (Susan E. Frank, President & CEO); 10/27/98 Norwalk Chamber of Commerce, Norwalk, CA (George Cruz, President, and Luis Pinedo, Legislative Chairman), Mexican Heritage Corp. of San Jose, CA (Pete Carrillo, President); 10/28/98 Tom McClintock, Assemblyman, California Legislature, Sacramento, Just for You, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (Ron Jackson, Proprietor), Lee Kanon Alpert, Partner, Alpert, Barr & Gross, Encino, CA; 10/29/98 Kelayre Kennels, Sun Valley, CA (Lee McDonald, Proprietor, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Yolo County, Woodland, CA (Ricardo Sandoval, President). Filer: Pacific Bell Contact: Lila Tam Phone: (415) 543-3766 11/2/98 A98-04-030 Preferred Transportation, Inc. and Tamarack Transportation, Inc., to transfer and SuperShuttle International, Inc. to acquire Preferred Transportation, Inc. and Tamarack Transportation, Inc. Summary: On October 28, 1998, Thomas MacBride, counsel for SuperShuttle International, Inc. (SuperShuttle), telephoned Jose Jimenez, advisor to Cmmr. Conlon. MacBride expressed his belief that it would be inappropriate to conduct a public hearing because no information would be developed at the hearing which would cause the Commission to find SuperShuttle unfit to control and operate Preferred Transportation, Inc. and Tamarack Transportation, Inc. MacBride stated that conducting a public hearing would only jeopadize the subject transaction by unduly delaying Commission approval of it. Filer: SuperShuttle International, Inc. Contact: Cynthia Addad Phone: (415) 392-7900