New CPUC boss wants to slap PG&E with a bigger fine for San Bruno explosion

Michael Picker, the new president of the California Public Utilities Commission, late Friday proposed to fine Pacific Gas & Electric $1.6 billion in connection with the September 2010 San Bruno gas pipeline explosion and fire, and their aftermath. That’s $200 million more than the CPUC’s previous proposal.

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Picker’s new proposal would also steer $850 million of the penalty specifically toward pipeline safety enhancement.…