Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s recent progress with its bankruptcy case appears to have blocked Sen. Scott Wiener’s legislative push for a government takeover of the company — at least for now.
Wiener, D-San Francisco, told The Chronicle that his bill, SB917, probably will not move forward this year largely because of a recent deal that resolves a months-long dispute between PG&E and Gov. Gavin Newsom. The bill would have transitioned control of the investor-owned PG&E to a new government entity called the Northern California Energy Utility District.