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From YouTube: Governor Newsom's COVID-19 Update - August 17, 2020
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Governor Gavin Newsom provides an update on the state's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Recorded August 17, 2020 in Sacramento, California.
For more information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Cupertino, please visit https://www.cupertino.org/coronavirus
C
Coronavirus
well
good
afternoon.
I
don't
need
to
tell
all
of
you
what
we're
experiencing
here
as
a
state
as
it
relates
to
this
oppressive
heat
wave
and
these
extraordinary,
rather
extraordinary
weather
conditions
that
all
of
us
are
struggling
through.
Many
of
us
suffering
through
impact,
not
just
here
in
the
state
of
california,
but
the
impact
being
felt
all
across
the
west
coast
of
the
united
states.
C
We've
seen
wind
gusts
in
santa
cruz
mountains,
north
of
74
miles
per
hour,
record
temperatures
that
we've
experienced
again,
not
just
here
in
the
state
of
california,
but
arguably
the
hottest
temperatures
we've
seen
over
an
extended
period
of
time
in
close
to
70
years
on
the
west
coast
of
the
united
states,
including
the
headlines
that
are
being
garnered
around
the
world
with
our
own
death
valley
that
may
have
recorded
the
hottest
temperature
in
modern
recording
period.
Historically.
C
C
Many
of
those
fires
under
a
thousand
acres
most
of
those
fires,
in
a
condition
where
we
are
confident
we'll
be
able
to
tackle
we'll,
be
able
to
block
we'll,
ultimately
be
able
to
suppress
them
in
relatively
short
order.
There
are,
however,
four
larger
fires:
active
fires
in
the
state
of
california,
the
river
fire
which
has
generated
headlines
near
monterey,
county
ranch,
fire
and
lake
fire
in
l.a
county
area,
of
course,
the
apple
fire
which
is
substantially
contained
down
in
riverside.
C
You
could
see
the
containment
in
each
and
every
one
of
those
fires:
10
percent
river
fire
ranch
fire
at
19
lake
fire,
progress
being
made,
31
containment,
apple
fire
again
substantially
contained
those
are
active
fires
under
extraordinary
conditions,
and
it's
a
way
of
expressing
this
heat
dome.
This
heat
index
has
put
enormous
amount
of
pressure,
not
just
on
all
of
you
individually,
but
also
our
firefighters,
that
are
dealing
with
extraordinary
circumstances,
the
likes
of
which
we
haven't
seen
in
quite
some
time
here.
C
In
the
state
of
california,
so
roughly
15
active
fires,
most
smaller
brushed
vegetation
fires,
these
larger
fires.
We
continue
to
actively
monitor.
I
want
to
thank
the
administration,
the
president,
their
quick
support
for
what
we
refer
to
as
an
f
mag.
You
see,
f,
mag
has
been
granted
by
fema
our
partners
in
river
fire
and
the
apple
fire
that
will
help
with
our
recovery
efforts
will
help
with
remuneration
will
help
with
our
ability
to
distribute
emergency
resources
in
real
time
again.
C
The
power
and
potency
of
these
federal
partnerships
that
clearly
are
at
play
at
times
like
these,
of
course
times
like
these,
also
have
precipitated
in
pressure
on
our
energy
supply
acqui
across
the
west,
but
particularly
here
in
the
state
of
california.
It
has
put
pressure
that
has
created
some
temporary
service
interruptions
that
began
on
friday.
C
That
moved
into
saturday
were
substantially
mitigated
on
sunday,
but
are
very
likely
to
continue
today,
tuesday
and
likely
through
wednesday
evening
we're
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
what
we
anticipate
in
a
moment.
But
let
me
give
you
a
size
scale,
the
scope
of
what
occurred
when
I
last
left
you
on
friday.
C
I
was
handed
a
note
during
the
midst
of
my
presentation
about
a
new,
flexible
alert
here
in
the
state
of
california
that
we
were
looking
to
be
short
of
the
megawatts
needed
to
provide
uninterrupted
service
throughout
the
state
of
california
about
a
thousand
megawatts
short
of
where
we
needed
to
be.
On
saturday,
we
fell
short,
roughly
450
megawatts.
We
were
able
to
turn
some
things
on
address
some
issues
with
generators,
some
peaker
plants
and
the
like
look
at
some
load
strategies
to
mitigate
and
obviate
the
need
for
further
interruptions.
C
C
That's
top
line
and
I'll
explain
in
a
moment
that
we're
not
just
going
to
accept
that
as
fate
we're
going
to
try
to
work
to
reduce
the
stress
and
reduce
the
need
to
reach
that
4,
400
megawatt
goal
through
different
strategies,
demand
reduction,
different
strategies
in
terms
of
procurement
of
new
energy
and
the
like,
but
this
next
few
days
we
are
anticipating
being
challenged
as
it
relates
to
all
of
these
conditions
that
have
precipitated
at
once.
In
this
historic
moment,
we
always
have
maintained
that
you
know
gold
and
older.
C
C
Commission
we've
been
working
with
businesses,
large
and
small,
and
we
are
working
with
experts
across
the
spectrum
to
address
the
immediacy
of
this
crisis,
to
understand
the
conditions
that
led
up
to
it
and,
ultimately,
to
address
the
anxiety
that
each
and
every
one
of
you
are
facing
and
to
make
sure
that
we
never
come
back
in
to
this
position
again.
C
So
right
now,
california,
we
are
currently
and
urgently
deploying
resources
across
the
spectrum
and,
as
I
said,
working
to
reduce
our
energy
use
and
I'll
ask
you
to
participate
in
that
in
a
moment.
But
let
me
first
give
you
an
overview
of
exactly
what
has
occurred.
What's
happened
in
terms
of
those
efforts
over
the
course
of
the
last
48
hours.
C
I
signed
an
emergency
proclamation
that
very
specifically,
very
demonstrably
directly
shifts
energy
consumption
in
this
state.
We're
focused
primarily
on
large
energy
users
and
we
are
shifting
to
their
backup
power.
So
they
can
utilize
that
power.
During
the
peak
hours
we
identify
the
peak
hours
roughly
3
p.m,
about
to
9
10
p.m.
Let's
say
3
to
10
are
the
peak
hours.
I
can
explain
in
a
moment
why
those
evening
hours
become
the
most
precious
in
terms
of
our
concerns,
particularly
as
it
relates
to
sun
going
down
the
utilization
of
solar.
C
The
fact
that
while
we've
had
some
peak
gust
winds,
wind
events
across
the
state
have
been
relatively
mild
by
the
way.
That's
a
good
thing
from
a
fire
suppression
perspective.
That's
an
unfortunate
moment,
as
it
relates
more
broadly
to
addressing
the
episodic
nature
of
the
renewable
portfolio
of
which
we
are
prideful
in
the
state
of
california,
but
vulnerable
to.
In
these
conditions
that
I
have
stated
number
two.
We
have
looked
to
focus
on
the
shared
power,
the
power,
rather
that
we
have
stored
as
part
of
our
psps
protocols
in
the
state.
C
We've
talked
a
lot
in
the
last
year
about
these
public
power
shutoffs
and
the
need
to
have
protocols
not
just
with
pg
e
in
northern
california,
but
our
other
investor-owned
utilities.
What
we
refer
to
as
the
ious
there
are
new
protocols,
new
procedures
that
are
required
of
these
ious,
as
it
relates
to
the
utilization
of
stored
energy
and
power
for
psps.
C
We
are
going
to
allow
for
the
utilization
for
non-psps
purposes
of
that
stored
power
pursuant
to
this
emergency
proclamation
that
I've
put
forward
accordingly,
we're
working
with
ports
up
and
down
the
state
of
california.
Interestingly,
to
many
of
you,
perhaps
large
ships
that
come
in
on
port
huge
container
volume
second
to
none
in
the
united
states.
It
comes
in
and
out
of
the
state
of
california,
this
west
coast,
port
utilized
tremendous
amount
of
energy,
and
so
we're
working
to
reduce
the
consumption
of
that
energy
at
the
ports
to
reduce.
C
We're
looking
at
peakers,
these
are
our
peak
generators
called
peaker
plants,
the
vernacular
of
our
energy
experts
and
getting
them
online,
basically
putting
all
our
energy
to
create
more
energy.
All
the
tools
in
the
toolkit
to
meet
the
needs
customers
in
the
next
72
hours,
but
even
with
all
of
that,
we
are
likely
to
fall
short
and
we
should
see
some
episodic
issues
as
it
relates
to
supplying
the
coverage
that
you
deserve
and
you
demand
accordingly.
C
It
goes
without
saying
you
deserve
and
also
demand
what
happened
and
the
implications
of
what
this
means
to
the
future
and
that's
exactly
what
we've
initiated
over
the
course
the
last
48
hours
to
understand
exactly
the
relationship,
the
inter-relationship
between
cal
iso,
between
the
cpuc
and
the
california
energy
commission,
energy
commission.
Just
to
put
in
language
most
of
you
can
understand.
Does
the
forecasting
in
terms
of
our
energy
needs?
C
Iso
puts
out
criteria
for
what's
necessary
in
order
to
meet
that
forecast
and
the
puc
fundamentally
focuses
on
procurement.
So
it's
a
shared
responsibility
between
those
three
agencies.
None
of
us
in
the
state
of
california
are
immune,
nor
naive
about
the
hot's
getting
hotter.
The
dry
is
getting
drier,
the
wet's
getting
wetter.
We
have
long
recognized
the
consequences
of
climate
change.
We
have
long
recognized
it
by
also
reconciling
our
responsibility
as
the
largest
state
in
the
united
states
of
america
to
do
more
and
do
better
in
terms
of
our
low-carbon
green
growth
future.
C
We
are
committed
to
radically
changing
the
way
we
produce
and
consume
energy,
and
we
are
creating
now
and
have
more
jobs
in
this
green
sector
than
we
do
in
the
fossil
fuel
space.
So
we
see
it
as
an
economic
imperative
and
we
see
it
as
a
moral
and
ethical
paradigm
as
it
relates
to
the
kind
of
world
we're
going
to
leave
the
kind
of
state
nation
we're
going
to
leave
to
our
kids
and
grandkids,
and
we
are
no
not
backing
off
on
that
commitment.
C
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
demand
response
system
and
we
have
reliability
that
meets
the
expectations
that
we
have
all
forecasted
around
issues
of
climate
change
and
around
the
prospects
that
this
is
not
the
last
quote:
unquote
record-breaking
historic
heat,
dome
and
experience
that
we
will
have
in
the
state
or
in
this
region
or
in
this
nation
or
in
our
hemisphere,
in
our
lifetime.
Quite
the
contrary.
This
is
exactly
what
so
many
scientists
have
predicted
for
decades.
C
Our
current
protocols,
with
exports
of
energy
to
west
coast
states
and
our
capacity
on
storage
in
particular
that
substantially
needs
to
be
improved
as
technology
is
catching
up.
Our
efforts
need
to
be
advanced
in
this
space,
but
I
am
confident
in
our
capacity
to
deal
with
that.
The
reason
I
maintain
that
confidence
is
the
work
that
we've
been
doing
in
the
last
year,
particularly
the
work
we
have
been
doing
with
our
largest
public
utilities
in
this
country,
the
largest
in
the
united
states,
pg
e,
but
the
other
utilities
to
really
map
a
future
of
reliability.
C
C
That's
the
certainty
that
we
are
committed
to
in
this
moment,
obviously
of
uncertainty
that
you
have
been
put
into,
and
so
with
that
I
want
you
to
know.
That
is
our
resolve
and
our
commitment,
but
it
also
is
our
request
of
you
to
help
us
mitigate
this
moment.
By
doing
what
you
can,
and
many
of
you
are
well
aware,
living
in
the
west
coast
of
the
united
states,
particularly
here
in
california,
flex
alerts
they
happen
quite
often
and
flex
alerts
are
nothing
more
than
what
you
see
up
here
on
the
screen.
C
These
are
just
encouraging
you
as
an
individual
as
a
business
owner
as
well
to
help
participate.
Some
total
individual
actions
in
the
aggregate
is
the
total
impact
that
we
will
have
over
the
course
the
next
72
hours
to
mitigate
the
impacts
of
de-energization
that
we're
likely
to
experience
this
evening
and
tomorrow
evening,
in
particular,
by
setting
your
ac
to
78
degrees
between
the
hours
of
3
and
10
pm
to
cool
your
homes
and
offices
overnight
and
in
the
early
morning.
C
You
know
to
close
those
drapes
to
make
sure
that
the
windows
aren't
open
in
the
middle
of
the
day
at
the
peak
of
the
heat
and
also
consider
to
the
extent
you
can
using
major
appliances
in
the
off
hours
again
hours,
not
three
to
ten
but
before
three
pm
after
10
p.m.
They'll
recognize
limitations
of
late
night,
but
I
also
want
to
implore
you.
C
The
impact
of
those
decisions,
washing
machines,
dryers
and
dishwashers,
and
the
like,
using
those
major
appliances
during
those
off
hours,
can
also
help
and,
as
I
reminded
my
two
kids
this
morning
as
they
were
waking
up
as
they
walked
out
turn
off
those
lights.
When
you
walk
out
something
all
of
us
can
do
just
more
generally,
but
all
those
things
these
four
things
in
particular-
can
really
help
us
conserve
energy
and
help
us
through
this
very
challenging
period
of
time.
C
Let
me
now
turn
to
another
challenge
that
we
have
in
the
state
of
california
related
to
the
pandemic
in
covet,
19
and
update
you
on
what
we
have
been
discussing
over
the
course.
The
last
few
weeks
related
to
those
backlog
cases.
We
have
adjudicated
the
positivity
of
over
well
295
000
cases
that
were
in
the
backlog.
We
had
a
lot
that
were
deduplicated,
so
we
were
able
to
get
a
new
numerator
demo
denominator.
Forgive
me
bottom
line
is
we
have
14
861.
C
positive
cases
that
we
have
put
through
our
backlog
and,
as
you
know,
we
were
able
to
clear
out
all
those
backlog
cases
last
week
and
the
numbers
we
presented
last
week
include
all
of
the
numbers
you
see
up
on
the
screen.
So
when
we
did
that,
we
also
made
a
commitment
to
you
to
go
back
to
the
county
monitoring
list.
Remember
this
state
58
counties
each
county
has
its
own
unique
conditions.
Unique
circumstances
and
challenges
some
parts
of
the
state,
less
impacted
by
covenant
19
than
other
parts
of
the
state.
C
We
will
also
update
you
on
those
new
counties
that
have
entered
on
our
monitoring
list
and
one
county
in
particular
that
has
dropped
off
the
list
as
we
brought
each
and
every
one
of
these
backlog
cases
to
a
specific
point
in
time,
so
that
we
could
update
not
only
you
on
the
positivity
rates,
update
you
exactly
on
the
impact
that's
had
within
your
respective
county
and
the
impact
that
has
on
the
monitoring
list.
Here's
what
the
rate
looked
like
before
the
well.
C
This
is
the
backup
of
the
backlog,
but
this
is
the
positivity
rate.
What
it
looked
like
before
we
put
in
all
of
those
backlog
cases
you
can
see
on
the
blue
line,
those
of
you
that
may
be
watching
where
we
were
before
the
update
and
the
orange
line
is
where
we
are
post
update.
It
follows
a
similar
trend.
The
numbers
aren't
precise,
but
they're
not
substantially
off
7.6
to
75.
C
When
you
look
back
on
july,
25th
7.2
versus
7
percent
around
the
beginning
of
august,
but
bottom
line
is
the
trend
line
is
as
we
asserted
and
as
the
hospitalization
number
is,
and
the
icu
numbers
suggested
and
that's
an
encouraging
sign
again,
even
when
you
include
the
positivity
rate
with
the
backup,
you
can
get
closer
look
here.
This
looks
more
like
an
ekg
chart
than
anything
else,
and
this
could
confuse
anybody,
but
you
get
a
sense
of
you
know
where
we
were
a
little.
C
We
thought
we
were
doing
a
little
better
when
we
announced
a
few
weeks
ago
than
we
were,
and
it
looked
like
with
the
we
start,
adding
all
those
backlogs
we're
looking
a
little
worse
bottom
line
is
we're
smoothing
all
of
that
and
we
have
reconciled
all
that.
So,
where
does
that
leave
us?
If
you
add
all
the
backlog
cases
over
a
seven
day,
average
period
they're
at
9446
typical
case
number,
when
you
add
the
backlog
over
a
seven
day
period,
the
numbers
that
we
put
out
today
are
the
latest
numbers.
C
6469
positive
cases
in
this
state
those
case
numbers
are
high,
but
they
are
trending
in
the
right
direction.
Let
me
be
more
specific
and
more
precise.
We
are
now
averaging
close
to
134
000
tests.
Every
single
day
here
in
the
state
of
california,
133
632
is
our
average
seven
day
daily
number
of
tests.
We
have
conducted
the
percentage
of
people
that
have
been
tested
over
the
course
of
the
last
14
days
that
have
tested
positive
for
cova.
19
is
6.5,
so
our
positivity
rate
over
a
14-day
period
in
the
state
of
california
is
6.5
percent.
C
We
are
down
16
percent
over
a
two-week
period
so
again,
hospitalizations
as
well
as
icu
emissions
trending
in
the
right
direction.
We
now
have,
I
think
it's
roughly
19.
In
fact,
let
me
confirm
that
it
is
19
of
our
icu.
Emissions
are
represented
with
covet
positive
patients
in
our
icu
healthcare
capacity,
but
again
hospitalizations
trending
downward
icu
numbers
now
also
trending
downward,
along
with
the
positivity
rates
here
in
the
state.
Let
me
update
you
on
the
monitoring
list.
C
C
As
long
as
we
see
trends
over
three
day
period,
you
pull
off.
If
we
see
three
days
of
trends
holding
stable
as
well,
so
we
go
from
38
counties
to
now
42
counties.
Let's
get
underneath
look
at
which
counties
were
added
and
which
county
was
removed,
you'll
see
that
amador
and
mendocino
counties
were
added,
and
this
is
the
first.
In
the
day
we
went
back
to
725
and
amador
was
two
days
on,
and
nacino
was
two
days
on
officially
went
on
that
third
day.
I
want
to
just
applaud
the
leadership
in
mendocino.
C
They
didn't
wait
for
this
updated
information.
They
made
modifications
to
their
state
homeowner.
I
want
to
thank
their
health
officer
and
their
county
board
of
supervisors
among
many
others,
for
their
leadership.
This
space,
so
amador
mendocino,
you
see
inyo,
county
calaveras
and
sierra
sierra
just
joined
the
list
over
the
weekend.
C
Calaveras
on
thursday,
santa
cruz
on
friday
was
removed
from
the
list.
So
we've
said
this
in
the
past.
You've
seen
this
in
the
past.
This
is
a
dynamic
list.
People
come
on,
people
come
off.
The
numbers
shift
every
single
week
and
I
anticipate
this
week
the
numbers
to
shift
again.
It
looks
like
all
things
being
equal
and
the
latest
reporting
period,
24-hour
reporting
period,
which
we
will
have
later
this
evening.
It's
very
likely
sandy
ego
will
join
the
list
of
that
of
those
counties
removed
so
likely.
C
Tomorrow,
though,
we'll
update
this
likely
tomorrow
that
you
see
san
diego
on
that
list,
but
santa
cruz
is
currently
the
one
county
that
was
removed
from
the
list.
So
this
is
updated
monitoring
list
and
I
encourage
people
want
to
learn
more
about
the
monitoring
list.
Wanna
get
under
the
hood
and
understand
the
criteria
that
leads
to
how
you
end
up
on
it
and
how
you
end
up
off
it
go
to
covet
19.
C
Covid19.Ca.Gov
for
more
information,
you
can
toggle
and
actually
go
to
your
county
and
learn
with
some
specificity,
exactly
how
your
county
is
doing
and
get
a
sense
of
the
prospects
based
on
the
trend
lines.
The
encouraging
trend
lines
on
hospitalizations,
icus
and
positivities
case
rates.
The
likelihood
that
you
may
your
county
may
soon
come
off
that
monitoring
list.
As
always,
we
can't
ever
have
a
presentation
where
we
don't
encourage
you
to
continue
to
do.
C
One
of
the
most
important
things
you
can
do
to
mitigate
the
spread
of
this
disease
also
mitigate
the
prospects
that
we'll
have
to
extend
these
monitoring
counties
and
see
our
schools
reopened.
That
impact
can
be
substantially
made
by
your
commitment
and
resolve
to
wearing
a
mask
physically
distancing,
always
one
of
the
most
important
non-pharmaceutical
interventions
that
we
can
make
and
washing
your
hands
minimizing
mixing
where
you
can,
and
so
that
is
a
slide
very
familiar
to
those
that
have
taken
the
time
to
watch
our
presentations.
C
I
want
to
just
conclude
by
reminding
you
of
how
deadly
this
disease
continues
to
be
over
the
course
of
the
last
14
days.
We
have
averaged
over
a
14-day
period.
C
The
loss
of
132
lives
on
any
given
day,
which
is
just
jaw-dropping
when
you
consider
that,
and
so
heart
goes
out
to
every
single
family
that
has
been
torn
apart
because
of
tragic
loss
of
a
loved
one,
and
I
also
want
to
extend
just
my
personal
respect,
my
deep,
deep
admiration.
I
had
a
privilege
a
few
days
ago
to
have
a
meeting
with
a
number
of
doctors,
a
number
of
nurses,
some
icu
nurses,
that
talked
about
being
at
wit's
end
and
how
emotionally
exhausted
they
are
not
just
physically
exhausted.
C
They
are,
but
nothing
was
more
impactful
to
them
and
to
me
than
the
issue
of
loneliness
that
they
described
with
loved
ones
that
are
in
an
icu
intubated
likely
to
lose
their
lives
but
cannot
see
a
loved.
One
cannot
see
the
hand
reach
out
to
say
I
love
you
and
I'm
going
to
miss
you.
The
impact
on
that
the
impact
on
them
so
profound,
and
I
just
want
folks
to
know
none
of
us
for
the
grace
of
god.
C
Any
of
us
end
up
in
that
circumstance
end
up
on
the
other
side
of
this
equation,
and
that's
why
it
is
so
important.
It's
so
important
that
we
take
the
responsibility
to
to
do
a
little
bit
more
and
a
little
bit
better
with
wearing
masks
and
trying
to
do
what
we
can
to
minimize
mixing.
They
described.
One
of
the
nurses
described,
buying
extra
iphones,
so
their
loved
ones
can
see
their
their
loved
one
in
an
icu.
The
only
way
they
could
see
them
is
virtually
others
described.
C
You
know
all,
but
being
there
as
well,
the
only
one
swallowing
or
swaddling
a
young
child
singing
to
a
young
child,
because
a
covet
positive
mother
can't
even
breastfeed,
go
with
a
positive
mother,
can't
even
hug
their
child
that
bonding
experience
that
human
experience.
I
forgive
me
for
belaboring
this,
except
to
say
people
are
still
dying
from
this
pandemic,
don't
be
misled
by
the
18
numbers
of
the
18
people
that
we
advertised
today
that
lost
their
lives.
C
We
seem
to
see
these
on
monday,
the
data
from
the
weekend
132
human
beings
losing
their
lives
on
an
average
day
over
the
course
of
the
last
14
days.
This
disease
is
deadly.
Take
it
please,
please
take
it
seriously
and
if
we
do
continue
to,
we
will
be
back
in
a
modified
world,
at
least
in
the
short
run,
until
we
have
a
vaccine
higher
quality
therapeutics,
and
we
can
do
that
much
sooner
much
faster.
E
Hi,
governor
shortly
before
you
spoke,
the
the
head
of
the
iso
essentially
pointed
the
finger
at
the
puc
for
the
this
shortfall.
Do
you
do
you
share
that
assessment?
Is
there
anything
you're
planning
to
do
direct
the
poc
to
do
to
make
sure
that
we
have
enough
energy
in
the
coming
days
and
weeks,
and
and
is
there
anything
as
big
as
infrastructure,
upgrades
or
new
projects
that
you
would
support
to
make
sure
that
happens?.
C
Well,
all
of
the
above
we're
looking
to
do
exactly
that.
That's
why
the
emergency
proclamation
went
out,
that's
exactly
what
the
emergency
proclamation
calls
for
and
we
are
working
to
get
more
peaker
plants
online,
we're
working
to
get
more
hydro
online,
we're
looking
to
mitigate
some
of
our
exports,
we're
looking
at
scouring
more
imports
into
the
state,
we're
looking
at
those
backup
generators
that
I
noted
on
the
psps
protocol.
So
all
of
the
above
we're
looking
at
the
demand
management
side.
C
Looking
at
the
efficiency
side,
state
of
california
is
taking
leadership
in
terms
of
its
own
state
operations,
and
we've
asked
the
private
sector
commercial,
as
well
as
through
the
flex
alerts.
Individuals
to
do
the
same
as
it
relates
to
shared
responsibility.
I
noted
that
we
have
california
energy
commission.
We
have
an
independent
system
operator
and
we
have
the
california
public
utilities.
Commission
I
sent
a
letter
letter
to
all
three
because
of
the
frame
of
shared
responsibility:
we're
not
pointing
fingers
right
now,
but
we
are.
C
I
am
taking
responsibility
to
address
this
issue
in
the
immediate
to
the
extent
we
can
mitigate
the
impacts
over
the
next
72
hours
and
then
address
these
things
fundamentally,
foundationally
and
once
and
for
all,
to
stay
on
top
of
this
to
be
transparent,
with
you
and
others
and
to
own
a
responsibility
and
resolve
to
make
sure
we're
not
back
in
this
position.
So
that's
my
focus.
We've
got
an
investigation
moving
forward
and
in
real
time
we'll.
Let
you
and
others
know
what
we
determine.
G
C
Well,
no
we're
telling
them
that's
exactly
what
this
presentation
is
all
about.
It's
why
we
have
a
flex
alert
out.
We
were,
as
I
said
a
moment
ago,
notified
around
this
time
on
friday,
made
a
presentation,
though
it
was
an
interrupted
presentation
on
the
flex
alert
on
friday
and
you're.
Exactly
right,
people
should
have
been
told
sooner,
and
that
is
exactly
the
purpose
of
the
investigation,
the
purpose
of
understanding
exactly
what
led
to
these
conditions
and
how
we
can
mitigate
him.
C
Let
me
just
say
briefly
that
we
did
something
else
as
it
relates
to
notifications,
and
that
is
the
ious,
the
investor
owned
utilities,
three
of
the
largest
well-known
san,
diego
sempra,
of
course.
Here
in
northern
california,
pg
e,
we
have
protocols
and
procedures
that
we
worked
very
hard
with
the
puc
and
worked
with
the
respective
ious
on
the
psps
protocols,
and
I
know
I'll
use
puc
psps.
C
If
I
haven't
lost
you,
perhaps
because
you're
not
paying
attention
it's
way
of
expressing
this,
we
have
notification
protocols
that
have
been
improved
to
address
the
size
and
duration
of
impacts,
as
it
relates
to
de-energization
associated
with
wildfire
mitigation
estate.
Over
the
weekend,
we've
demanded
of
the
large
investor
on
utilities
to
initiate
those
same
protocols
that
they
otherwise
did
not
have
in
place
as
it
relates
to
this
larger
event,
but
to
put
in
place.
F
F
In
june,
you
reached
an
agreement
with
legislative
leaders
to
pass
a
law
giving
workers
job
protections
if
they
take
family
leave,
it
passed
the
senate,
but
it's
still
pending
in
the
assembly,
and
I'm
just
wondering
if
you
see
any
challenges
in
getting
this
passed
in
the
next
two
weeks,
and
given
the
emphasis
you
put
on
the
issue,
what
are
you
doing
to
ensure
it
passes?
We're.
C
D
C
Yeah,
well,
let
me
get
back
to
you
in
the
details.
Look
obviously
extenuating
circumstances.
We
have
to
be
flexible,
we
are
not
ideological
and
so
that's
a
right
question.
As
a
parent.
It's
a
question:
we've
had
my
wife
and
I,
as
it
relates
to
people
preparing
for
distance
learning,
but
I
want
folks
to
know
this.
This
is
very
temporary.
C
We're
expecting
because
of
the
magnitude
of
this
weather
event
and
the
fact
that
this
heat
dome
and
this
high
pressure
system
is
really
set
in
on
the
west
coast,
the
united
states
that
we
will
start
to
move
away.
Temperatures
may
be
hot,
but
not
as
hot
and
as
humid
as
we've
seen.
Conditions
will
present
themselves
after
wednesday,
where
we
could
substantially
mitigate
this
again.
These
are
not
permanent
conditions.
C
The
de-energization
would
likely
occur
in
those
later
peak
hours,
not
in
the
early
morning,
instructional
hours,
but
nonetheless,
if
there
are
extenuating
circumstances,
absolutely
we'll
be
open
to
making
adjustments
and
being
very
mindful
of
the
impacts
considerations
you
set
forth.
I
Governor,
I
was
the
head
of
the
iso,
had
said
that
they
warned
the
public
utilities
commission
about
the
the
the
prospect
of
power
shortages
of
this
sort
years
ago,
and
somehow
that
was
not
heated.
Can
you
comment
on
that?
Did
you
know
that
when
you
you
know
beforehand,
or
did
you
just
find
that
out.
C
Yeah,
so
we're
it's
exactly
why
we're
doing
the
investigation?
We'll
have
real
transparency
in
that
space.
Well,
aware
of
that
interaction
again,
there's
a
shared
responsibility
here:
three-legged
stool,
as
relates
to
energy
in
the
state
of
california.
The
california
energy
commission
are
forecasting,
particularly
with
extreme
weather
events
and
our
need
to
improve
that
process.
Those
protocols,
a
framework
of
what's
necessary
protocols
and
procedures,
the
application
of
our
energy
policy
at
iso,
we're
investigating
the
same
and
the
california
public
utilities,
commission
and
the
work
they
have
done,
based
on
forecasts
based
upon
the
application.
C
These
rules,
as
it
relates
to
procurement,
is
also
being
reviewed.
I'm
very
mindful
and
I'll
just
close,
forgive
me
for
being
more
long-winded
in
response
to
your
question,
I'm
very
mindful
of
the
dynamics
of
energy
policy.
Having
spent
the
larger
part
of
last
year
trying
to
address
pg
e's
bankruptcy,
we
put
together
an
advisory
group
to
lay
out
the
tenants
of
a
more
dynamic,
more
reliable,
more
reliable,
affordable,
dynamic
disaggregated
energy
system.
C
Here
in
the
state
of
california,
we
have
a
consultant
that
laid
out
the
parameters
and
guide
rules
guide
rails
of
what
that
energy
future
would
look
like.
I
made
a
presentation
along
these
lines
on
multiple
occasions
and
we
are
committed
to
address
the
immediacy
of
this
challenge,
but,
moreover,
the
medium
and
long-term
commitment
and
resolve
to
a
green
energy
future
maintains
itself,
but
with
a
much
more
dynamic,
responsible,
accountable
and
focused
approach
than
we've
seen
over
the
course
of
the
last
number
of
years,
and
so
that's
what
the
investigation
will
determine.
F
Governor
you
said
you
didn't
know
about
the
problem
with
the
cal
ready
system
when
you
disclose
the
decline
numbers
a
couple
weeks
ago,
and
now
it
sounds
like
you're
saying
the
state
had
failed
to
predict
and
claim
for
the
current
energy
shortage
and
you're
ordering
an
investigation
into
it.
So
is
there
a
communication
problem
within
your
administration
or.
C
C
Well,
governing
a
state
as
large
as
ours,
it's
difficult
to
predict
everything
that
happens
every
single
day.
It's
ultimately
my
responsibility.
I
thank
you
for,
I
think,
the
appropriateness
of
the
question,
but
I
certainly
have
a
responsibility
when
things
do
come
to
my
attention
and
I'm
being
very
transparent
with
you
about
when
they
did,
which
I
think
is
important
to
take
responsibility
to
fix
them.
J
Yes,
hi
there,
governor
thanks
so
much,
I
was
wondering
if
you
support
grid
grid.
Neutralization.
Excuse
me
that
was
the
that
was
the
concept
that
was
introduced
by
assemblymember
holden
last
year
as
the
assembly,
but
not
the
senate.
C
The
current
administration
in
the
white
house
in
washington,
d.c
and
the
conditions
as
it
relates
to
pg
e
as
an
entity,
our
ious
generally
coming
out
of
bankruptcy
and
the
need
to
address
all
of
those
issues
together,
including
obviously,
the
issues
that
have
been
raised
in
the
last
48
hours.
So
the
answer
is
yes,
we
have
been
in
active
conversations.
C
That
includes
the
importance
of
the
values,
as
well
as
community
choice.
Aggregators
again,
this
is
complicated
when
I
start
talk
about
ccas
and
ferc
again.
Imagine
most
of
you
are
rolling
your
eyes
except
to
say
that
all
of
this
is
connected,
and
regionalization
is
certainly
one
of
those
things
that
can
not
only
connect
the
broader
regional
grid
in
terms
of
the
western
states,
but
also
connects
to
the
broader
conversation
as
we
move
forward.
H
Hi
governor,
in
the
midst
of
all
this
there's
also
a
presidential
campaign
this
week
and
a
convention
and
on
thursday
you're
going
to
address
the
entire
country
on
behalf
of
california,
I'm
wondering
if
you
could
give
us
a
preview
of
what
we
can
expect
to
hear
from
you
and
what
you're
looking
for
this
week.
C
I
appreciate
I
appreciate
that
so
no,
no
direct
speech
on
sunday
more
of
a
engaged
conversation
with
another
well-known
elected
official,
but
I
I'm
honored
and
certainly
humbled
by
the
privilege
of
having
that
time
in
that
moment
to
engage
with
someone.
I
have
tremendous
respect
for
you'll,
learn
more
about
that
in
the
next
few
days,
but
more
important
than
anything
else.
I
look
forward
to
the
united
people
of
the
united
states,
learning
more
about
joe
biden
learning
more
about
kamala
harris
learning
more
about
this
historic
moment
in
our
nation's
history.
F
Hi
governor
thanks
for
taking
my
question,
I'm
calling
from
san
diego
officials
have,
you
know,
said
the
region
meets
criteria
to
come
off
the
list
for
for
at
least
five
days
now
so
two
more
than
the
criteria
set
by
you
to
be
removed.
So
why
the
delay
in
confirming
that
for
san,
diego
and
officials
here
are
also
telling
us
that
businesses
can't
open
up
when
the
region
is
confirmed
off
the
list,
because
the
state
hasn't
released
new
guidance.
C
That's
right
july
13th
would
have
put
out
guidance
that
specifically
stipulated
that
nothing
subsequent
in
terms
of
reopenings
can
occur
until
the
state
health
officer
concurs
so
you're
correct
in
that
assessment.
However,
respectfully
we
have
data,
we
have
crunched
that
data,
as
I
anticipate
or,
as
I
stated,
we
anticipate
san
diego
to
come
off
tomorrow.
C
So
imagine
that's
good
news
from
perspective
of
the
county.
In
fact,
I
think
it's
extraordinarily
good
news,
speaking
on
behalf
not
just
of
the
county,
but
also
of
the
state
of
california,
we're
very
encouraged
by
that.
We
want
to
continue
to
see
progress,
not
just
in
san
diego,
but
all
across
the
state.
I
want
to
also
acknowledge
the
progress
made
in
santa
cruz,
but
as
members
of
some
of
the
elected
family
members,
we've
been
in
contact
with
in
santa
cruz
made
the
point.
C
The
dynamics
between
the
counties
and
the
nature
of
this
pandemic
and
the
spread
and
and
the
like
the
dynamic
nature,
is
that
these
things
aren't
necessarily
permanent
unless
we
adapt
to
modifications
and
address
the
transmission,
which
continues
to
be
very,
very
challenging
for
all
of
us,
not
only
in
this
state
but
across
the
country,
but
san
diego.
We
anticipate
come
off
tomorrow,
based
upon
our
analysis
of
the
numbers,
and
we
look
forward
to
making
that
announcement.
C
Well
with
that.
Thank
you
all
for
allowing
me
the
privilege
of
your
time
and
look
forward
to
coming
back
updating
you
on
our
efforts.
I
encourage
folks
on
the
flex
the
power
to
really
take
advantage
of
this
opportunity
not
only
to
participate
in
helping
us
mitigate
this
very
challenging
next
72
hours
and
the
impact
of
this
heat
wave
and
this
heat
dome.
That
now
is
sitting
on
top
of
the
great
state
of
california,
but
also
in
the
process
potentially
save
some
dollars.
C
I
noted
my
wife
this
morning
that
just
making
a
five
degree
difference
in
your
temperature
setting
can
save
20
percent
of
your
cooling
costs,
and
so
every
incremental
thing
you
do
in
this
space
not
only
will
help
us
in
the
aggregate
to
reduce
the
impacts
of
de-energization
over
the
next
72
hours,
but
also
can
impact
the
bottom
line
in
terms
of
your
household
expenses.
As
always,
please
wear
a
mask
trying
to
avoid
mixing
as
much
as
possible
continue
to
physically
distance.
Thank
you
again,
the
bottom
of
my
heart
for
all
the
incredible
work.
C
You've
done
as
a
state.
It's
demonstrably
reflected
in
those
hospitalization
numbers,
those
icu
numbers
and
a
positivity
rate
at
6.5
percent.
We
need
to
get
it
below
5
and
we
need
to
see
it
below
5
for
a
period
of
time,
we're
moving
in
the
right
direction.
Let's
continue
the
good
work.
Thank
you
all.