Scott Wiener

Money Moves

Backing the city's split from PG&E and disputing the utility's valuation

PG&E told state regulators that a San Francisco takeover of its electric grid would cost $22.5 billion. Its Oct. 20 filing values the city assets at $13.9 billion and adds $8.6 billion in damages from cutting San Francisco's system away from the rest of the utility's network.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Author of SB 793

After six years of closure, Bruno's returned on September 12 when DJ REZA and DJ Ibarra played the first night of a soft opening. Weekend test runs continued through September, with a grand opening targeted for the first weekend of October.

Updated Oct 8

Rule Changes

Authored SB 868

California renters and apartment dwellers can now plug small solar panels into wall outlets without utility permission. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Plug and Play Solar Act on Sept. 30, legalizing 'balcony solar' systems up to 1,200 watts and making California the 10th state to do so.

Updated Oct 7

Rule Changes

Author of SB 895

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 895 on September 30, 2026, putting a $7.5 billion science and health research bond before voters in the March 2028 primary. The measure creates the California Foundation for Science and Health Research, a state agency that would distribute grants and loans for biomedical, climate, wildfire prevention, agriculture, and public health research. It came on Newsom's last day to sign new laws before his term ends.

Updated Oct 3

Rule Changes

Author of SB 747, the "No Kings Act"

California became the first state to tax private immigration detention centers when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a 25% levy and a package of companion laws on Sept. 29, escalating the state's fight with the Trump administration's deportation program. The laws also let Californians sue federal agents for constitutional violations, ban ICE from using electric shock gloves, and expand state investigations of detention facilities.

Updated Oct 1

Rule Changes

Authored SB 934

Gavin Newsom leaves office in January. In his final months, he signed 15 new laws expanding abortion access and LGBTQ protections in California.

Updated Sep 28