BILL NUMBER:  SB 660
  VETOED	DATE: 10/09/2015




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 660 and Assembly Bill 1023 without my
signature.

These bills aim to improve the public accessibility and transparency
in decision-making at the Public Utilities Commission.
There are many important and needed reforms in this package of bills.
Unfortunately, taken together there are various technical and
conflicting issues that make the over fifty proposed reforms
unworkable.  Some prudent prioritization is needed.
These reforms should include greater public access through technology
improvements, incorporating public comments into the record, more
Commission meetings outside of San Francisco, amending Section 583 of
the Public Utilities Code to require more information to be publicy
available, facilitating greater deliberation among Commissioners
through Bagley-Keene reform to improve decisionmaking and some
tightening of the rules on ex-parte communications.
I am directing my office to work with the authors on drafting these
reforms and to ensure the Commission receives the necessary resources
to implement them swiftly and effectively.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.