17. Comments on Proposed Decision

The proposed decision of the ALJ in this matter was mailed to the parties in accordance with Section 311 of the Public Utilities Code and comments were allowed under Rule 14.3 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. Comments were filed on January 16, 2009 by PG&E, DRA, TURN, CCSF and CAL-SLA. Reply comments were filed on January 22, 2009 by PG&E, DRA, and TURN

To the extent that comments merely reargued the parties' positions taken in their briefs, those comments have not been given any weight. The comments which focused on factual, technical, and legal errors have been considered, and, if appropriate, changes have been made.