3. Procedural Background and Chronology

SDG&E filed A.08-12-021 on December 22, 2008. Notice of A.08-12-021 appeared in the Daily Calendar on December 30, 2008. SDG&E served copies of A.08-12-021 on the San Diego Office of Emergency Services; the San Diego County Red Cross; and all State Legislators and members of Congress who represent any part of SDG&E's service territory. SDG&E also mailed a notice of A.08-12-021 to (1) all cities and counties in SDG&E's service territory, and (2) all customers in areas subject to the Power Shut-Off Plan. In addition, SDG&E published notice of A.08-12-021 in newspapers of general circulation.

The following parties filed protests to A.08-12-021: Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a/ AT&T California and affiliated entities (together, "AT&T");² the California Cable and Telecommunications Association (CCTA); CTIA-The Wireless Association (CTIA); the Commission's Consumer Protection and Safety Division (CPSD); the Commission's Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA); and a consortium of six municipal water districts (together, "the Water Districts").³ SDG&E filed a reply on February 9, 2009.

A prehearing conference (PHC) was held on February 10, 2009. The following parties filed PHC statements: AT&T; CCTA; CoxCom, Inc., and Cox California Telecom, L.L.C. (together, "Cox"); CPSD and DRA (together, "CPSD/DRA"); CTIA; Disability Rights Advocates (DisabRA); the Mussey Grade Road Alliance (the Alliance); the San Diego County Superintendent of Schools ("the School Districts"); SDG&E; Southern California Edison Company (SCE); Time Warner Cable Inc. (Time Warner); Utility Consumers Action Network (UCAN); and the Water Districts. An Assigned Commissioner's Ruling and Scoping Memo was issued on February 26, 2009, pursuant to Rule 7.3 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rule).

There were no evidentiary hearings. The formal record was developed primarily though the direct written testimony submitted by SDG&E with its Application,⁴ informational filings submitted by SDG&E, and written comments submitted by all the parties. The factual assertions in these documents were verified in accordance with Rule 1.11. The following table shows the chronology of the informational filings and written comments.

Two public participation hearings (PPHs) were held in San Diego County. One was held in Alpine on April 7, 2009, and the second in Valley Center on April 8, 2009. Both PPHs were held in areas subject to the Power Shut-Off Plan. In addition, a public workshop was held in Valley Center on April 8, 2009, to obtain input from local governmental agencies regarding the impact of the Power Shut-Off Plan on public health, safety, and welfare. Workshop participants included the San Diego County Sheriff Department, the San Diego County Office of Emergency Services, the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, the School Districts, and the Water Districts.

There was considerable public participation in this proceeding. More than 100 members of the public, elected representatives, government officials, and representatives of community organizations spoke at the PPHs and public workshop, and there were many letters and email sent to the Commission. The public's input was carefully considered in crafting today's decision.

² The entities filing the AT&T protest were Pacific Bell Telephone Company (U-1001-C); AT&T Communications of California, Inc. (U-5002-C); TCG San Francisco (U-5454-C); TCG Los Angeles, Inc. (U-5462-C); TCG San Diego (U-5389-C); AT&T Mobility LLC; New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (U-3060-C); Cagal Cellular Communications Corporation (U-3021-C); Santa Barbara Cellular Systems, Ltd. (U-3015-C); and Visalia Cellular Telephone Company (U-3014-C) d/b/a AT&T Mobility LLC.

³ The Water Districts are Valley Center Municipal Water District, Ramona Municipal Water District, Padre Dam Municipal Water District, Rainbow Municipal Water District, Fallbrook Public Utilities District, and Yuima Municipal Water District.

⁴ SDG&E provided the direct written testimony of the following witnesses with their subject topics in parentheses: David L. Geier (Policy); Sohrab A. Yari (Engineering and Operations); Joe Velasquez (Customer Issues); and Greg Lawless (Special Needs and Low-Income customer Issues).