CA SB512

Removes requirement that Public Utilities Commission hold monthly sessions in San Francisco specifically; sessions may now be held anywhere.

Requires commission to develop and annually publish comprehensive report by February 1 including workplan, performance criteria, public participation metrics, and schedule of meetings outside San Francisco.

Makes Administrative Adjudication Code of Ethics applicable to administrative law judges; requires commission to seek public participation in non-adjudication proceedings before determining scope.

Expands intervenor compensation eligibility to eligible local government entities (cities, counties) intervening to protect health and safety following catastrophic losses from public utility infrastructure failures.

Changes annual reporting requirement from tracking cases exceeding scoping memo timelines to reporting on case resolution timeliness, rehearings, and number of orders extending statutory deadlines.