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San Bruno settles lawsuit with PG&E

Damage from the San Bruno PG&E pipeline explosion.
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Damage from the San Bruno PG&E pipeline explosion.

PG&E announced it will pay the city of San Bruno $70 million in restitution from pipeline explosion of September 2010, which killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. Jim Ruane is the mayor of San Bruno, which has a population of about 40,000 people. KALW's Holly Kernan spoke with Ruane about what the settlement means for the city. 

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