San Bruno city manager disappointed it took 6 years for PG&E ads to run after pipeline explosion
SAN BRUNO, Calif. (KGO) -- More than six years after the devastating San Bruno pipeline explosion, PG&E is fulfilling the terms of their sentence.
RELATED: PG&E receives maximum sentence for 2010 San Bruno explosion
Earlier this week they took out full-page ads in the chronicle and Thursday, 60-second ads began appearing on television.
Ads detailing the nature of PG&E's offenses after the explosion started running Thursday.
The commercials and a full-page newspaper ad, that ran in the San Francisco Chronicle Tuesday, were not voluntary.
RELATED: DA: not enough evidence to prosecute PG&E execs in San Bruno explosion
After being convicted of six felony charges, a San Francisco judge sentenced PG&E to the advertising campaign, a $3 million fine, five-year probation period, independent safety monitoring and 10,000 hours of community service.
Watch the video in the player above for the full story.
