US District Court Judge William Alsup said Wednesday he will hold off changing the terms of Pacific Gas & Electric’s probationary terms until he sees PG&E’s report due Feb

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6 on its wildfire prevention plans. Alsup on Wednesday said the company violated the terms of its probation,which stems from criminal charges from the deadly 2010 San Bruno natural gas pipeline explosion and fire. The judge did not sugar coat his comments,calling PG&E a convicted felon for whom”safety’s not your number one thing.”Alsup has proposed PG&E inspect all 100,000 miles of its transmission lines and trim or remove all trees that could pose a threat before the start of the summer fire season,a task PG&E said could cost more than $150 billion. Alsup also suggested that PG&E cut power during high wind events;however,PG&E noted that was not possible if it cut power to communities outside the state.