. Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with PG&E Chairman Tony Earley as  Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf applauds during a visit to a Pacific Gas and Electric Company service center in Oakland, Calif., April 10, 2015. PG&E�s PowerPathway program is helping workers obtain skills for entry-level positions in the utility industry. Since the program�s debut in 2008, 600 individuals have graduated from the program, including 300 veterans, and 80 percent have been hired into PG&E or the utility industry. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)