Morning Wrap: 1/26/12

Top of the morning’s news:

• Michael Peevey, the head of the state Public Utilities Commission criticized for being too soft on PG&E, put himself in charge of deciding whether the utility will be fined for the San Bruno explosion. Chronicle
• Tuesday’s State of the Union address was viewed by 5 million fewer people than last year’s. Media Decoder
• The family of a transient shot and killed by a BART officer at Civic Center Station in July filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the transit agency. Chronicle
• Former East Bay congresswoman Ellen Tauscher is stepping down as State Department undersecretary for arms control and security but will stay on part-time in an advisory role. Foreign Policy
• Occupy Oakland protesters are threatening to take over a vacant building Saturday that they say they’ll use as a headquarters. Oakland Tribune
• Raiders middle linebacker Rolando McClain was ordered to stand trial in Alabama May 17 for allegedly assaulting a man in November. Inside the Oakland Raiders
• The Warriors played lights out, including in the fourth quarter, to beat Portland 101-93. Chronicle