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Proposal to transform PG&E to public entity strikes fear for employees
State Sen. Scott Wiener introduced legislation Monday to turn the bankrupt Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. into a publicly-owned utility company. Wiener announced the proposal Monday morning in front...Read More
Update: SF gas leak resolved, buildings to be repopulated
An update is provided at the end of this story. The San Francisco Fire Department is reporting a gas leak and evacuation and shelter-in-place orders have been issued for...Read More
Daly City gas leak secured, evacuation lifted
A significant gas leak was reported by North County Fire Authority officials around 4:01 p.m. in the 100 block of Wembley Drive in Daly City Wednesday. The leak was...Read More
More than 3,000 Santa Rosa PG&E customers without power
PG&E is working to restore power to approximately 3,000 customers, affecting an estimated 8,500 residents, on Santa Rosa’s east side, including areas near Spring Lake Park and Trione-Annadel State...Read More
Weather causes SFO delays into night, several area outages
Travelers in the Bay Area can expect delays at San Francisco International Airport Tuesday night due to inclement weather, a duty manager for the airport said. By 7:30 p.m.,...Read More
North Bay braces for another possible power shutoff
PG&E said Sunday that an expected high wind event Wednesday could prompt a Public Safety Power Shutoff for some customers in the North Bay, Sierra Foothills and North Valley,...Read More
Charging centers open Sunday for Contra Costa County residents without power
Contra Costa County residents who lose power during the Public Safety Power Shutoff can recharge medical and mobile devices from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at five locations...Read More
Firefighters face uphill battle as wind event nears
The Kincade Fire that began late Wednesday evening in an area northeast of Geyserville has since scorched nearly 24,000 acres and destroyed 49 structures. Of those, 21 were homes....Read More
Sheriff urges people to ‘take care of each other’ as 2,000 evacuate Kincade Fire
About 2,000 people have been evacuated and multiple structures have been destroyed in the Kincade Fire that started Wednesday night and is burning near Geyserville with 0 percent containment,...Read More
Weather ahead could again spike fire risk across Bay Area
The National Weather Service is warning of another weather pattern that will lead to an increased risk of wildfires in the Bay Area.Read More
Update: How Bay Area cities, counties, transit agencies are preparing for power outage
PG&E has confirmed a massive Public Safety Power Shutoff that could begin as early as midnight Wednesday and last up to five days in portions of 34 counties across...Read More
More than 22,000 San Francisco PG&E customers without power
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is reporting a power outage that is affecting 22,424 customers and traffic signals in south eastern San Francisco Friday morning. The outage was first...Read More
PG&E settles second round of wildfire claims for $11 billion
"Today's settlement is another step in doing what's right for the communities, businesses, and individuals affected by the devastating wildfires." Read More
Gas leak cancels ACE train service for Thursday
Altamont Corridor Express train service is shut down for all of Thursday.Read More
PG&E restores power to 5,500 customers, traffic signals
A power outage affected nearly 5,500 East Bay utility customers and several traffic signals Monday afternoon in Downtown Lafayette, according to police and PG&E. The first outage affected roughly...Read More
Damaged gas line halts BART service through Transbay Tube
BART has stopped train service through the Transbay Tube Thursday afternoon because of a damaged PG&E gas line near the West Oakland station. BART initially reported the problem at...Read More
Third party contractor causes Santa Clara gas leak
Digging by a third party contractor was the cause of a natural gas leak that closed off El Camino Real at Monroe Street in Santa Clara on Monday afternoon...Read More
PG&E requests $2 billion rate increase, public meetings scheduled
The California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday announced a series of public meetings in July to obtain comment on PG&E Co.’s request to charge customers nearly $2 billion more...Read More
Update: Pinole shelter in place lifted
Police in Pinole asked residents to shelter in place for roughly two hours due to a gas leak Tuesday, according to the Contra Costa County Community Warning System. PG&E...Read More