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PG&E says six Bay Area counties should maintain power Wednesday
Six counties in and near the Bay Area previously expected to be affected by PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff on Wednesday and Thursday now will not lose power unless...Read More
PG&E may delay start of Wednesday Lamorinda power shutoff
PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff that was set for Wednesday morning in the Lamorinda area of Contra Costa County appears to have been delayed to the afternoon because of...Read More
Wednesday power shutoff to impact 35,000 East Bay customers
More than 35,000 PG&E customers in the East Bay will be affected by this week’s Public Safety Power Shutoff, according to a statement issued by the utility late Monday...Read More
Rohnert Park proclaims local emergency in wake of Kincade Fire, power outage
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Thursday proclaimed a local emergency due to the Kincade Fire and PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff. The proclamation occurred at a special meeting...Read More
PG&E begins inspections, power restoration for 22 counties
PG&E issued an “all clear” Wednesday that will allow the utility to make inspections of its equipment in areas impacted by its Public Safety Power Shutoff on Tuesday. The...Read More
Vallejo reactivates emergency center in week’s second power shutoff
The city of Vallejo reactivated its Emergency Operations Center on Tuesday following PG&E’s second Public Safety Power Shutoff in the past week due to high winds that could cause...Read More
‘Yang Gangers’ roar for Andrew Yang despite fires, windstorm
You'd never know Northern California was simultaneously being ravaged by a windstorm, several wildfires, and massive power outages,Read More
Utilities commission plans to investigate, reform use of power shutoffs
A safety division of the California Public Utilities Commission will ask commissioners in the next 30 days to launch a formal investigation into energy company Public Safety Power Shutoff...Read More
West Contra Costa schools close at noon due to smoke, power outage
Power outages and poor air quality from wildfires have prompted the West Contra Costa Unified School District to shorten the school day Monday and dismiss students at noon. District...Read More
PG&E delivers generator to power Vallejo raw water pump station
The city of Vallejo on Monday lifted restrictions on water use after PG&E delivered a generator capable of powering the city’s Cordelia raw water pump station, the City Manager’s...Read More
Another extreme wind event could trigger more power outages Tuesday
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is forecasting another wind event that could mean a second major electrical shutoff this week, lasting Tuesday night through Thursday morning. The announcement comes...Read More
PG&E increases power shutoff scope, six-phase rollout begins at 2 p.m.
Prompted by forecasts of powerful winds, PG&E confirmed that public safety power shutoffs for 940,000 customers across 36 counties will start at 2 p.m. Saturday and proceed in six...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
PG&E begins inspections, says power should be restored by Friday night
PG&E Thursday gave a weather “all clear” to customers affected by its Public Safety Power Shutoff that began Wednesday in the North Bay and Sierra foothills above Interstate Highway...Read More
PG&E welcomes agency review in response to shutoff criticism, governor call for credits
After last week’s Public Safety Power Shutoff by PG&E that left more than 700,000 customers without power, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday called on the utility to give a...Read More
Police say drunk driver caused three-vehicle collision, killed woman sleeping in SUV
A woman has died and a man was transported to a hospital for minor injuries and later booked for vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI charges following a three-vehicle collision...Read More
PG&E restores power to all 738,000 customers impacted by shutoff
PG&E officials said Saturday night that, as of 6 p.m. Saturday, all 738,000 customers in 34 counties who lost electric service as a result of this week’s public safety...Read More