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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
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
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
Marshal has ‘a lot of questions’ after house fire kills dog, injures firefighter
A family dog was killed and a firefighter suffered minor injuries in a Capitola house fire Monday afternoon, according to fire officials. At about 1:15 p.m., a person who...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
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
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
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 holds power shutoff notification until Wednesday
PG&E officials Monday evening said they have not decided yet to turn off power to 209,000 customers in Northern California because of inclement weather forecasted for Wednesday and Thursday....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
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
As power returns to most of Bay, 200,000 customers across state remain dark
Nearly 200,000 PG&E customers in California remain without power on Friday afternoon as the utility works to restore service after widespread intentional shutoffs to prevent wildfires, PG&E officials said....Read More
Five schools close Thursday in Contra Costa County hills
PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff has prompted four East Bay elementary schools and one high school to close on Thursday, according to the Contra Costa County Office of Education....Read More
Morgan Hill enforces curfew during power shutoff
The city of Morgan Hill will enact a curfew for residents once power goes out in parts of the city during the PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff. Originally planned...Read More
PG&E postpones shutoffs in some East Bay cities
PG&E’s planned Public Safety Power Shutoff, which was expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people across the Bay Area around noon on Wednesday, has been delayed until 8...Read More
Power cuts off for roughly 120,000 people in Contra Costa County
Wednesday’s Public Safety Power Shutoff expected to affect roughly 51,000 PG&E customers and 120,000 people in Contra Costa County for an estimated 24 hours started at noon, according to...Read More