PG&E scrambles to restore power to several thousand Bay Area customers
More than 27,000 PG&E customers were still without power in the Bay Area around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning due to a storm that ...
More than 17,000 Bay Area PG&E customers without power due to strong wind gusts
The number of PG&E customers in the Bay Area without electrical service due to fierce winds Tuesday ...
PG&E to pay up to $190 million for pollution cleanup at Marina Small Craft Harbor
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced Friday PG&E has agreed to pay the city up to ...
Downed power lines shut down Cascade Drive
A tree fell down on power lines in Mill Valley, prompting the closure of a road Monday ...
PG&E cancels planned power shutoffs with wind, humidity below critical levels
After PG&E on Sunday significantly reduced the scope of a proposed power shutoff, the utility on Monday ...
Dry winds prompt Bay Area red flag warning
The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning from Sunday night through late Monday morning for the entire North Bay, East ...
Public advocacy group seeks $166 million penalty to ‘hold PG&E accountable’ for 2019 shutoffs
A $166 million penalty against PG&E is being sought by advocates for ratepayers for failures related to ...
Judge halts PG&E tree removal with temporary restraining order
A United States Bankruptcy Court judge on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order stopping PG&E from cutting ...
Berkeley officials warn hills residents of year’s ‘most dangerous fire weather’
City of Berkeley officials are warning residents to be on alert and advise those in the hills ...
Wind gust forecast prompts fire weather alert, planned PG&E shutoffs in Lamorinda area
The National Weather Service issued alerts for fire weather and high winds Friday that are expected in ...
More than 20,000 Bay Area PG&E customers could lose power Wednesday due to hot, windy forecast
Portions of the Bay Area may have their power shutoff Wednesday by PG&E as forecasted hot, dry and windy conditions are raising the ...
Still no containment as Glass Fire tears through more than 36,000 North Bay acres
The Glass Fire had burned 36,236 acres in Napa and Sonoma counties as of Monday evening, according ...
More than 20,000 North Bay PG&E customers remain without power
Nearly 23,000 customers remain without power in Napa and Sonoma counties Tuesday after PG&E shut it off ...
Five-alarm, multiple-building fire prompts SoMa evacuations, street closures
A five-alarm fire is burning multiple buildings in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood Tuesday morning, fire ...
Firefighters rescue two people from burning Excelsior District home
San Francisco firefighters rescued two people from a burning home in the city’s Excelsior District on Monday ...
Judge approves PG&E bankruptcy exit plan with $25 billion payout for wildfire losses
A U.S. bankruptcy judge in San Francisco gave final approval Saturday to PG&E’s $58 billion plan for exiting its Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
The confirmation ...
PG&E pleads guilty on 84 involuntary manslaughter counts for lives lost in Camp Fire
PG&E pleaded guilty as was expected Tuesday in Butte County Superior Court to 84 counts of involuntary ...
Mill Valley gas leak prompts partial downtown closure
A gas leak has prompted the closure of part of downtown Mill Valley on Thursday afternoon, police ...
Helicopter contracted by PG&E crashes, kills three people on board
PG&E officials said a helicopter that crashed near Fairfield and killed three people on board Tuesday afternoon ...
Judge calls PG&E ‘a recalcitrant criminal’ during probation hearing
A federal judge in San Francisco called PG&E “a recalcitrant criminal” at a hearing on Thursday, but ...
PG&E begins multi-day bankruptcy confirmation hearing
A multi-day confirmation hearing on PG&E’s financial plan for emerging from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy begins in federal bankruptcy court in San Francisco ...
PG&E encourages eligible customers to apply for monthly discount
PG&E is encouraging qualified customers to sign up for the utility’s California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) ...
Subcontractors make Sonoma County inspection rounds at PG&E customer gas meters
Subcontractors with PG&E will be performing routine gas meter inspections throughout Sonoma County beginning this week and ...
PG&E customer postcards ask for updated contact information ahead of fire season
PG&E is reminding customers to update their contact information with the utility ahead of wildfire season where ...
Judge orders PG&E to keep all equipment records, hire tree inspection crew as probation condition
"This failure is upon us because for years, in order to enlarge dividends, bonuses, and political contributions, ...
Research finds many employers retaining workers despite closures
Timely snapshots of the effect of the coronavirus on workers at small and medium-sized businesses in the Bay Area, state and nation are ...
Several traffic signals out as large power outage darkens Fremont
Fremont police are warning residents about a large power outage Tuesday morning that is affecting multiple traffic ...
Berkeley intersection shut down down after semi strikes power pole
A collision Friday morning involving a semi-truck and a power pole has temporarily closed down a Berkeley ...
Bay Area COVID-19 update: all counties now under shelter orders, blood banks need donations, BottleRock postpones
As of Wednesday, all nine Bay Area counties are under either shelter-in-place or shelter-at-home orders. ...
County reports $725 million loss from Kincade Fire, evacuations, PG&E power shutoffs
The Kincade Fire, evacuations and four PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs last fall cost Sonoma County $725 ...
Scammers prey on PG&E customers
Police in Petaluma are warning residents about a potential scam in which thieves are posing as PG&E employees and are demanding customers give ...
PG&E works to restore power after power line falls on Lucas Valley Road
Power is out to 73 customers Friday morning in Nicasio in unincorporated Marin County due to a ...
Hit-and-run driver hits pole, knocks out power to nearly 7,000 customers
North Parkside Drive in Pittsburg is expected to be closed for several hours Sunday night as police ...
Hundred legislators join San Jose mayor’s call for customer-owned PG&E
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is rallying public support for the idea of a customer-owned PG&E, following ...
Thousands across Bay Area still in the dark after first storm
Nearly 4,400 customers are still without power in the Bay Area Wednesday morning following Tuesday’s rainstorm.
Power is ...
PG&E issues ‘all-clear’ to begin power restoration
PG&E issued an “all-clear” early Thursday morning when improved wind conditions ended its most recent Public Safety Power Shutoff that affected 50,000 customers ...
