‘Significant’ wind gusts prompt North Bay blackouts starting Monday night Tens of thousands of PG&E customers may be affected by a Public Safety Power Shutoff in parts of the North Bay starting Monday ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 7, 20200 North Bay
Air district issues alert, cities offer services through holiday weekend heat wave Amid a forecast for poor air quality in parts of the Bay Area and a statewide call ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 4, 2020 Bay Area
Crews to monitor SoMa fire scene for several days after five-alarm blaze Firefighters are likely to continue tamping down a five-alarm fire in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood ... By Bay City NewsJuly 28, 2020 Environment
Car collides with telephone pole in early morning crash Both directions of Monument Boulevard in Pleasant Hill were closed for a few hours following a solo-vehicle ... By Bay City NewsMarch 29, 2020 East Bay
Bay Area coronavirus update: Food banks face ‘tsunami,’ Monterey County reports first death Facing a "tsunami of need," as one food bank director said, Gov. Gavin Newsom called up the ... By Bay City NewsMarch 21, 2020 Bay Area
Nearly 3,000 Vallejo customers still without power Nearly 3,000 PG&E customers in Vallejo are without power Sunday morning. That number is down from approximately 6,000 reported around 6:30 a.m. The outage ... By Bay City NewsMarch 15, 20200 News
Vehicle crashes into Berkeley power pole, building Police in Berkeley reported Friday morning a vehicle crashed into a power pole and a building. The crash ... By Bay City NewsMarch 13, 2020 East Bay
Two billion in penalties floated for PG&E over wildfires The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday proposed a $2.14 billion penalty against PG&E for its role ... By Bay City NewsFebruary 27, 2020 Beyond SFBay
Investigators issue eight subpoenas related to alleged DPW scandal San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced Wednesday he has issued eight subpoenas for information involving the ... By Jerold ChinnFebruary 12, 2020 Crime
Crews free people from elevator after transformer fire knocks power out A transformer attached to a utility pole caught fire in Mountain View on Tuesday afternoon, causing several ... By Bay City NewsFebruary 12, 2020 News
Thousands of Bay Area PG&E still without power More than 8,400 PG&E customers remained without power Monday morning in the Bay Area after a day of windy weather Sunday knocked down ... By Bay City NewsFebruary 10, 20200 Bay Area
High winds knock out power all over Bay Area, prompt ferry service disruption Strong, gusty winds are continuing to wreak havoc on the Bay Area power grid and other services ... By Bay City NewsFebruary 9, 2020 East Bay
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 ... By Jerold ChinnFebruary 4, 2020 Bay Area
Serra looks to ‘grill’ Ghost Ship warehouse owners in next Almena trial The attorney for Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena said Friday that he and Almena are ready ... By Bay City NewsJanuary 31, 2020 Crime
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 ... By Nik WojcikJanuary 14, 2020 Health
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 ... By Nik WojcikDecember 18, 20190 Health
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 ... By Bay City NewsDecember 8, 2019 News
Weather causes SFO delays into night, several area outages Travelers in the Bay Area can expect delays at San Francisco International Airport Tuesday night ... By Bay City NewsNovember 26, 2019 News
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 ... By Bay City NewsNovember 17, 2019 Beyond SFBay
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 ... By Bay City NewsOctober 26, 2019 East Bay
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 ... By Nik WojcikOctober 25, 20190 Environment
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 ... By Bay City NewsOctober 24, 2019 Environment
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 ... By Bay City NewsOctober 20, 2019 Bay Area
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 ... By Nik WojcikOctober 8, 2019 Bay Area
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 ... By Nik WojcikSeptember 20, 2019 San Francisco
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." By Bay City NewsSeptember 13, 20190 News
Gas leak cancels ACE train service for Thursday Altamont Corridor Express train service is shut down for all of Thursday. By Bay City NewsJune 13, 2019 Transit
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 ... By Bay City NewsJune 10, 2019 East Bay
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 ... By Bay City NewsJune 6, 2019 East Bay
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 ... By Bay City NewsJune 3, 2019 Environment
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 ... By Bay City NewsMay 28, 20190 Bay Area
Update: Pinole shelter in place lifted Police in Pinole asked residents to shelter in place for roughly two hours due to a gas ... By Bay City NewsMay 28, 2019 East Bay
Pinole gas leak prompts shelter in place advisory Police in Pinole asked residents in the vicinity of San Pablo Avenue and Appian Way to shelter ... By Bay City NewsMay 28, 2019 East Bay
SF weighs acquisition of PG&E assets to meet clean, independent energy goals The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission released a report Monday identifying ways the city could decrease its ... By Bay City NewsMay 14, 2019 Economy
Construction crew shovel causes San Rafael gas leak A gas leak on Ida Street in San Rafael late Monday morning happened when a third-party construction ... By Bay City NewsMay 14, 2019 Environment
Bankruptcy judge clears PG&E to pay out $235 million in employee bonuses A federal bankruptcy judge in San Francisco on Tuesday approved a plan by PG&E Co. to pay up to 10,000 employees $235 million ... By Bay City NewsApril 23, 20190 Beyond SFBay