‘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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The San Francisco Fire Department is reporting ...
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 ...
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 ...
Weather causes SFO delays into night, several area outages
Travelers in the Bay Area can expect delays at San Francisco International Airport Tuesday night ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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."
Gas leak cancels ACE train service for Thursday
Altamont Corridor Express train service is shut down for all of Thursday.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Update: Pinole shelter in place lifted
Police in Pinole asked residents to shelter in place for roughly two hours due to a gas ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
