PG&E

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 in place due…

5 years ago

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 dependence on PG&E…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

Gas leak reported amid Coffey Park reconstruction area

The Santa Rosa Fire Department said a gas leak Tuesday afternoon has closed a street in Coffey Park where homes…

5 years ago

Construction company strikes gas line at school, no students present

A construction company struck a gas line at Laurel Dell Elementary School in San Rafael on Monday morning, causing a…

5 years ago

Facing $50 billion in fire liability, PG&E ducks into bankruptcy

PG&E Co. told a federal bankruptcy court Tuesday that its estimated liability in the wake of devastating Northern California wildfires…

5 years ago

Staring at bankruptcy, Reeling PG&E loses CEO

Geisha Williams, the chief executive officer of PG&E since March 2017, has resigned, the utility announced Sunday, and corporation Executive…

5 years ago

Judge orders PG&E conduct sweeping inspections after deadly wildfires

A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday tentatively ordered PG&E Co. to inspect its entire electrical service area.

5 years ago

Electricity restored after Napa crash takes out two power poles

Power has been restored in the area of North Kelly Road in Napa after a vehicle crashed into two PG&E…

5 years ago

Gas leak forces evacuations in Novato

Mandatory evacuations are underway Monday evening on Somerset Drive, Somerset Place and Hampshire Way in Novato because of a gas…

5 years ago

Power out for hundreds near Jack London Square

About 550 electric customers are without power Thursday night around Jack London Square in Oakland, a PG&E spokeswoman said.

6 years ago

Utilities commission approves higher fee for local programs

The California Public Utilities Commission at a meeting in San Francisco Thursday approved a revised fee calculation that will result…

6 years ago

Helicopter strikes power line near Calistoga

Two small fires started when a helicopter contracted by PG&E hit a power line near Calistoga causing a power outage…

6 years ago

Van Ness gas leak capped, evacuation lifted

The gas leak that caused evacuations in the vicinity of Filbert Street and Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco has…

6 years ago

Polk Street gas leak sends 14 to hospital

Fourteen people were taken to the hospital after a gas leak in San Francisco's Polk Gulch neighborhood Monday morning.

6 years ago

Backhoe ruptures gas line in San Jose

One home has been evacuated and 10 others have been issued an order to shelter in place in San Jose…

6 years ago

Tree trimmer electrocuted by high-tension line

A man who died after being electrocuted by power lines while trimming a tree Monday afternoon in San Jose was…

6 years ago

Seven more fire lawsuits filed against PG&E

Seven new lawsuits were filed against PG&E Tuesday in three different courts by people whose property was burned in the…

6 years ago

Fire lawsuits stack up against PG&E

Two new lawsuits have been filed against PG&E, claiming the utility's negligence is responsible for the devastating Northern California wildfires.

7 years ago

Fires knock out power to 87,000 customers

There are roughly 87,000 utility customers without electrical service in the North Bay, with the majority of those customers in…

7 years ago

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