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At $4 million per mile, PG&E begins multi-billion dollar plan to bury power lines
Pacific Gas & Electric is launching the first wave of a multibillion initiative to bury 10,000 miles of distribution lines in areas of high risk of wildfires in Northern...Read More
PG&E warns of possible Thursday shutoffs due to expected wind
PG&E announced Tuesday that it is sending advance notifications to about 29,000 customers in parts of 19 counties in Northern and Central California who may have their power shut...Read More
Commission grills PG&E on power shutoff policies, improvements
PG&E faced questions and criticism about its power shutoff policies during a public briefing Tuesday with the California Public Utilities Commission. The briefing was the third in a series...Read More
PG&E agrees to pay $31 million in joint settlement for 2019 Kincade Fire damages
Sonoma County, the town of Windsor and the cities of Healdsburg, Cloverdale and Santa Rosa announced Wednesday that they have reached a joint $31 million settlement with PG&E over...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
Power remains out after crane clips lines over Hwy 24
A crane working on BART tracks clipped power lines, which fell onto Highway 24 in Lafayette and closed the freeway for about an hour. The crane was working on...Read More
Crews stop forward progress on 75-acre Bayliss Fire
A South San Jose vegetation fire had potential to spread to 100 acres before crews stopped forward progress, according to officials with San Jose Fire Department. The Bayliss Fire...Read More
Thirty-acre vegetation fire jumps road in South San Jose
Firefighters are responding to a 30-acre vegetation fire in South San Jose first reported at 12:15 p.m. Thursday afternoon at Santa Teresa Boulevard and Bailey Avenue. According to Cal...Read More
Downed power lines in Napa close streets, cut power
Downed power lines have shut down streets and left thousands of residents and businesses without power in Napa Thursday evening, police and utility officials said.Read More
Power lines spark Brisbane brush fire
Power lines were the cause of vegetation fire Saturday afternoon behind some warehouses in Brisbane.Read More
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 Sonoma and Napa counties.Read More
Storm cuts power, jams roads across Bay Area
Roughly 25,000 utility customers were without electrical service as of Monday evening due to widespread power outages.Read More
60-foot-tree falls on cars, no one injured
A 60-foot-tall tree fell on four unoccupied cars Thursday evening in Berkeley.Read More
Portion of Diablo Road closes due to downed tree, power lines
A portion of Diablo Road in Danville will be closed to through traffic all day because of a downed tree and power lines.Read More
Balloon knocks out power to thousands
More than 6,000 PG&E customers lost electrical service for nearly an hour Sunday when a mylar balloon damaged power lines in the Mission.Read More
Garbage truck knocks out power on Christmas Eve
About 850 homes were without power Christmas Eve evening in East San Jose after a garbage truck struck a utility pole.Read More
Storm drenches Bay Area with up to 8 inches
A storm system that brought badly needed rain departed Tuesday, but another one is right behind it.Read More
State officials question PG&E over wildfires
At the tail end of a deadly, destructive fire season, state officials Wednesday grilled utility executives in San FranciscoRead More
Crews struggle to dampen SJ gas line fire
PG&E crews and firefighters are still working this evening to stop a gas line fire near a commercial building in San Jose.Read More
Big rig knocks out power, gas line
An out-of-control big-rig knocked out power for 11,000 residents and businesses in San Francisco and caused a gas leak Tuesday morning.Read More