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 canceled plans for the shutoff entirely ... By Bay City NewsDecember 7, 20200 Bay Area
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 ... By Bay City NewsDecember 6, 2020 News
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 ... By Bay City NewsOctober 24, 2020 East Bay
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 ... By Bay City NewsOctober 23, 2020 Bay Area
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 ... By Bay City NewsOctober 12, 2020 Bay Area
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 due to safety concerns. High winds of ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 8, 20200 News
‘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 ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 7, 2020 North Bay
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 ... By Bay City NewsJanuary 13, 2020 Economy
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 ... By Bay City NewsNovember 21, 2019 News
Glazer proposes bills to harden communication, medical safety in power outages State Sen. Steve Glazer said Wednesday he plans to introduce legislation in January designed to help medical ... By Bay City NewsNovember 20, 2019 Beyond SFBay
PG&E says six Bay Area counties should maintain power Wednesday Six counties in and near the Bay Area previously expected to be affected by PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff on Wednesday and Thursday ... By Bay City NewsNovember 19, 20190 Bay Area
PG&E may delay start of Wednesday Lamorinda power shutoff PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff that was set for Wednesday morning in the Lamorinda area of Contra ... By Bay City NewsNovember 19, 2019 East Bay
Wednesday power shutoff to impact 35,000 East Bay customers More than 35,000 PG&E customers in the East Bay will be affected by this week’s Public Safety ... By Bay City NewsNovember 18, 2019 East Bay
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
Rohnert Park proclaims local emergency in wake of Kincade Fire, power outage The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Thursday proclaimed a local emergency due to the Kincade Fire and ... By Bay City NewsOctober 31, 2019 Government
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 ... By Bay City NewsOctober 30, 20190 Beyond SFBay
Vallejo reactivates emergency center in week’s second power shutoff The city of Vallejo reactivated its Emergency Operations Center on Tuesday following PG&E’s second Public Safety Power ... By Bay City NewsOctober 29, 2019 Government
Utilities commission plans to investigate, reform use of power shutoffs A safety division of the California Public Utilities Commission will ask commissioners in the next 30 days ... By Jerold ChinnOctober 28, 2019 Beyond SFBay
West Contra Costa schools close at noon due to smoke, power outage Power outages and poor air quality from wildfires have prompted the West Contra Costa Unified School District ... By Bay City NewsOctober 28, 2019 East Bay
PG&E delivers generator to power Vallejo raw water pump station The city of Vallejo on Monday lifted restrictions on water use after PG&E delivered a generator capable ... By Bay City NewsOctober 28, 2019 News
Another extreme wind event could trigger more power outages Tuesday Pacific Gas and Electric Company is forecasting another wind event that could mean a second major electrical shutoff this week, lasting Tuesday night ... By Bay City NewsOctober 27, 20190 Bay Area
PG&E increases power shutoff scope, six-phase rollout begins at 2 p.m. Prompted by forecasts of powerful winds, PG&E confirmed that public safety power shutoffs for 940,000 customers across ... By Bay City NewsOctober 26, 2019 Bay Area
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
Santa Clara County braces for power outage, poor air quality As PG&E prepares for another Public Safety Power Shutoff throughout the state, the Santa Clara County Public ... By Bay City NewsOctober 25, 2019 Health
PG&E announces planned Saturday shutoff for Contra Costa County About 48,000 PG&E customers — meaning more than 120,000 people in all — will lose power in ... By Bay City NewsOctober 24, 2019 East Bay
PG&E begins inspections, says power should be restored by Friday night PG&E Thursday gave a weather “all clear” to customers affected by its Public Safety Power Shutoff that began Wednesday in the North Bay ... By Bay City NewsOctober 24, 20190 News
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
Geothermal plant sustains minor fire damage A spokesman for the Calpine geothermal facility, The Geysers in Lake County near the Sonoma County border, ... By Bay City NewsOctober 24, 2019 Business
Sonoma County school districts announce Thursday closures The Sonoma County Office of Education said all schools in the Geyserville Unified School District and some ... By Bay City NewsOctober 23, 2019 Education
PG&E confirms power shutoff for 34,344 Bay Area customers PG&E’s 17-county Public Safety Power Shutoff on Wednesday and Thursday will affect 34,344 of the utility’s customers ... By Bay City NewsOctober 23, 2019 News
PG&E holds power shutoff notification until Wednesday PG&E officials Monday evening said they have not decided yet to turn off power to 209,000 customers in Northern California because of inclement ... By Bay City NewsOctober 21, 20190 Beyond SFBay
PG&E welcomes agency review in response to shutoff criticism, governor call for credits After last week’s Public Safety Power Shutoff by PG&E that left more than 700,000 customers without power, ... By Bay City NewsOctober 14, 2019 Beyond SFBay
PG&E restores power to all 738,000 customers impacted by shutoff PG&E officials said Saturday night that, as of 6 p.m. Saturday, all 738,000 customers in 34 counties ... By Bay City NewsOctober 12, 2019 Beyond SFBay
As power returns to most of Bay, 200,000 customers across state remain dark Nearly 200,000 PG&E customers in California remain without power on Friday afternoon as the utility works to ... By Bay City NewsOctober 11, 2019 Bay Area
Morgan Hill Caltrain station loses power, causes Clipper woes The Morgan Hill Caltrain station lost power during PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff Thursday morning, Caltrain said. After ... By Bay City NewsOctober 10, 2019 News
Five schools close Thursday in Contra Costa County hills PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff has prompted four East Bay elementary schools and one high school to close on Thursday, according to the ... By Bay City NewsOctober 9, 20190 East Bay