About 6,000 still without power in Rohnert Park Monday night
About 6,000 PG&E customers are without power Monday night in Rohnert Park, a PG&E spokeswoman said.
Lafayette files restraining order against PG&E to prevent removal of 17 trees
At a special meeting Thursday, the City Council voted to sue PG&E for failing to abide by the terms of a 2017 Tree Removal Agreement with the city.
PG&E taps Michigan woman with good safety history, eye for clean energy as new CEO
Patti Poppe's safety record is one key factor that landed her the job, the utility emphasized.
PG&E disputes $166 million fine linked to 2019 power shut offs
Pacific Gas and Electric said it did not violate any laws or cause harm when tens of thousands were not properly notified during three separate public safety power shutoffs in October 2019.
Sonoma County, other local entities file lawsuit against PG&E for damages from 2019 Kincade Fire
Sonoma County along with a coalition of local agencies filed a lawsuit against PG&E on Tuesday for damages to public resources stemming from the Kincade Fire last year.
Lafayette City Council to file lawsuit against PG&E
The Lafayette City Council decided Thursday to sue Pacific Gas & Electric for failing to uphold its Tree Removal Agreement with the city, city officials said.
PG&E charges $4,685 for one hour of work, Orinda homeowner says
Three months after a contractor hit a gas line and PG&E made an emergency repair, the homeowner was billed by the utility for confusing charges and even his own dirt.
$166M in fines recommended for PG&E over power outages
California regulators are being asked to fine Pacific Gas and Electric nearly $166 million for failing to properly inform customers before it cut power to millions of people last year.
PG&E finds 130 damage sites from windstorm, reenergization continues
As PG&E crews inspect some 17,000 miles of de-energized power lines, looking for damage, they must inspect every inch and make every repair before re-powering an area served by the lines.
PG&E customers in Montclair frustrated with inaccurate alerts on power shutoffs
Jeff Diamond, the owner of Farmstead Cheeses & Wine in Oakland's Montclair Village, has not been able to open this week. Not because of COVID-19, but because power has been out due to the Public Safety Power Shutoff.
Calls for PG&E to collect data on vulnerable Californians impacted by shutoffs
Since first initiating the shutoffs in 2019, some researchers and community groups said the utility has failed to highlight the impact of power shutoffs on medically vulnerable California communities.
PG&E says there's evidence power shutoff prevented wildfires
PG&E operations specialist Mark Quinlan said during an online update that there's evidence the power shutoff may have prevented wildfires.
Bay Area dodges bullet during Sunday night wind event
High fire danger remains, but the overnight hours last night saw firefighters beat back 27 new small fires from a powerful wind event.
PG&E issues 'all clear' in some areas after power was shut off in 36 counties
PG&E expects to restore power to the remaining impacted customers by Tuesday evening.
Winds gust up to 89 mph north of San Francisco on Mount St. Helena
In Oakland, the winds were gusting at 50 mph, Mt. Tam was at 44 mph and Crissy Field in San Francisco was at 32 mph.
Residents prepare for an evacuation if a wildfire starts
“We need to find all the lanterns and get those out and make sure the house is prepared."
PG&E cuts power to 361,000 customers as California faces dangerous wildfire risk
The nation's largest utility said outages began in the north of the state in Shasta, Tehama, Glenn, Colusa and Lake counties and were expected to continue southward throughout Sunday and possibly into Monday.
California girds for most dangerous fire weather of year
This will be the fifth time PG&E has cut power to customers this year and is by far the largest shutdown.
Saturday evening PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff briefing
The briefing was held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2020.
Powerful wind event expected to produce dangerous conditions in the Bay Area
KTVU Meteorologist Mark Tamayo explains what kinds of conditions we can expect.