South Bay residents prepare for approaching storms
Multiple agencies advise South Bay, Santa Cruz residents to prepare for coming winter storms.
PG&E restores power to thousands of San Francisco customers
Thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric customers were without power in San Francisco Thursday morning.
PG&E facility aims to lower utility bills
Many consumers believe that all Pacific Gas and Electric can do these days is raise prices on electricity and natural gas.
Power outage leaves dozens of San Jose nursing home residents without heat, lights
Crews worked Monday to restore electric service to a South San Jose nursing home that lost power Saturday, when a power transmission point on the property, blew.
Ski gear and windshield wipers moving with latest storm
Windshield wipers are flying off shelves, but this latest round of wet weather is great news for skiers headed up to Tahoe.
Dangerous waves attract surfers, prompt weather alerts
Tourists were drawn to the Bay Area to catch a glimpse of the large waves, courtesy of Friday’s storm, when high surf and coastal flooding were a concern.
On the coast and in the Santa Cruz mountains, residents assess damage and brace for rain
While some are taking this latest storm in stride, others are bracing for it after suffering damage from the waves and weather in recent days.
Thousands of Californians lose power as storm rolls in, many celebrate rain
It was a soggy wet day in the Bay Area, but that didn’t bother everyone in the Bay Area. Some were more prepared than others.
Bay Area prepares for next round of rain, coastal flood risk
The Bay Area spent Tuesday afternoon preparing for another round of rain after a soaking wet couple of days.
18,000 PG&E customers lose power over equipment failure
Thousands of PG&E customers in the San Jose area lost power on Monday afternoon, according to PG&E.
PG&E asks for another rate hike due to climate change
Climate change has aggravated inflation, but nowhere more than with Pacific Gas & Electric, the first major utility to deal with far more effects of extreme weather related to fire and floods.
PG&E fleet of drones inspect and help replace power lines
PG&E is touting the advanced capabilities of its drone system
Ratepayers share frustration over PG&E rate hike
CPUC voted on PG&E's “massive” rate hike. It also approved a proposal to take away many benefits given to solar power system owners to increase utility company incomes even further.
No matter how the vote goes, PG&E is raising its rates once again
No matter how the vote goes, PG&E rates are going up in January. It's just a question of how much more.
Former East Bay lawyer convicted of embezzling from 2006 fire victims
An attorney formerly of Alamo was convicted Tuesday in Contra Costa County Superior Court in Martinez of embezzling $400,000 from clients he represented against PG&E for damages from a 2006 fire.
South Bay engineer arraigned in court on federal charges for blowing up PG&E transformers
A San Jose man was arraigned on a previous indictment for bombing two Pacific Gas and Electric transformers late last year and at the beginning of this year, officials say.
400 San Rafael residents without power after car hits pole
A car crashed into a utility pole Saturday leaving 400 people without power, authorities said.
Ready for another $40 a month rate hike from PG&E?
Concerns over potential PG&E rate hikes.
After 258 days without a working streetlight, some San Jose residents want answers
It's been more than 258 days since Creek Drive in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose has had a working streetlight.
State regulators push back on PG&E’s undergrounding plan
State regulators are opposing Pacific Gas & Electric's proposal to bury thousands of miles of power lines in areas prone to fires. PG&E aims to complete the extensive burial project by 2026, but needs the approval of state regulators to raise rates to pay for the estimated $6 billion project.