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More than 12,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers in the Bay Area woke up Thursday without electricity for the fifth day following the damaging storm that battered the region on Sunday.
About 8,600 PG&E customers in the Bay Area are still without power Thursday evening in the wake of a storm that pummeled California this week and brought the highest number of outages in a single day for the utility company.
Tens of thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric customers in the Bay Area woke up Wednesday still without power three days after damaging winds from the bomb cyclone storm that was the most damaging in decades, according to the utility.
As power outages from the weekend storm continue to affect communities across the Bay Area, residents on the San Mateo County coast feel a frustration that has already been brewing for quite some time. Loureen Ayyoub reports. (2/6/24)
Tens of thousands of PG&E customers in the Bay Area were still without power Tuesday in the aftermath of the so-called "bomb cyclone" that brought damaging wind gusts that toppled trees and power lines across California Sunday.
Team coverage of ongoing power outages across the Bay Area before the next round of rain arrives Wednesday.
Hundreds of thousands of people across the Bay Area remained without power early Monday morning, as an atmospheric river storm packing heavy rain and intense wind left behind damage across the region.
A look at the lingering effects of the potent and damaging storm system that blew through the Bay Area Sunday and Monday. John Ramos, Anne Makovec and Paul Heggen report.
Bay Area residents were anticipating flooding and damaging winds from an atmospheric river-fueled storm expected to hit the region beginning on Wednesday.
As an atmospheric river storm is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds, first responders in the North Bay are preparing Tuessday, including a paramedic new on the job.
Approximately 10,000 PG&E customers in San Francisco's Sunset District lost power Thursday morning due to a widespread outage, according to the utility.
Pacific Gas and Electric has installed a battery backup system in Foresthill in case of a public safety power shutoff when the fire threat is high.
Hundreds of PG&E customers in San Francisco are expected to be without power until Saturday after an underground equipment failure caused an outage affecting thousands Wednesday night, a utility spokesperson said.
People living in the Santa Cruz Mountains are bracing for the potential impacts of yet another storm taking aim at the region late Monday into Tuesday, especially the owner of a local restaurant where repeated power outages have proved incredibly disruptive to his business. Devin Fehely reports.
Nearly 65,000 PG&E customers around the Bay Area remained without power Wednesday afternoon after a storm this week brought rain and high winds to the region, according to the utility.
In Los Altos, one of many small businesses suffering losses due to continuing power outages turned adversity into a community-building opportunity. Lauren Toms reports. (3-16-23)
More than 75,000 homes in the South Bay were without power on Wednesday, after intense winds from Tuesday’s atmospheric river storm knocked the power out. Max Darrow reports. (3/15/23)
Tens of thousands of homes in the South Bay were without power on Wednesday, after intense winds from Tuesday's atmospheric river storm knocked the power out.
Team coverage of storm damage from the high winds that knocked over trees and power poles across the Bay Area (3-15-2023)
Most of Calistoga was without power Friday morning due to the winter storm that came through the region overnight, city officials said.
A lot of people in East Palo Alto have been without power for days after strong winds blew in Tuesday and knocked down trees and utility lines. Andrea Nakano reports. (2-23-22)
A stretch of Highway 101 in Menlo Park that was closed for several hours Thursday has reopened, as PG&E works on restoring electricity to Peninsula neighborhoods that have been without power for days.
Jocelyn Moran reports on crews trying to fix outage from power pole knocked down by a fallen tree in South SF (2-22-2023)
PG&E said Sunday night that as many as 8,500 East Bay customers would likely be without electricity overnight following an afternoon substation fire. Betty Yu reports. (2-19-23)
BART service between the South Hayward station and the Berryessa station in San Jose remains shut down Friday after the agency said vandals cut a crucial fiber cable.
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BART service between the South Hayward station and the Berryessa station in San Jose remains shut down Friday after the agency said vandals cut a crucial fiber cable.
The search for a missing elderly woman in the Santa Cruz Mountains entered its fourth day, with nearly 100 people taking part.
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DeVon Franklin has built a career as an award-winning film producer, bestselling author and motivational speaker, but he says he's never forgotten where it all began, in the East Bay.
DeVon Franklin has built a career as an award-winning film producer, bestselling author and motivational speaker, but he says he's never forgotten where it all began, in the East Bay.
Victor Aenlle, chief of staff to former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, was fired from the sheriff's office a week after the appointment of new Sheriff Ken Binder.
A man who was arrested in connection with the stabbings of multiple people at bar in San Francisco's Richmond District bar last month was released following an arraignment hearing, authorities said.
San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan on Thursday launched her campaign to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is set to retire after nearly four decades in Congress.
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BART service between the South Hayward station and the Berryessa station in San Jose remains shut down Friday after the agency said vandals cut a crucial fiber cable.
A person was shot and injured in a Fremont neighborhood overnight, police said Thursday.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday defended an operation near an Oakland elementary school, which led to a crash, saying its agents were targeting a criminal suspect fleeing arrest.
A small earthquake struck Contra Costa County near San Ramon Thursday morning, officials announced.
Alameda police said they suspect that someone they arrested may have been posing as a federal agent, and that they are now investigating the person's past actions.
BART service between the South Hayward station and the Berryessa station in San Jose remains shut down Friday after the agency said vandals cut a crucial fiber cable.
The search for a missing elderly woman in the Santa Cruz Mountains entered its fourth day, with nearly 100 people taking part.
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