Power Restored In East Bay After Fire At Substation

Power Restored In East Bay After Fire At Substation

Power has been restored to all 43,000 East Bay residents and businesses after a transformer failure and fire at a PG&E substation in El Cerrito…

40K Without Power In East Bay; BART Service, Traffic Signals Disrupted

40K Without Power In East Bay; BART Service, Traffic Signals Disrupted

A power outage stretching from Berkeley to El Cerrito has knocked out power for 40,000 residents and businesses, shut down traffic signals and disrupted BART…

PG&E Warns Customers Of Bill Scammers Around Bay Area

PG&E Warns Customers Of Bill Scammers Around Bay Area

Pacific Gas and Electric is alerting customers around the Bay Area to be aware of a recent telephone scam with callers demanding immediate payment for…

Gas Leak Reported In Dogpatch Neighborhood

Gas Leak Reported In Dogpatch Neighborhood

A gas leak was reported this morning in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood, fire officials said. Fire officials reported the leak at about 9 a.m. after…

U.S. Judge Dismisses Some Charges Against PG&E But Says Seriousness Of The Case Is Not Diminished

U.S. Judge Dismisses Some Charges Against PG&E But Says Seriousness Of The Case Is Not Diminished

A federal judge in San Francisco Wednesday dismissed 15 of 28 pipeline-safety-related criminal charges against PG&E Co., but said his action doesn’t affect the seriousness…

Big-Rig Crash Causes Gas Leak, Brings Down Power Lines In Potrero Hill

Big-Rig Crash Causes Gas Leak, Brings Down Power Lines In Potrero Hill

A big-rig crash brought down power lines and caused a gas leak in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood this morning, a fire department spokeswoman said….

PG&E Files Motions Seeking Dismissal of All Federal Criminal Charges it Faces

PG&E Files Motions Seeking Dismissal of All Federal Criminal Charges it Faces

PG&E has filed a barrage of motions in federal court in San Francisco, seeking dismissal of all of the 28 criminal charges it faces for…

Man Claiming to be PG&E Worker Trespasses at Portola Home

Man Claiming to be PG&E Worker Trespasses at Portola Home

A man posing as a utility worker trespassed at a home in San Francisco’s Portola neighborhood Tuesday afternoon while a woman was asleep inside, police…

Regulator to Begin Probe of PG&E Corporate Culture

Regulator to Begin Probe of PG&E Corporate Culture

An investigation into whether corporate culture and governance at PG&E is responsible for persistent safety problems at the gas and electric utility company was launched…

CPUC Considers Probe Into How PG&E Operates Following Safety Problems

CPUC Considers Probe Into How PG&E Operates Following Safety Problems

The California Public Utilities Commission is considering an investigation into whether PG&E’s culture and governance have contributed to safety issues including the deadly San Bruno…

Gas Leak Reported in Richmond District, Block Evacuated

Gas Leak Reported in Richmond District, Block Evacuated

PG&E capped a gas leak in San Francisco’s Richmond District that forced the evacuation of more than 100 residents for about two hours this morning,…

Gas Leak Prompts Evacuations in Lake Street Neighborhood

Gas Leak Prompts Evacuations in Lake Street Neighborhood

PG&E crews are working to repair a ruptured 4-inch gas line that prompted evacuations in San Francisco’s Lake Street neighborhood this morning, a PG&E spokeswoman…

Almost 100 Utility Lines Struck in 2014 by People Who Failed to Call 811 Before Digging

Almost 100 Utility Lines Struck in 2014 by People Who Failed to Call 811 Before Digging

Not only can striking a gas line cause outages, serious damage and injuries, but those who do could incur fines or be required to cover…

Appeals Court Dismisses City’s Lawsuit Against Federal Pipeline Safety Agency

Appeals Court Dismisses City’s Lawsuit Against Federal Pipeline Safety Agency

A U.S. appeals court today dismissed a lawsuit in which the city of San Francisco claimed a federal pipeline safety agency failed to enforce safety…

Excavating Crew Strikes Gas Line in Haight-Ashbury

Excavating Crew Strikes Gas Line in Haight-Ashbury

An excavating crew struck a gas line this afternoon in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, a utility spokesman said. A third-party contractor was operating an excavator…

PG&E Stops Gas Leak in West Portal

PG&E Stops Gas Leak in West Portal

PG&E crews stopped a gas leak in San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood this afternoon, fire and utility officials said. The gas leak was reported at…

Multiple Calls Report Gas Odor in Sunset, Richmond District

Multiple Calls Report Gas Odor in Sunset, Richmond District

San Francisco fire officials and PG&E say they have received multiple calls reporting a smell of gas in the city’s western neighborhoods this afternoon, but…

Court Upholds $14.35M PG&E Fine for Late and Misleading Correction of San Carlos Pipeline Records

Court Upholds $14.35M PG&E Fine for Late and Misleading Correction of San Carlos Pipeline Records

A state appeals court in San Francisco on Tuesday upheld a $14.35 million fine imposed by the California Public Utilities Commission on PG&E for a…

PG&E Moscone Center Gas Leak Line Break Linked to Central Subway Work

PG&E Moscone Center Gas Leak Line Break Linked to Central Subway Work

A gas leak near the Moscone Center this afternoon appears to have been connected to construction work in the area on the Central Subway project,…

Power Restored in Fisherman’s Wharf and North Beach Neighborhoods

Power Restored in Fisherman’s Wharf and North Beach Neighborhoods

A helium balloon is to blame for thousands of residents and businesses losing power in San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf and North Beach neighborhoods this afternoon,…

PG&E Restores Power to Over 2,000 Mission District Customers

PG&E Restores Power to Over 2,000 Mission District Customers

More than 2,000 PG&E customers in and around San Francisco’s Mission District lost power this afternoon because of a piece of plastic, a PG&E spokesman…

PG&E Crews Cap Gas Leak in Haight-Ashbury

PG&E Crews Cap Gas Leak in Haight-Ashbury

PG&E crews have capped a gas leak in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood this afternoon, a utility spokesman said. The leak was reported at 11:55 a.m….

PG&E Restore Power to More Than 30K Customers in SF

PG&E Restore Power to More Than 30K Customers in SF

PG&E crews have restored power to all the more than 30,000 customers in San Francisco affected by an outage that started late Sunday, PG&E officials…

CPUC Imposes Record $1.6B Penalty on PG&E, President Says CPUC Failed to be Vigilant

CPUC Imposes Record $1.6B Penalty on PG&E, President Says CPUC Failed to be Vigilant

The California Public Utilities Commission in San Francisco today imposed a record $1.6 billion penalty on PG&E Co. for a fatal pipeline explosion in San…

CPUC to Decide Thursday on PG&E Penalty of up to $1.6B for San Bruno Explosion

CPUC to Decide Thursday on PG&E Penalty of up to $1.6B for San Bruno Explosion

Four and one-half years after a fatal pipeline explosion in San Bruno, the California Public Utilities Commission is set to decide in San Francisco Thursday…

San Bruno Leaders Support $1.6B Penalty for PG&E in Explosion and Records Case

San Bruno Leaders Support $1.6B Penalty for PG&E in Explosion and Records Case

San Bruno officials announced today they support a proposed increased $1.6 billion penalty and fine for PG&E Co. for a fatal 2010 pipeline explosion in…

Three Power Outages at Hall of Justice Occur in Roughly Three Hour Span

Three Power Outages at Hall of Justice Occur in Roughly Three Hour Span

Three power outages have occurred within the span of roughly three hours at San Francisco’s Hall of Justice today, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said. The most…

PG&E Stop Gas Leak in Outer Sunset

PG&E Stop Gas Leak in Outer Sunset

PG&E crews stopped a gas leak in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood this afternoon after it was ruptured by a construction crew digging in the…

Gas Leak Secured in Outer Richmond Following Vehicle Crash

Gas Leak Secured in Outer Richmond Following Vehicle Crash

A gas line that leaked after being struck by a vehicle in San Francisco’s Outer Richmond neighborhood this afternoon has been secured, according to fire…

More Than 600 Marijuana Plants Seized From Bayview Home

More Than 600 Marijuana Plants Seized From Bayview Home

Police seized more than 600 marijuana plants from a house in San Francisco’s Bayview District early this morning, a police spokeswoman said. San Francisco police…

CPUC Proposes Larger $1.6B Fine for PG&E in San Bruno Pipeline Case

CPUC Proposes Larger $1.6B Fine for PG&E in San Bruno Pipeline Case

California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Picker today proposed increasing to $1.6 billion a penalty imposed on PG&E for safety violations related to a fatal…

Shelter-in-Place Order Lifted in Chinatown After PG&E Crews Stop Gas Leak

Shelter-in-Place Order Lifted in Chinatown After PG&E Crews Stop Gas Leak

San Francisco police have lifted a shelter-in-place order this afternoon after PG&E stopped a gas leak in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood, police and a PG&E…

PG&E Wants to Build Network of 25K Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

PG&E Wants to Build Network of 25K Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

PG&E filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission on Monday to build roughly 25,000 new electric vehicle charging stations across Northern and Central…

CPUC Release 65,000 Emails Between PG&E and Agency Officials Following ‘Judge Shopping’ Scandal

CPUC Release 65,000 Emails Between PG&E and Agency Officials Following ‘Judge Shopping’ Scandal

The California Public Utilities Commission today released roughly 65,000 email messages exchanged between PG&E Co. and agency officials between 2010 and 2014 as ordered because…

Gas Line Ruptured by Digging Crews in NoPa Capped

Gas Line Ruptured by Digging Crews in NoPa Capped

A ruptured gas line in San Francisco’s North of Panhandle neighborhood was capped this morning, fire and utility officials said. The leak was reported at…

Judge Orders PG&E To Hand Over Email Correspondences With CPUC to San Bruno

Judge Orders PG&E To Hand Over Email Correspondences With CPUC to San Bruno

PG&E Co. was ordered by an administrative law judge today to give the city of San Bruno by Jan. 30 almost all of 65,000 emails…

UCSF Among Campuses and Medical Centers Phasing Out PG&E Power

UCSF Among Campuses and Medical Centers Phasing Out PG&E Power

This month the University of California plans to begin supplying electricity directly to campuses and medical centers in Irvine, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Cruz…

SFPUC Warns of Burglars Claiming to be Utility Employees

SFPUC Warns of Burglars Claiming to be Utility Employees

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission warned residents today to watch out for burglars posing as agency employees, a commission spokesman said. The warning came…

PG&E Discloses 12 New Email Chains, Says it Will Release 65,000 Messages in February

PG&E Discloses 12 New Email Chains, Says it Will Release 65,000 Messages in February

PG&E Co. today made public 12 new sets of email messages that it said appear to show violations of rules against back-channel communications with regulators…

San Bruno Asks PUC to Order Release and Review of 65,000 Emails Between PG&E and PUC

San Bruno Asks PUC to Order Release and Review of 65,000 Emails Between PG&E and PUC

The city of San Bruno asked the California Public Utilities Commission today to order PG&E Co. to release 65,000 email messages exchanged between PG&E and…