Power Outage Hits Laurel Village and Western Addition, Avoid Geary

Western Addition and Laurel Village neighborhoods are currently without power. According to reports, "an underground cable between Geary and Baker that shorted out around 12:40, leaving 1,249 customers in the WE and Laurel Village areas sans power." Initial reports claim that a transformer blew and manholes popped out of their sockets. (Psst, we highly recommend following Emergency_in_SF for updates on SF crises and drama.) PG&E is working on it. No word yet on when power will be restored, so you'll want to steer clear from Geary in the Western Addition today, which is down to one lane as of 3:30 p.m.