• PG&E began cutting the power for customers in Napa, Sonoma, and Solano counties this morning around 7 a.m. A wind gust of 71 mph was recorded on Mount St. Helena at 5:51 a.m., and the shutoff is affecting around 90,000 residents. [SFGate]
  • Firefighters rescued two people from a house fire Tuesday night in the Outer Sunset. The fire began at 6:30 p.m. near Noriega Street and 35th Avenue. [Chronicle]
  • Following the Halloween shooting, the Orinda City Council has just voted to abolish all non-hosted short-term rentals. The "urgency ordinance" takes effect in January and also imposes a two-night minimum stay for all Airbnbs. [CBS SF]
  • There's another Democratic presidential candidate debate tonight starting at 6 p.m. PT, and it's taking place in Atlanta. Ten candidates are participating and they will answer questions from Rachel Maddow of MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell and Kristen Welker of NBC and Ashley Parker of The Washington Post. [New York Times]
  • Big Sur has been added to Fodor's list of places tourists should avoid this year. The guide says that over-tourism has ruined Big Sur ever since "Big Little Lies" drew more people to the Bixby Bridge. [ABC 7]
  • The SF Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to push the SFFD to expand its emergency water system to cover more of the city in the event of earthquake-caused fires. [CBS SF]
  • The screenwriter of Harriet, the new film about Harriet Tubman, says that a studio executive once suggested Julia Roberts ought to play the title role. [ABC 7]