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PG&E Equipment May Be to Blame For Sparking Dixie Fire Near Where Camp Fire Began

The Dixie Fire now burning in Butte and Plumas counties has grown to over 30,000 acres since starting last week, and PG&E is now admitting that its equipment may once again be to blame for the initial sparks.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant Cries Foul After PG&E Forces Removal of Parklet

An Outer Sunset restaurant is complaining that the SF Department of Public Works and PG&E showed little sympathy for their small business in demanding the removal of a parklet they spent thousands of dollars to construct.

Arts & Entertainment

Downtown SF Peregrine Falcon Brood Remains Healthy, Four Chicks Getting Well Fed

All four of the baby peregrine falcons that hatched in the nest atop the PG&E building on Beale Street in downtown SF have survived their first month and will soon begin to fledge — gaining the adult feathers they need for flight.

Arts & Entertainment

Video: San Francisco Peregrine Falcon Pair Has Three Hatchlings and Counting

Success! In addition to other good news this week, we have an egg-cellent development to share over at the falcon's nest on top of PG&E's Beale Street headquarters: Not one but two of the eggs that Val laid in March have hatched.

A Federal Judge's Ruling May Mean Even More PG&E Power Shutoffs This Fire Season

The judge overseeing PG&E's corporate criminal probation said Tuesday that he was considering imposing more strict guidance over how often the utility preemptively shuts off power in nine Northern California counties during high-wind events.

In the First of Likely Many Lawsuits, Eight Sonoma County Agencies Sue PG&E For Negligence in Kincade Fire

Before a final report on the fire has even been finalized by the state, eight agencies in Sonoma County including four city governments have sued PG&E in an effort to recoup damages for impacts on infrastructure and public property.

Small Fire Breaks Out In Sonoma County Just After Power Is Restored, Downed Power Lines Found Nearby

Another possible near-miss for PG&E was recorded Tuesday night in northern Sonoma County when a vegetation fire broke out just minutes after power was restored in one area — and apparently there were two downed power lines in the vicinity that were missed in the utility's inspections.

One Red Flag Warning Ends and Another Begins As North and East Bay Residents Brace for More Wind

Predicted Diablo winds between Monday night and Wednesday morning failed to materialize in most parts of the Bay, however a second wind event is forecast to begin Wednesday night and into Thursday morning.

PG&E Warns Of More Power-Shutoffs Later This Week For North & East Bay

A Red Flag Warning goes into effect Monday night that's currently scheduled to expire Wednesday morning. But starting Wednesday evening, PG&E's forecasters are saying there is an elevated risk of another Diablo wind event that could lead to a two- or three-day PSPS.

PG&E Gives County-by-County Timelines For Likely Shutoffs Wednesday

A full schedule of public safety power shutoff (PSPS) duration estimates is now available for October 14 to 16, and PG&E says around 54,000 customers in 24 counties are likely to be affected.

Ignition Point Of Glass Fire Identified and It's Possible It Wasn't PG&E's Fault

Cal Fire investigators appear to have found the general area where the Glass Fire first ignited around 3:30 a.m. on September 27. A PG&E transmission line runs through the area, but an initial investigation has not pointed immediately to PG&E as the likely culprit, for a change.

PG&E Admits That Rolling Blackouts In August Were Partly Due to a F**k-Up By Them

Even though pre-announced rolling blackouts due to overloads of the electrical grid were not as severe or prolonged as they sounded like they would be last month, PG&E did have to cut off power for some communities due to what they now say was an internal communications error.

PG&E Issues 'All Clear': When Is Power Coming Back On In Napa and Sonoma?

On Wednesday morning, PG&E issued an "all clear" for the most recent wind event in the North Bay and the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) that impacted a broad swath of Northern California.

PG&E to Spend the Fall Doing 'Accelerated' Inspections of Transmission Lines by Drone and Helicopter

As the traditional height of fire season approaches — these lightning fires we saw in August were an early-season surprise — PG&E says it will be conducting "accelerated" inspections of transmission lines starting in areas of Marin and Sonoma counties by drone and helicopter.

Here's Where to Check If Your Power Is Getting Shut Off Tonight Around the Bay Area

PG&E is continuing rolling blackouts Tuesday, as necessary, to reduce strain on the electrical grid during this heatwave. And though you won't get advance warning as you would for a fire-safety shutoff, you can check a map to see if you're losing power at some point Tuesday afternoon or evening.

Update: Metallic Balloon Causes Swath of North Beach and Russian Hill to Lose Power

Approximately 7,600 PG&E customers lost power Tuesday morning just before 11 a.m., and the company says the cause of the outage remains under investigation.

PG&E Says Power Shutoffs Will Be Briefer, More Targeted This Year

We all should know by now what PG&E's promises are worth. But the still-standing utility is making new pledges aimed at quelling the anger over public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) that seriously impacted many lives and businesses last fall.

PG&E To Sell Its SF Headquarters, Move to Oakland

The company that began as San Francisco Gas Company in 1852, incorporating at PG&E in 1905, is in the process of both trying to emerge from bankruptcy and reinventing itself as a more responsible corporation whose equipment doesn't spark deadly wildfires every fall.

PG&E Claims Wildfire Victims Have ‘Overwhelming’ Support for Half-Cash, Half-Stock Settlement Deal

PG&E stock seems like pretty curious compensation for 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter, but victims do seem in favor of the deal so they can finally get some renumeration.

Newsom Vows to Holds PG&E’s Feet to the Fire as Wildfires and COVID-19 Collide

Gavin has strong words for PG&E (but evasive words for Elon Musk’s defiance) as wildfire season is underway in the age of coronavirus.

PG&E Shuts Off Power to Orinda and Danville to Do Scheduled Maintenance; Homebound Residents Are Pissed

When all we have to amuse ourselves with right now besides 2000-piece puzzles are television and the internet, it seems sorely unfair that PG&E is pushing ahead with power shutoffs during shelter-in-place orders.

Business & Tech

PG&E Pleads Guilty In Camp Fire Manslaughter Case Brought By Butte County

The latest development in the painfully slow bankruptcy clownshow of Pacific Gas & Electric is a proposed settlement in a case brought by the Butte County district attorney and county officials.

California Regulators Propose Three-Day Power Backups for Cell Towers

Millions of Californians lost cell phone and landline service during PG&E’s premeditated wildfire-prevention blackouts. Now, California utility regulators and two state senators are pushing to make sure we’re not in for a repeat of that next time around.

Utilities Commissioner Suggests Revoking PG&E's License to Operate

In a new 16-page proposal that's now under review by the powerful California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the commission president is suggesting several milestones for PG&E to reach as it emerges from bankruptcy.

New Bernie Sanders Ad Specifically Comes After PG&E

A new three-minute ad from the Bernie Sanders campaign is squarely aimed at Democratic voters in California, and makes the case that only Sanders will have what it takes to fight corporate interests like PG&E that value profits over human life.