As Climate Warms, Expect More Blackouts to Forestall Wildfires
Expect more preventative power blackouts in California as the climate gets hotter and drier and the wildfire season gets nastier and longer, scientists say.
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Expect more preventative power blackouts in California as the climate gets hotter and drier and the wildfire season gets nastier and longer, scientists say.
All but one county in the Bay Area on Saturday morning had power fully restored to customers affected by PG&E's Public Safety Power Shutoff.
Pacific Gas & Electric says it has restored power to 97 percent of the customers it deliberately blacked out because of weather-related fire concerns.
For anyone in the North Bay waiting for their power to be restored Friday, there were about 6,000 people trying to make it happen.
When Wendy Bedolla got into her Tesla Model 3 Thursday morning there was a message waiting for her.
Northern California fire officials say a man dependent on oxygen died about 12 minutes after Pacific Gas and Electric shut down power to the area as part of a massive effort to prevent fire.
UC Berkeley officials announced early Thursday evening that classes would be cancelled for the third consecutive day on Friday in the wake of the PG&E power shutdown.
Fall can be a deadly time of year in Northern California. It's a time when wildfires have raged through hillsides and into cities like Santa Rosa and towns like Paradise.
County workers with Service Employees International Union Local 521 announced late Wednesday that they would postpone the strike, which started Oct. 2.
Amid the unprecedented power shutoffs by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., a Bay Area lawmaker is seeking to restrict such outages.
A federal bankruptcy judge in San Francisco cleared the way on Wednesday for a group of PG&E bondholders and wildfire victims to submit a rival financial restructuring plan.
The looming planned power shutdown set to start sometime after noon Wednesday has now been postponed without a set time for the East Bay, the South Bay and Santa Cruz, according to officials.
PG&E stood up a new website Wednesday night amid the power shutoff it initiated in the Bay Area the same day.
In Hayward, a repeatedly crashing PG&E site with outage info forced the city to staff a 24-hour telephone hotline to answer questions the utility should have been answering. Technicians also built a website to help residents prepare.
A neighborhood in the East Foothills of San Jose has been on edge all day Wednesday, waiting to see if the power would stay on or be cut off.
The planned PG&E shutdown for Northern California is underway, but customer problems retrieving information online and a delay to the second round of shutoffs is leading to frustration over the process.
A Pacific Gas and Electric pickup truck was by a bullet at while driving on a freeway in a rural Northern California county, according the California Highway Patrol.
Santa Rosa Junior College campuses will be closed Thursday and Sonoma State University will remain closed through Friday due to PG&E's Public Safety Power Shutoff, school officials said Wednesday.
Widespread power outages in the North Bay have resulted in a number of auto accidents at intersections where traffic signals were not working, according to authorities.
Morgan Hill city leaders announced Wednesday that they would be enforcing a curfew to protect home and business owners from looters once the power outage goes into effect in the city.
Working overnight, Caltrans crews were able to install four portable generators at the Caldecott Tunnel, allowing the vital commuter link to remain open during Pacific Gas & Electric's Public Safety Power Shutdown.
Almost 12 hours after PG&E shut off the power in the North Bay out of concerns over fire danger and high winds, residents in Sonoma were doing their best to cope with the blackout.
Gov. Gavin Newsom: The estimated 800,000 customers across California who will be affected by a Public Safety Power Shutoff by PG&E starting on Wednesday should be "outraged" and "infuriated."
San Jose Deputy City Manager Kip Harkness wasn't going to sugarcoat it for residents early Wednesday. The PG&E power shutoffs would begin around 8 p.m. and the evening commute home from work will be challenging.
Two major Bay Area tunnels used by commuters faced closures because of PG&E's planned Public Safety Power Shutdown, but crews were working to install backup generators so they stay open.
The Fairfield Police Department released body camera footage of officers breaking up a fight and arresting two students at Fairfield High School on Wednesday as videos of the incident circulated on social media.
A 40-year-old woman was arrested on Monday by San Francisco police and U.S. Marshals for multiple burglaries from gym locker rooms following a months-long investigation that spanned multiple counties.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
Officials in Monterey County are moving forward with a proposal that would ban parking near the iconic Bixby Bridge at Big Sur, amid growing safety concerns involving tourists who stop along Highway 1 to take photos.
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The Fairfield Police Department released body camera footage of officers breaking up a fight and arresting two students at Fairfield High School on Wednesday as videos of the incident circulated on social media.
A 40-year-old woman was arrested on Monday by San Francisco police and U.S. Marshals for multiple burglaries from gym locker rooms following a months-long investigation that spanned multiple counties.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
Officials in Monterey County are moving forward with a proposal that would ban parking near the iconic Bixby Bridge at Big Sur, amid growing safety concerns involving tourists who stop along Highway 1 to take photos.
AI tools that autonomously perform tasks for users mark a major step forward from chatbots, according to tech experts.
A 40-year-old woman was arrested on Monday by San Francisco police and U.S. Marshals for multiple burglaries from gym locker rooms following a months-long investigation that spanned multiple counties.
Drivers who rely on 19th Avenue in San Francisco should expect delays this Memorial Day weekend, as repaving work will close a section of the roadway.
The first major step in saving the whales from ship strikes officially launched this week. A group of marine mammal experts gathered in San Francisco to launch Whale Spotter.
The woman who began San Francisco's month-long celebration of Asian Pacific heritage in 2005 is still shining her spotlight on the community today.
The San Francisco Fire Department said crews responded to 22nd and Mission streets for a report of a two-vehicle crash.
If approved by voters, "Measure E" would tax single-family homes $192 per year to go towards emergency services, public safety and clean streets. City leaders anticipate that the tax would raise about $34 million per year.
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Police investigating the death of a person found in waters off Richmond over the weekend now believe the person died after crashing into the bay, authorities said.
A man wanted for murder in New Zealand has been convicted in a shooting that injured a man in East Bay city of Oakley, prosecutors said.
Officials in Monterey County are moving forward with a proposal that would ban parking near the iconic Bixby Bridge at Big Sur, amid growing safety concerns involving tourists who stop along Highway 1 to take photos.
A disabled big rig in San Jose blocked multiple roads south of the downtown area and led to a major power outage because of its precarious position, authorities said.
An investigation is underway in East San Jose after an 8-year-old girl died days after she was found critically injured inside a home.
A "boil water" notice was lifted for a Mountain View neighborhood on Tuesday, nearly a month after a water main became contaminated following a construction mishap.
A Salinas police officer has been arrested after being accused of possessing child sexual abuse material, authorities said Tuesday.
A high school teacher in Marin County was arrested and suspended from his job over alleged sexual misconduct involving a minor, police said.
A Vallejo man is suspected of killing a woman on May 1 and then shooting a man on Tuesday, before being arrested by officers, police said.
A North Bay man is being held on more than $1 million bail after he was arrested Tuesday in connection with a series of arsons in Sonoma County, authorities said.
Lucas Ye, who is from Mountain View, designed his plushie based on the photographic capture of Apollo 8's view of the Earth. He and his family also traveled to Florida to watch the launch of Artemis II in April.
One person was killed and another person was injured by fallen tree branches in the North Bay over the weekend, as the Bay Area was hit by strong winds.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
Gabby Williams knows all about the Bay Area, despite being a Nevada resident. She would travel from Reno to the Bay every spring and summer to play AAU basketball.
The Valkyries assistant coach was a WNBA Champion, All Star, and a Sixth Woman of the Year throughout her career.
Aaron Rodgers says his 22nd season in the NFL will be his last.
The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) announced Tuesday that San Jose has been awarded a team as the growing league expands to 12 teams.
The Fairfield Police Department released body camera footage of officers breaking up a fight and arresting two students at Fairfield High School on Wednesday as videos of the incident circulated on social media.
A 40-year-old woman was arrested on Monday by San Francisco police and U.S. Marshals for multiple burglaries from gym locker rooms following a months-long investigation that spanned multiple counties.
A former bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was charged with sexually abusing minors in Livermore during the 1990s and early 2000s, authorities said.
A high school teacher in Marin County was arrested and suspended from his job over alleged sexual misconduct involving a minor, police said.
An investigation is underway in East San Jose after an 8-year-old girl died days after she was found critically injured inside a home.
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The first major step in saving the whales from ship strikes officially launched this week. A group of marine mammal experts gathered in San Francisco to launch Whale Spotter.
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California jury dismissed all charges, finding that Musk missed the three-year statute of limitations to file suit.
AI companies are recruiting a wide range of temp workers, from writers to wine enthusiasts, for hourly-paid gigs to help train their language models.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
California public health officials said on Wednesday that they have identified a fifth resident who may have been exposed to the Andes hantavirus due to the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
Health officials in Napa County are warning the public not to eat wild mushrooms after three people were poisoned.
Officials in Monterey County are moving forward with a proposal that would ban parking near the iconic Bixby Bridge at Big Sur, amid growing safety concerns involving tourists who stop along Highway 1 to take photos.
The additions come after the ouster of dozens of immigration judges across the country by the Trump administration over the past year.
If approved by voters, "Measure E" would tax single-family homes $192 per year to go towards emergency services, public safety and clean streets. City leaders anticipate that the tax would raise about $34 million per year.
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee is marking one year in office by touting the city's progress in its homelessness strategy, crime rate, and overall outlook.
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, his family announced Tuesday.
Philz Coffee will once again sport the Pride flag at its cafés after a directive to have them and other flags removed created a backlash.
The Trump administration agreed to restore the Stonewall National Monument's Pride flag in Greenwich Village after it was removed.
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Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday.
Aubry won the record $2 million prize for earning 8-of-11 votes in Wednesday night's finale of "Survivor 50."
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
Bay Area fans of the K-pop superstar group BTS flocked swarmed Stanford University more than 24 hours before the first of three shows on campus.
City officials in Elk Grove were finalizing preparations on Friday for a visit by country superstar Luke Bryan and an expected attendance of over 20,000 of his fans on Saturday.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
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A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
A disabled big rig in San Jose blocked multiple roads south of the downtown area and led to a major power outage because of its precarious position, authorities said.
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San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto talks to CBS News Bay Area reporter Reed Cowan bout increased security at houses of worship in the wake of a deadly shooting at a mosque in San Diego, along with the recent arrests of pickpocketing suspects in San Francisco's Chinatown.
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For residents of the Oakland Hills, the prospect of another wildfire always remains a concern. This week's Jefferson Awards winner has made it his mission to make the hills and other high-risk areas safer.
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