PG&E Plans To Cut 25,000 Fire-Damaged Trees
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. plans to cut down up to 25,000 fire-damaged trees in an effort to protect power lines in 13 counties across Northern and Central California.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. plans to cut down up to 25,000 fire-damaged trees in an effort to protect power lines in 13 counties across Northern and Central California.
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. was blamed in three lawsuits filed Tuesday for negligence in the wildfires that killed more than 40 people and destroyed more than 8,000 homes in Northern California last month.
Two days before the deadliest outbreak of wildfires in California history, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and other utilities won the latest in a long series of delays to map where power lines pose the greatest wildfire risk, a report said Sunday.
A gas leak reported in Oakland's Jack London Square Friday morning was fixed in under 20 minutes, a PG&E spokeswoman said.
The first lawsuit in the wine country wildfires was filed by a Santa Rosa couple who blames PG&E for the fire that turned their home to ash.
"PG&E's shoddy work caused this problem, but the company is trying to shirk its responsibility," City Attorney Dennis Herrera said.
State Senator Jerry Hill says if it is determined negligence from PG&E caused the wine country fires, then he will move to break up the company.
A Santa Rosa couple who lost their home in the Tubbs Fire sued PG&E Co., claiming the fire was caused by alleged negligence by the utility in maintaining electric lines and pruning trees and vegetation.
As crews continue the struggle to contain the rampaging wildfires in Wine Country Friday, almost two dozen investigators in Sonoma County are trying to figure out how the fires started.
State regulators directed PG&E to preserve any evidence of failed poles, conductors or other equipment that might be connected to the Northern California wildfires.
The cause of the Northern California wildfires remain under investigation.
A construction worker using a boring machine at an underground site in San Jose Wednesday morning was shocked by a live wire, sending him to the hospital, fire and PG&E officials said.
The former chief administrative law judge at California's powerful utility regulator says she was fired for cooperating with investigators.
There are roughly 125 PG&E workers in Florida helping Florida Power and Light restore electrical service to customers impacted by Hurricane Irma over the weekend as part of a mutual-aid agreement.
As Florida evacuates, PG&E crews and firefighters from across the Bay Area were headed into the Hurricane Irma storm zone.
Bay Area firefighters and PG&E crews on Thursday were preparing to head to Florida to provide assistance once Hurricane Irma makes landfall this weekend.
With the Bay Area gripped by excessive heat Friday, PG&E has made plans to deal with the increased demand on the power grid.
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority officials said they are resuming full light-rail service on the Green Line Thursday morning after a gas leak stopped service between the Race and Diridon stations in San Jose.
A man suffered significant burns and trauma after he fell from a PG&E transmission tower Tuesday in Santa Rosa, according to Santa Rosa fire officials.
A crane that fell on a home in Campbell was cleared late Tuesday evening, a police spokesman said.
A crane several stories tall collapsed in a Campbell neighborhood, crashing down onto trees, fences and landing on a rooftop.
San Francisco's famous fog may be the culprit behind a power outage that left thousands of people in the dark on Sunday.
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A 4-inch gas line was breached Monday morning in Livermore, prompting a shelter-in-place order at a few businesses and a school.
More than 40,000 Bay Area residents were in the dark Sunday night due to power outages related to the heat gripping the region, according to PG&E.
