San Francisco Blackouts Highlight PG&E's Ongoing Power Struggles
TL;DR
Approximately 11,000 homes in San Francisco's Richmond, Presidio, and Golden Gate Park experienced a power outage on December 28, with most power restored within a few hours. This marks the third outage in the city within eight days, caused by transformer issues, and highlights ongoing concerns about PG&E's reliability and the city's call for infrastructure control. PG&E offered compensation to affected residents, while local officials criticized the utility's handling of the outages.
- 11,000 lose power in yet another S.F. outage in the Richmond and Presidio Mission Local
- SF residents, business owners say PG&E bill credits are 'not enough' after blackout KTVU
- Frustrated San Francisco Sunset residents and merchants protest PG&E's response to power outages ABC7 San Francisco
- Power restored to thousands in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, Richmond areas CBS News
- What San Francisco’s blackouts are showing us about PG&E — yet again San Francisco Chronicle
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