Outrage over Valentine's outage
Mark Abramson - 04/06/2008
Some Burlingame restaurant owners are taking action to receive compensation for revenue they lost on Valentine's Day, when PG/&/E pulled the plug during a busy dinner hour.
Mark Abramson - 04/06/2008
Some Burlingame restaurant owners are taking action to receive compensation for revenue they lost on Valentine's Day, when PG/&/E pulled the plug during a busy dinner hour.
Restaurant owners blame city, PG&E for holiday trouble
Mark Abramson - 02/22/2008
Burlingame restaurants are blaming Pacific Gas /&/ Electric and the city for short-circuiting their typically busy Valentine's Day, and at least one eatery plans to file a claim for its losses.
Mark Abramson - 02/22/2008
Burlingame restaurants are blaming Pacific Gas /&/ Electric and the city for short-circuiting their typically busy Valentine's Day, and at least one eatery plans to file a claim for its losses.
Electrical shock causes man's injury
Mark Abramson - 02/17/2008
A construction problem was cited as the reason a man was shocked at the Burlingame Caltrain station on Thursday night, Pacific Gas /&/ Electric officials said.
Mark Abramson - 02/17/2008
A construction problem was cited as the reason a man was shocked at the Burlingame Caltrain station on Thursday night, Pacific Gas /&/ Electric officials said.
Massive storm blacks out San Bruno
Dana Yates - 01/26/2008
Days of downpour sent a mudslide tumbling onto Highway 1 at Devil's Slide Friday, closing the area for nearly six hours.
Dana Yates - 01/26/2008
Days of downpour sent a mudslide tumbling onto Highway 1 at Devil's Slide Friday, closing the area for nearly six hours.
Transit getting back to normal; Highway 101 reopens in San Rafael
Marisa Lagos - 01/04/2008
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Bay Area are without power because of a major storm that closed major thoroughfares and hobbled public transportation for much of the day.
Marisa Lagos - 01/04/2008
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Bay Area are without power because of a major storm that closed major thoroughfares and hobbled public transportation for much of the day.
California may see solar power plants
Matt Nauman - 09/25/2007
California's push for energy from the sun could turn the Golden State into the Saudi Arabia of the solar power industry.
Matt Nauman - 09/25/2007
California's push for energy from the sun could turn the Golden State into the Saudi Arabia of the solar power industry.
Strong winds aid SFO arrivals
Mark Abramson - 12/28/2006
Toppled power lines and trees kept PG&E crews, firefighters and police busy as high winds battered the Bay Area Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Mark Abramson - 12/28/2006
Toppled power lines and trees kept PG&E crews, firefighters and police busy as high winds battered the Bay Area Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Electric rate hike may end with jolt
Robert Manor - 12/21/2006
State regulators approved a plan Wednesday that allows customers to phase in sharply higher electric bills over three years, but consumer advocates say the program does more harm than good.
Robert Manor - 12/21/2006
State regulators approved a plan Wednesday that allows customers to phase in sharply higher electric bills over three years, but consumer advocates say the program does more harm than good.
SB customers without electricity
Staff - 12/10/2006
Power has been restored to most Bay Area Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers after wet weather left nearly 3,700 people in the dark Saturday night, according to PG&E spokesman Craig Koscho.
Staff - 12/10/2006
Power has been restored to most Bay Area Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers after wet weather left nearly 3,700 people in the dark Saturday night, according to PG&E spokesman Craig Koscho.
PG&E pays watchdogs $718,000 in expenses
Edward Carpenter - 04/25/2006
A Peninsula watchdog group will receive a major payout from Pacific Gas and Electric for costs associated with fighting to reroute the Jefferson-Martin power line connecting two substations in Redwood City and Brisbane.
Edward Carpenter - 04/25/2006
A Peninsula watchdog group will receive a major payout from Pacific Gas and Electric for costs associated with fighting to reroute the Jefferson-Martin power line connecting two substations in Redwood City and Brisbane.
PG&E buys San Bruno property from Pacifica
Chris Hunter - 04/13/2005
The City of Pacifica has agreed to sell a parcel of property it owns in San Bruno, adjacent to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, to PG&E for $800,000 in cash and $200,000 in funds restricted to "direct services" to upgrade park property in Pacifica. The Sneath Lane property will be turned over to GGNRA.
Chris Hunter - 04/13/2005
The City of Pacifica has agreed to sell a parcel of property it owns in San Bruno, adjacent to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, to PG&E for $800,000 in cash and $200,000 in funds restricted to "direct services" to upgrade park property in Pacifica. The Sneath Lane property will be turned over to GGNRA.
Power line study money sought
Stephen Baxter - 02/18/2005
Bowing to requests from Burlingame residents along Skyline Boulevard, the City Council is expected to give $500 Tuesday for a study on radiation exposure from an underground power line being installed there.
Stephen Baxter - 02/18/2005
Bowing to requests from Burlingame residents along Skyline Boulevard, the City Council is expected to give $500 Tuesday for a study on radiation exposure from an underground power line being installed there.
Downed line sparks outage
Staff - 01/20/2005
Power was restored to all 28,000 PG&E customers by early afternoon after a high-voltage transmission line fell yesterday morning.
Staff - 01/20/2005
Power was restored to all 28,000 PG&E customers by early afternoon after a high-voltage transmission line fell yesterday morning.
City wants PG&E to meet residents
Christine Morente - 01/05/2005
Accusing Pacific Gas and Electric Co. of failing to meet properly with Skyline Boulevard residents affected by a 230,000-volt transmission line, Burlingame Mayor Joe Galligan is seeking such a meeting before construction begins in February.
Christine Morente - 01/05/2005
Accusing Pacific Gas and Electric Co. of failing to meet properly with Skyline Boulevard residents affected by a 230,000-volt transmission line, Burlingame Mayor Joe Galligan is seeking such a meeting before construction begins in February.
Power line going way underground
Bill Silverfarb - 08/20/2004
A plan to run a 230 kilovolt power line under Skyline Boulevard was modified to appease upset residents before it was unanimously approved by the California Public Utilities Commission.
Bill Silverfarb - 08/20/2004
A plan to run a 230 kilovolt power line under Skyline Boulevard was modified to appease upset residents before it was unanimously approved by the California Public Utilities Commission.
Power line approved
Justin Nyberg - 08/20/2004
The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved a controversial electrical transmission line in San Mateo County that could speed the shutdown of a polluting power plant in San Francisco's Hunters Point neighborhood and provide increased power reliability to the notoriously outage-prone electrical grid.
Justin Nyberg - 08/20/2004
The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved a controversial electrical transmission line in San Mateo County that could speed the shutdown of a polluting power plant in San Francisco's Hunters Point neighborhood and provide increased power reliability to the notoriously outage-prone electrical grid.
Power line OK expected
John Woolfolk - 08/09/2004
As the California Public Utilities Commission prepares to approve a major new power line along the Peninsula, the regulators also will revisit a concern that has bedeviled transmission projects for years: potential health risks from electric field exposure.
John Woolfolk - 08/09/2004
As the California Public Utilities Commission prepares to approve a major new power line along the Peninsula, the regulators also will revisit a concern that has bedeviled transmission projects for years: potential health risks from electric field exposure.
Power protest seeks support
Jon Mays - 07/26/2004
Claiming a proposal to run a 230 kilovolt line under Skyline Boulevard will have a deletrious effect on their health and property values, approximately 30 people rallied Friday to gain support for their alternative plan.
Jon Mays - 07/26/2004
Claiming a proposal to run a 230 kilovolt line under Skyline Boulevard will have a deletrious effect on their health and property values, approximately 30 people rallied Friday to gain support for their alternative plan.
Residents plan to protest power line
Staff - 07/22/2004
A group of Burlingame residents are planning a protest 4 p.m. Friday of a PG&E plan to place a high-voltage power line near their homes.
Staff - 07/22/2004
A group of Burlingame residents are planning a protest 4 p.m. Friday of a PG&E plan to place a high-voltage power line near their homes.
PUC postpones vote on power line
Christine Morente - 07/10/2004
Where a high-voltage power line will hang -- or lie -- is still unknown, but a delay in settling the issue is just what a Burlingame neighborhood group wanted.
Christine Morente - 07/10/2004
Where a high-voltage power line will hang -- or lie -- is still unknown, but a delay in settling the issue is just what a Burlingame neighborhood group wanted.