‘Absurd’: City officials laugh off PG&E’s $20B price tag for San Francisco’s grid
“Absurd.” “Fantasy.” “Inflated.” When reacting to Pacific Gas & Electric’s price tag for its San Francisco grid —…
There have been 40 PG&E blackouts since December’s disaster. The city is pissed
Since the Dec. 20 blackout knocked out power for a third of San Francisco, there have been 40…
‘Hiding something’: Lurie broke records law over PG&E blackout texts, commission rules
Published Jun. 5, 2026at6:00am Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office violated San Francisco’s public records laws by not fully disclosing…
Waymo grilled about 1,500 stalled cars during December blackout
More than two months after a widespread power outage left hundreds of Waymo cars stalled in city streets,…
slow responses, AI, and paper blueprints to blame, officials say
During PG&E’s earnings call (opens in new tab) Thursday morning, executives touted the utility’s 10% annual earnings per…
Lurie requested PG&E restore power to opera before daughter’s ‘Nutcracker’ performance
On the afternoon of Dec. 21, one day after a blackout plunged a third of San Francisco into…
The power keeps going out. How would San Francisco take over PG&E assets?
San Franciscans were hit with their sixth power outage in less than a month, just two days into…
Yet another PG&E outage hits the Richmond, infuriating residents
For the sixth time in less than a month, residents of San Francisco’s Richmond neighborhood were hit with…
Sunset supervisor blasts PG&E over Christmas Eve outage near Great Highway
Some residents of San Francisco’s Sunset District experienced yet another power outage on Christmas Eve, rattling a neighborhood…
PG&E and Waymo’s watchdog responds with a shrug after blackout
The California Public Utilities Commission, the state body responsible for regulating both Waymo and PG&E, had little to…
PG&E outage sparks rage from City Hall to the Richmond
Heidi King’s exciting move into a new apartment at the NEMA building at 8 10th St. turned into…
PG&E and SF divorce? Lawmakers are getting papers ready after blackout
The weekend power outage that paralyzed large parts of San Francisco has reenergized a decades-long fight between the…