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fromThe Oaklandside
2 days agoTemescal residents describe waking up to the 'whooshing' sound of a gas leak
PG&E confirmed that a gas leak had occurred near that location. A spokesperson, Tamar Sarkissian, told us that a PG&E crew was on-site by 11:15 p.m. the night of April 9 and after working for about two hours, stopped the flow of gas as 'safely and as quickly as possible' - by 1:32 a.m. Friday morning.
East Bay (California)
fromTechCrunch
3 days agoExclusive: This energy startup's bet on 100-year-old grid tech is paying off | TechCrunch
"We were considering multiple forms of capital when we started. It just felt like the opportunity is so large that venture capital gives us the opportunity to take those risks upfront and have the possibility to generate an outsized return."
Venture
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days agoMore than 200,000 lost their homes in the L.A. County fires. For people already on the streets, the damage ran deeper
Over 75% of homeless residents affected by the 2025 wildfires reported injuries or major life disruptions, highlighting the link between climate disasters and homelessness.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days agoNorthern Marianas brace for weeks without power after super typhoon Sinlaku
Super Typhoon Sinlaku first hit the islands on Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday, with a barrage of fierce winds and relentless rains that flipped over cars, toppled utility poles and ripped away tin roofs.
California
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 days agoI-80 closure: What to know about travel through San Francisco this weekend
Motorists are strongly advised to avoid the area around I-80 in San Francisco and the interchange with U.S. Highway 101 for the entire weekend of April 17-19. Expect heavy delays and budget extra travel time, Caltrans said.
San Francisco
fromWIRED
3 days agoThe US Government Will Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use
"Americans deserve to know how much energy data centers are sucking up and what that's doing to their utility bills. The EIA's mandatory survey is an important first step towards holding data centers accountable, but people are hurting right now."
Environment
East Bay (California)
fromsfist.com
1 month agoSunday Links: PG&E Outage Leaves 3,600 Without Power in Outer Richmond/Seacliff
Six US military personnel died in a KC-135 refueling aircraft crash over friendly airspace in Iraq, with the incident under investigation and not attributed to hostile or friendly fire.
SF politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months agoSF supervisors grill PG&E officials about mass outage last December, demanding accountability
Substation fire on Dec. 20 caused power loss to one-third of San Francisco; PG&E admitted responsibility amid delayed notifications and inequitable restoration to underserved neighborhoods.
fromSFGATE
1 month agoStorm knocks out power to more than 7,000 in Bay Area
A storm sweeping through the San Francisco Bay Area knocked out power to more than 7,000 customers across the Peninsula and South Bay on Thursday morning, according to Pacific Gas & Electric Co. The company issued a power outage alert in San Mateo County at 8:23 a.m., initially reporting 4,107 customers affected in neighborhoods including Brentwood Park, Avalon Park and Crestmoor 2. At 9:03 a.m., the utility updated the alert to say 2,929 customers were impacted in that outage area.
Environment
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