Power Outages in Santa Cruz County affecting over 3,000 residents
APTOS, Calif. (KION) Over 3,000 residents in Santa Cruz County are left in the dark after reports of downed power lines near Valencia Road in Aptos.…
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Boulder Creek residents brace for more stormy weather
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION) Thousands are still without power in the Santa Cruz Mountains late Thursday night after a major wind storm knocked out…
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Monterey County removed from potential Public Safety Power Shutoff Monday after weather changes
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) UPDATE 12.05.20 8 p.m. PG&E officials say changing weather conditions has led to the removal of Monterey County,…
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Monterey, Santa Cruz counties expected to have power restored Thursday night
Pacific Gas and Electric announced that a Public Safety Power Shutoff watch issued for 24 California counties has been upgraded…
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Public safety power shutoff could begin Wednesday evening in Monterey, Santa Cruz Counties
PG&E could turn off power for a portion of customers in Monterey and Santa Cruz County as early as tomorrow afternoon due to a potential Public…
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PG&E tells regulators upcoming outages will go more smoothly
Pacific Gas and Electric promised regulators Thursday that it has learned from its mishandling of deliberate…
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California bill would make utilities pay some blackout costs
A bill in the California Legislature would require electric companies to reimburse customers when the utilities turn off power to prevent wildfires.…
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California lawmakers eye back-up power for cellphone towers
California’s preemptive power shutoffs to prevent wildfires have affected more than just…
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Early PG&E blackouts forewarned later problems
Even before widespread blackouts hit California this fall, the utility that triggered them showed signs it wasn’t fully prepared.…
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PG&E warns of potential outages ahead of winter storm
PG&E is warning customers to be prepared for potential power outages ahead of a winter storm coming in…
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Santa Cruz County businesses make changes to be more prepared for next PG&E power shut off
More than a third of Santa Cruz County was hit by last months PG&E power shut…
Continue Reading Chamber of commerce conducts survey of power shutoff effects in Santa Cruz County
The Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce is working with the Business Council to survey businesses…
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Power shutoff cancelled for Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County announced that a public safety power shutoff has been…
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PG&E says it made “correct decision” by implementing October power shutoffs
UPDATE 11/13/2019 2:30 p.m. PG&E has responded after state regulators ordered the utility to show why it should not be fined for violations…
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Monterey County OES: Residents should expect PG&E power shut off this year
The Monterey County Office of Emergency Services is urging residents to prepare for PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs to happen as soon as the…
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Preparing for power shutoff in San Benito County
Starting as early as 2 p.m. Saturday, 1,300 PG&E customers are expected to lose power in San Benito County. The areas mostly include rural parts…
Continue ReadingBetter Ask Barry: Should power lines be moved underground?
Nearly everyone agrees that power lines are unsightly, and stretching them through tree limbs can be dangerous. Burying them in the ground would seem…
Continue ReadingSan Lorenzo Valley schools working on plans for future power shutoffs
Santa Cruz County schools are drafting new procedures and plans for the long haul of potential power outages that may impact them during the school…
Continue Reading Next round of shutoffs in Santa Cruz County expected to start at 10 p.m.
Pacific Gas and Electric is getting ready for another power shutoff Tuesday evening, and it is expected to start at around 10 p.m. in Santa Cruz…
Continue ReadingCalFresh recipients can receive replacement benefits after power outage
Power outages around the state have led many to lose perishable food, but Santa Cruz County residents who receive CalFresh benefits may be eligible…
Continue Reading Two central coast cities targeted for planned outages
Large parts of the state are bracing for the third Public Safety Power Shutoff in a week and once again that includes part of the Central Coast.…
Continue Reading Classes in session at school district ahead of planned outages
As more PG&E public safety power shutoffs are expected for Santa Cruz County late Tuesday night, at least one Central Coast school district has…
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Power shutoffs underway in Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties
PG&E power shutoffs are underway in Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey Counties. According to the outage map, the power is out at UC Santa Cruz…
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Power shutoff to impact 850,000 PG&E customers over the weekend
PG&E meteorologists are expecting a historic wind event this weekend, and as a result, about 850,000 customers have been told they may be…
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Portions of Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties losing power for PG&E shutoff
UPDATE 10/25/2019 10 a.m. Portions of three Central Coast counties can expect to lose power this weekend as part of a PG&E Public Safety Power…
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PG&E: Power shutoffs could continue for next decade
Pacific Gas and Electric’s CEO Bill Johnson said it could be about 10 years before the utility reaches the point where widespread outages are…
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PG&E executives to appear before California regulatory board
Top executives of California’s largest utility are expected at an emergency meeting Friday to answer hard questions by state regulators about a…
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California Senate panel to investigate PG&E power shutoff
The leader of the California Senate asked a committee Thursday to investigate a utility company’s decision to cut off power to more than 2…
Continue Reading Newsom demands payments for those who lost power
Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking Pacific Gas & Electric Co., to pay the customers who lost power last week when the state’s largest utility cut…
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Power fully restored in Santa Cruz County
Power has been fully restored in Santa Cruz County after a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) issued an outage that left 37,000 Santa Cruz County…
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PG&E: Power restored to all but 5,300 customers in Santa Cruz County
UPDATE 10/11/2019 6:45 p.m. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. says it expects to restore power to 98% of some 2 million people affected by the…
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Man on oxygen dies minutes after power shutdown
UPDATE 10/11/2019 4:25 p.m. The daughter of a Northern California man who died when his oxygen equipment failed during a planned power shutdown says…
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All of Santa Cruz County given “all clear” to start power restoration
UPDATE 10/10/2019 10:25 p.m. Santa Cruz County officials said the entire county has been given the “all clear” for PG&E to start…
Continue ReadingUC Santa Cruz classes canceled for Thursday as power shutoffs begin
UPDATE 10/9/19 11:41 P.M.: The University of California Santa Cruz announced late Wednesday night that classes for Thursday have been canceled due to…
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Two charging stations opening in Santa Cruz County
Two charging stations are opening in the Santa Cruz County as PG&E’s power shutoff continues in parts of the county. The Boulder Creek…
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UPDATE: Delayed PG&E Power Shutdown begins in Santa Cruz County
LATEST 10/9/19 11:55 P.M.: The delayed PG&E Power Shutdown has begun in Santa Cruz County. This second wave of power shutoffs will last through…
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UPDATE: Delayed PG&E Power Shutdown begins in Santa Cruz County
LATEST 10/9/19 11:55 P.M.: The delayed PG&E Power Shutdown has begun in Santa Cruz County. This second wave of power shutoffs will last through…
Continue Reading California utility faces gripes over deliberate blackouts
Even as the winds gusted dangerously just as forecasters predicted, California’s biggest utility faced gripes and second-guessing Thursday for…
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PG&E beginning power restoration process in parts of Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County officials said PG&E is beginning the power restoration process in parts of the county. Right now it is a partial restoration,…
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Restoring Power: What PG&E will do before turning the lights back on
PG&E said Thursday morning that the high winds that prompted a power shutoff are expected to subside in Santa Cruz County around midday, but…
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Better Ask Barry: Things to consider before the power shuts off
According to PG&E, this week’s public safety power shutoff could affect nearly 800,000 customers in Northern California, the Bay Area, and…
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PG&E: Santa Cruz County residents with power expected to keep it
A PG&E representative said on social media that those who still have power in Santa Cruz County are not expected to lose it due to a power…
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Law enforcement issues reminders about inoperable traffic signals
Law enforcement agencies across Santa Cruz County are warning drivers of potential dangers on the road ahead of PG&E’s planned power…
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PG&E releases emergency planning tips for those dependent on electric medical devices
As Pacific Gas and Electric begins to shut off power in 34 California counties, including Santa Cruz County, they are providing suggestions for those…
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Officials release tips for opening a garage door without power
Law enforcement in Marin County, one of the 34 California counties affected by PG&E’s power shut off, have released recommendations for…
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PG&E: More proactive power shutoffs expected in Santa Cruz County
PG&E said that it is expecting additional proactive power shut offs Wednesday afternoon and into the early evening. Santa Cruz County officials…
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PG&E provides generator safety tips ahead of power shutoff
Power outages are expected to start later in the day on Wednesday as a result of PG&E’s power shutoff, and the utility is offering tips to…
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PG&E addresses issues with website ahead of power shutoff
If you are having issues looking at outage information on PG&E’s website, you are not the only one. PG&E said that on Monday it started…
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Two Santa Cruz County districts close schools on Thursday
The San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District said its schools will be closed on Thursday during PG&E’s power shutoff. The district said…
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