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Power Restored to 6,000 After San Francisco Storm Outage

12/28/2025

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Summary

Story summary

Power has been restored to over 6,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers in San Francisco after a storm-related outage in the Sunset and Richmond neighborhoods.
The outage began at 11:10 a.m. Saturday and ended by 2:45 p.m.
Last week's blackout left about 130,000 customers without power.
Newly appointed Supervisor Alan Wong urged a resilient grid and criticized PG&E's compensation, and community leaders want San Francisco to form a public utility.

History

Historical Context

In 1998, a blackout in San Francisco left over 200,000 residents without power, exposing weaknesses in the electrical grid and drawing criticism towards Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). This incident reflects ongoing challenges in California's energy infrastructure, as seen in recent outages affecting 6,000 customers, prompting calls for a more resilient grid and consideration of a public utility to improve reliability.

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Story summary

Power has been restored to over 6,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers in San Francisco after a storm-related outage in the Sunset and Richmond neighborhoods.
The outage began at 11:10 a.m. Saturday and ended by 2:45 p.m.
Last week's blackout left about 130,000 customers without power.
Newly appointed Supervisor Alan Wong urged a resilient grid and criticized PG&E's compensation, and community leaders want San Francisco to form a public utility.

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