Update: PG&E will shut off power for nearly 800,000 customers starting Wednesday
The utility said it has decided to implement the “public safety power shutoff” it began warning about Monday.
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Hey Berkeley: Are you ready for up to 8 days without electricity?
PG&E says the amount of time the power could be out has “been hard for a lot of people to accept.” The city is taking steps to prepare. Have you?
Power shutoff could start in Berkeley at 8 p.m.; shops, schools prepare
Swaths of Northern California are already in the dark. North Berkeley and the hills could be affected this evening.
UC Berkeley gets power back, ending shutoff in Berkeley
Electricity has been restored for most of Alameda County too.
Berkeley Unified schools will stay open Monday, but 2 could lose power
Lights could go out at John Muir and Emerson elementary schools, both in the Elmwood neighborhood.
PG&E power shutoff: What you need to know
Only parts of Berkeley will be affected, including the hills and the Cal campus.
Update: 21,000 people in Berkeley could lose power in upcoming outage
City spokesman Matthai Chakko said about 7,000 PG&E customers in Berkeley — which by some estimates represents 21,000 people — could lose power this weekend in the shutoff. See the latest.
Berkeley starts to turn back on after a day without power
PG&E gave the “all clear” to begin restoration in Alameda County at 3 p.m. But UC Berkeley has canceled classes for Friday.
With new outage announced, Berkeley residents may have no reprieve
More than 7,000 PG&E customers in Berkeley remained without power Sunday night and relief may still be days away. A new blackout is set to begin Tuesday in Alameda County. Details are limited.
Update: Most of city may not lose power; red flag warning still means fire danger
Staff says “almost all” of the affected addresses provided by PG&E to the city appear to be outside city limits. But Berkeley Hills residents should still be ready to evacuate with a red flag warning in effect.
Berkeley reaches out to vulnerable residents during shutoff, but evacuation call prompts criticism
Hundreds of Twitter users accused the city of telling residents with disabilities to fend for themselves during the outage. Berkeley says that doesn’t reflect what’s happening on the ground.
Alameda County no longer expected to lose power Wednesday
A change in the weather forecast prompted PG&E to call off an expected power shutoff in the area, according to the county.
