15,000 Lose Power In Berkeley; Service Restored
BERKELEY (BCN) – A power outage affected about 15,000 PG&E customers in Berkeley Friday afternoon, but service has since been restored to all customers, a utility spokeswoman said. The outage was...
View ArticleSan Francisco BART Service Back To Normal After Equipment Problem Causes Delays
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — An equipment problem near the Embarcadero BART station caused delays for nearly two hours for trains going into and out of San Francisco, a dispatcher said. The problem was...
View ArticleSan Francisco Police Chief Supports Sixth Street Substation
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) –San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said that he endorses the idea of a Sixth Street police substation. The station would target the Sixth Street Corridor, where crime, drugs,...
View ArticleMost Power Restored In East Bay Outages That Affected Thousands
RICHMOND (CBS SF) — The remaining 208 customers without power this morning in North Richmond were expected to have their power restored by 6:30 a.m. after ten of thousands of customers were in the dark...
View ArticleNovato Cop Hurt While Chasing PG&E Copper Theft Suspects
NOVATO (KCBS) – A Novato police officer was injured during a chase with two suspects believed to have been attempting to steal copper from a PG&E substation, according to police. Around 3:00 a.m.,...
View ArticleVandalism At San Jose PG&E Substation Called ‘Sabotage’
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) - In apparent acts of “sabotage” in the South Bay early Tuesday, someone cut fiber optic cables, knocking out some 911 service, and then fired a rifle at a PG&E substation, Santa...
View Article$250,000 Reward Offered In Vandalism Of San Jose AT&T Wires
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Phone service has been restored in the South Bay on Wednesday after being disrupted Tuesday when vandals cut underground fiber optic cables south of San Jose. AT&T is offering a...
View ArticleFacebook Gets Lots Of ‘Likes’ For Saving Menlo Park’s Police Substation
MENLO PARK (KPIX 5) — Facebook has been credited with saving lives, saving friendships, even saving pets. Now, Facebook has helped save Menlo Park’s police station — and is getting plenty of ‘likes’....
View ArticleEx-Federal Official Says San Jose PG&E Substation Attack Was Terrorism
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — The former head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission believes the attack on a PG&E substation in South San Jose last spring was not an act of vandalism, but instead a...
View ArticlePower Grid Review Sought After San Jose PG&E Substation Attack Called Terrorism
SAN JOSE (CBS / AP) — Four U.S. senators concerned about the sabotage of Silicon Valley’s power grid and phone lines last April asked federal officials on Friday if mandatory security standards are...
View ArticlePG&E To Add Security After San Jose ‘Terrorism’ Incident; Cost To Ratepayers...
SAN JOSE (KCBS) — PG&E announced a plan on Monday to increase security at its network of electricity substations after the high-profile attack on a San Jose substation last year that was described...
View ArticleSan Jose Substation Attack Prompts Bill Requiring Utility Firms To Beef Up...
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — An attack on a San Jose substation last year prompted a Peninsula lawmaker to propose legislation on Monday requiring PG&E and its regulators to come up with sufficient...
View ArticlePG&E Offers $250,000 Reward In San Jose Substation Attack
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — PG&E announced Thursday a $250,000 reward for the capture and conviction of suspects responsible for damaging a substation near San Jose last year by using sniper rifles to...
View ArticleFacebook-Funded Police Substation To Open In Menlo Park Shopping Center
MENLO PARK (KCBS)— A Facebook-funded police substation opens Saturday in a Menlo Park shopping center. The new facility is within walking distance of the tech giant’s headquarters located at Willow...
View ArticleThieves Hit PG&E Metcalf Road Substation In San Jose, Site Of 2013 Vandalism...
SAN JOSE (KPIX 5) — Thieves have broken into a Pacific Gas and Electric substation in San Jose which last year was the scene of a vandalism attack and shooting. The Metcalf Road substation in south San...
View ArticleBART Substation Fire Stops Service For Riders Between Hayward And Fremont
FREMONT (KCBS)– BART is recovering from a substation fire that had stopped service for some riders on the Fremont line in the East Bay Tuesday afternoon. BART spokesman Taylor Huckaby said the fire...
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