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Business Owner Shares Experience During Recent PG&E Power Shut Offs

Thursday, October 17, 2019 | Sacramento, CA
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Shift supervisor James Quinn walks through a darkened CVS Pharmacy as downtown Sonoma, Calif., remains without power on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019.

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On Friday in San Francisco, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is holding an emergency hearing to hear from Pacific Gas & Electric about its public safety power shutoffs. According to the CPUC, because of the change in how destructive wildfires have become, their increasing frequency, and the impact of climate change, the state’s electric utilities have determined public safety power shutoffs are a necessity. 

Last week, PG&E executed these power shutoffs over a wide swath of northern and north central California. The impacts on individuals and businesses were significant, with those with medical conditions finding themselves in difficult circumstances and, in some cases, with few options. And business owners experienced loss of business, and, in the case of those in food service, losing perishable foodstuffs, without the possibility of reimbursement. 

CapRadio reporter Scott Rodd shares his reporting on the impact on one business, and the view from PG&E and a former CPUC administrative law judge.

Watch the CPUC meeting on Friday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. here.

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    Anger And Loss After Last Week's Power Blackout

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    Last week, more than 700,000 PG&E customers lost power during planned shutoffs, which the utility claimed were due to heightened risk of wildfires. But the company — by its own admission — fumbled the outage from the start.
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    Pole By Pole: What It Takes For PG&E To Turn The Power Back On

    Friday, October 11, 2019
    In case you think that someone at PG&E flips a switch somewhere and turns on the power for large populations of people, think again. Crews go from pole to pole, one section at a time.
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    'Unacceptable': PG&E Faces Backlash Over Power Shutoff As Newsom Increases Criticism

    Thursday, October 10, 2019
    Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized PG&E and ordinary customers complained about the inconveniences caused by the unprecedented blackouts that began Wednesday, with many wondering: Did PG&E go too far in its attempt to ward off more deadly fires?
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    Answers To Your Questions About The PG&E Power Shutoff

    Tuesday, October 8, 2019
    Based on your questions, here's what we've found out so far about the coming PG&E power shutoff, including a map of the areas that could be affected. Want to know more? Keep asking, and we'll keep answering.

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