Could San Francisco use eminent domain on PG&E?

SF supes blast PG&E, call for inquiry into public utility system after power outages

After a blackout caused 130,000 PG&E customers in San Francisco to lose power last month, several supervisors demanded that the private utility company be held accountable during Tuesday's board meeting.

When Bay Area PG&E substations caught fire, inspectors had already raised red flags

Two recent fires at PG&E substations cut power to thousands, drew condemnation from members of Congress, and spotlighted a year full of safety and maintenance violations at the utility giant’s substations throughout the region, from oil leaks to broken cooling fans and birds’ nests in equipment. A substation fire Dec. 20 in San Francisco knocked out power to more than 100,000 customers — some for more than two days — paralyzed many Waymo robotax…

Could San Francisco use eminent domain on PG&E?

Residents and politicians are fed up with the utility giant after another series of blackouts ruined the holidays.

SF supes blast PG&E, call for inquiry into public utility system after December outages

AFTER A BLACKOUT CAUSED 130,000 PG&E customers in San Francisco to lose power last month, several supervisors demanded that the private utility company be held accountable during Tuesday’s board meeting.  December’s power outages also renewed the supervisors’ interest in the effort for San Francisco to acquire PG&E’s assets in the city to create a public power system independent of the energy giant. On Dec. 20, a third of San Francisco went dark…