"More than 120,000 Bay Area households were without power as of 8:30 am on Christmas Day because of storm-related PG&E outages, and only about half of them had power back by 5 pm on Christmas. The outages were mostly focused up north in Mendocino and Sonoma counties, and the South Bay areas of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties. [Chronicle]"
"Meanwhile, Waymo was forced to suspend San Francisco service again on Christmas Day, their second citywide pause in SF in five days. This was solely weather-related, because of that flash flood warning you got the 3 am Christmas morning phone alert about, and service resumed later on Thursday. [CNBC] SF Mayor Daniel Lurie had some almost-harsh words for PG&E after last weekend's extended blackouts, calling for the company to lower rates."
Severe storms knocked out power for more than 120,000 Bay Area households on Christmas Day, with roughly half restored by that evening. Outages concentrated in Mendocino, Sonoma, and South Bay areas including San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties. Waymo suspended San Francisco service due to flash flood warnings, marking the second citywide pause in five days, and later resumed service. Mayor Daniel Lurie pressed PG&E over poor communications and urged lower rates after extended blackouts. Hospital administrators at SF General directed staff not to speak to press or anyone without an attorney following a fatal stabbing. The Warriors beat the Mavericks on Christmas.
Read at sfist.com
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