"This comes as many of those same customers are dealing with two more planned outages this week, to make final repairs to the damage done by the December outage. In December, PG&E said it was sitting aside $50 million to compensate affected residents and business owners, however, many we talked to on Monday say they have still not heard anything from the utility company."
"The utility says the repair work would happen in two waves. The first shutoff happened overnight Monday, and affected about 3,600 customers in the Civic Center area. The utility said it could have lasted up to 12 hours, but power was restored by 8 a.m. The second outage in the Richmond & Sunset Districts is scheduled at midnight Tuesday, and will affect 14,000 people. That shutoff is expected to last two hours."
"The owner of Vietnam restaurant, Lam Hoa Thuan, on Irving Street, which also serves Chinese and Cantonese food, says in his 36 years in business, 26 in this location, his recent December loss was one of the most memorable. Lam said his business lost more than $10,000 worth in food after the 40-hour PG&E power outage in December. He said he just threw the food away."
Many PG&E customers remain without communication about damage claims nearly a month after a multi-day December power outage. PG&E set aside $50 million to compensate affected residents and business owners. Repair work will occur in two waves, with an initial overnight shutoff affecting about 3,600 Civic Center customers and a second planned outage expected to affect 14,000 people in the Richmond and Sunset districts for roughly two hours. Local businesses experienced significant losses during the 40-hour December outage; one restaurant reported more than $10,000 in spoiled food. Short planned outages this week are adding further strain on affected businesses.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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