PG&E power shutdown may affect 20,000 customers
A planned shutdown of electricity throughout the Bay Area and Northern California by PG&E now has more than 20,000 customers in its reach, as well as five polling locations, the …
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Power shutdowns possible on Election Day
Election Day 2024 in the Bay Area and California will unfold against the backdrop of fierce winds, dangerous fire conditions and a possible planned power shutdown by PG&E, officials and …
Tech companies chop hundreds more Bay Area jobs as industry wobbles
SAN JOSE — Tech companies have revealed plans to jettison hundreds more Bay Area workers in an unsettling reminder that the shaky industry is still seeking ways to trim employment. …
Residents allowed to return home
A fire that scorched 15 acres in the Oakland Hills, rekindling memories of a deadly, historic blaze in 1991, has now been successfully contained, and residents who were evacuated are …
Bay Area job gains in September produce nearly half of state’s growth
The Bay Area produced several thousand jobs during September, a hiring upswing that was robust enough to account for nearly half of all the employment gains in all of California …
Winds to build, power shutdowns planned
The Bay Area stayed on schedule Thursday morning to endure heavy winds and lower humidity heading into Friday, weather conditions that have created severe fire conditions and the likelihood of …
Fire danger increases, midweek rain unlikely
The slim chance that some regions of the Bay Area would see rain this week now has virtually no chance of happening, the National Weather Service said Tuesday. At the same …
Heat wave is over, temperatures fall
The Bay Area weather conditions have welcomed back some old friends, and they aren’t expected to go absent anytime again in the near future, according to the National Weather Service. …
October heat wave expected finally to fade
More than a week into October, the Bay Area finally was braced Tuesday for temperatures that weren’t quite so frightening. Still, full relief from the extreme heat that’s marked one …
Bay Area early October heat wave to persist through weekend
The list of 100-degree temperatures dotting Bay Area cities may not look quite as daunting Friday as it has for much of the work week, according to the National Weather …