California Public Utilities Commission

California power regulators on Thursday slapped Pacific Gas & Electric with a $2.1 billion fine for igniting a series of deadly wildfires that landed the beleaguered utility in bankruptcy.

Concerns about the safety of rideshare services have prompted transportation leaders in San Francisco to send a letter to state regulators Wednesday outlining the gaps in regulations they believe put riders in danger.

Transportation leaders in San Francisco sent a letter to state regulators Wednesday outlining a long list of gaps in regulations that they say puts rideshare customers in danger. Jean Elle reports.

Pacific Gas & Electric on Wednesday urged a federal bankruptcy judge to approve a key insurance settlement as it struggles to regain its financial footing and cover at least $20 billion in losses stemming from catastrophic wildfires in California tied to its equipment.

BART board members are expected to sign off on funding Thursday for a fleet of 252 new cars that would cut down on overcrowding.

BART board members are expected to sign off on funding Thursday for a fleet of 252 new cars that would cut down on overcrowding. Roz Plater reports.

State regulators have cited PG&E for violating a dozen utility safety regulations in the Camp Fire last year, saying the company failed to heed warning signs about the aging tower blamed for the fire and its pre-fire inspection efforts were flawed and “ineffective.”

The City of Lafayette has tallied up its losses from PG&E’s power shutoff and says the utility should get ready to pay up.

California utility regulators told communications providers to step up preparations for widespread power outages or other emergencies that could hamper first responders and residents.

California regulators opened a formal investigation Wednesday into pre-emptive power outages that blacked out large parts of the state in October, drawing strong rebukes from public officials and residents who said the shut-offs were too broad and poorly executed.

PG&E acknowledges in reports filed with state regulators Monday that its equipment was involved in sparking separate fires on both sides of Highway 24 in Lafayette, but noted the fires were not in high fire threat areas subject to Sunday’s massive power shutoff.

East Contra Costa fire investigators have released a new video of what they said caused a fast-moving fire this weekend on Bethel Island – PG&E power lines.

East Contra Costa fire investigators have released a new video of what they say caused a fast-moving fire this weekend on Bethel Island. The video, shot by a night watchman early Sunday morning, shows sparks flying off of a power line. Investigators have concluded that it was a PG&E equipment failure. Sergio Quintana reports.

Two “rapidly expanding” fires on each side of state Highway 24 in Lafayette prompted evacuations Sunday, according to a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District spokesman. Melissa Colorado reports.

California’s largest utility pledged to improve communications. But it reminded state regulators that its difficult decision to pre-emptively shut off power to more than 2 million people last week may have prevented deadly wildfires.

The Saddleridge fire that exploded on the edge of Los Angeles began beneath a high-voltage transmission tower owned by Southern California Edison, fire officials said Monday.

After last week’s Public Safety Power Shutoff by PG&E that left more than 700,000 customers without power, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday called on the utility to give a credit or rebate to affected residents and businesses.

Following days of preventive outages by PG&E, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he will ask the company to provide every affected customer with a sum of money.

California’s utility regulator is issuing a series of sanctions against Pacific Gas and Electric for what it calls “failures in execution” during the largest planned power shut-off in state history to avoid wildfires.

More than 1.5 million people in Northern California were in the dark Thursday, most for a second day, after the state’s largest utility cut off electricity to more customers to prevent wind-fueled wildfires amid dry weather and strong winds sweeping through the region. Pacific Gas and Electric cut power to more than 300,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area...