Pacific Gas and Electric Company

A power outage in Berkeley left thousands of people without electricity for hours Sunday morning.

Despite its threatened bankruptcy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s board of directors just gave a top gas executive a hefty pay raise, according to federal regulatory records.

Despite its threatened bankruptcy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s board of directors just gave a top gas executive a hefty pay raise, according to federal regulatory records, even though that executive was recently called in to account for allegations the company filed thousands of false records.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s latest woe came in the form of a fake website and a false news release that claimed its former CEO was donating $2.5 million to aid in recovery of the state’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire on record.

Extreme fire danger conditions coupled with a Red Flag Warning from the National Weather Service has prompted Pacific Gas and Electric Company to warn customers it may proactively turn off power starting Thursday.

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company opened a wildfire response center in its headquarters in San Francisco seven months after the disastrous North Bay fires.

A Cooper’s hawk believed to be entangled in fishing or kite wire was rescued Saturday after getting stuck in a tree in the East Bay, according to fire officials.

A gas leak triggered an explosion inside a residence in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood Monday morning, according to fire officials. Mark Matthews reports.

Three families on Thursday are expected to file a lawsuit against Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the wake of the devastating North Bay wildfires.

With the winds dying down, fire crews gained ground as they battled the deadly wildfires that have devastated California wine country and other parts of the state over the past week, and thousands of people got the all-clear to return home.

A federal judge Tuesday criticized Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s efforts to complete court-ordered community service.

Roughly 5,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers in San Francisco’s Richmond District lost power Sunday, according to the company.

One of a handful of proposed sites for a new South Bay substation is receiving backlash from a number of community members who believe the project could endanger natural resources.

A four-inch natural gas main in San Francisco was ruptured by a contractor Wednesday afternoon, prompting roughly 20 people to be evacuated.

After two years of legal wrangling, the federal case against Pacific Gas and Electric Company on charges of violating pipeline safety laws and obstructing the federal probe of the 2010 San Bruno blast will begin Friday.

A major power outage in Monterey County has left about 55,700 people without electricity since Sunday morning.

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company is reporting a power outage in San Francisco that has left thousands without electricity Saturday night.

Members of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office who responded to a major attack on San Jose’s Metcalf substation last year are now speaking out about what they call botched decisions in the hours following the incident. They say a letter to a local congresswoman paints a picture of a well-coordinated response–but in reality–it’s far from the truth. Tony...

Members of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office who responded to a major attack on San Jose’s Metcalf substation last year are now speaking out about what they call botched decisions in the hours following the incident. They say a letter to a local congresswoman paints a picture of a well-coordinated response—but in reality—it’s far from the truth. Chief Investigative...

The courthouse in Redwood City was the venue for the latest in the long battle over PG&E’s deadly 2010 pipeline explosion and fire in San Bruno. Lawyers were in court Monday hoping to hold PG&E executives accountable for the explosion.