A San Jose man said he had two major gas leaks that went undetected for some time and now, he worries the entire complex might be vulnerable.

A San Jose man said he had two major gas leaks that went undetected for some time and now, he worries the entire complex might be vulnerable. Damian Trujillo reports.

Pacific Gas & Electric is still operating a rickety power line near the one that ignited a 2018 wildfire that wiped out the Northern California city of Paradise and killed 85 people, according to an expert inspection conducted as part of a legal claim.

A federal judge has approved a settlement that moves Pacific Gas & Electric closer to getting out of bankruptcy.

A California lawmaker unveiled legislation Monday aimed at transforming the nation’s largest electric utility into a publicly owned company. Mark Matthews reports.

A California lawmaker unveiled legislation Monday aimed at transforming the nation’s largest electric utility into a publicly owned company.

Pacific Gas and Electric is pledging to overhaul its board of directors in an attempt to avoid a potential takeover attempt by the state of California and prove the nation’s largest utility is turning over a new leaf as it works through its second bankruptcy in less than 20 years. The promise to shake things up came late Friday as…

A federal judge on Friday threatened to make PG&E bonuses conditional on meeting wildfire safety promises.

Californians left in the dark by electric companies that shut off their power to prevent wildfires could get paid for things like lost wages or spoiled food under a bill being considered in the state Legislature.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging a federal judge to reject Pacific Gas and Electric’s blueprint for getting out of bankruptcy and renewing his threat to lead a bid to turn the beleaguered utility into a government-run operation.

An administrative law judge has declared a $65 million regulatory deal with PG&E too lenient and is urging state regulators to impose $44 million in fines based on several years of regulatory violations. Under the deal struck last year, the utility would pay $60 million for improvements to its 811 program, as well as a $5 million fine.  But in…

A large-scale power outage affected 5,554 customers in Newark and Fremont Friday night, officials confirmed.

A gas leak prompted evacuations in downtown San Jose late Friday morning, according to the San Jose Fire Department.

A day after PG&E admitted to failing to meet the terms of its probation, the judge threatened to order the bankrupt company to hire enough workers to comply with state law and cut trees that could threaten its power lines in high fire risk areas.

PG&E told a federal judge Wednesday that it had made progress but still fell short of meeting key terms of its probation designed to reduce wildfire dangers.

A state lawmaker on Wednesday demanded an extensive review of the California Public Utilities Commission to determine whether regulators’ lax oversight enabled neglect at Pacific Gas & Electric that triggered catastrophic wildfires, a messy bankruptcy and exasperating blackouts. The request by Assemblyman Adam Gray could turn up the heat on the commission as it prepares to play a key role…

A county in Northern California wine country is exploring plans to sue a utility over a massive wildfire last fall that combined with rolling power shutoffs caused losses of $725 million. The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to hire two law firms to pursue legal action against pacific Gas & Electric, the nation’s largest utility. The 121-square-mile (313-square-kilometer)…

Criminals purporting to be PG&E employees are targeting North Bay and Northern California residents in a telephone scam, the utility said Monday. The callers threaten to shut off power if a cash payment is not made immediately on a utility bill with a cash card, PG&E officials said. The bogus calls have doubled in the past year. Petaluma police...

Federal officials are prepared to bill wildfire victims for a portion of the nearly $4 billion the government says it’s owed by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., if the debt isn’t resolved as part of the utility’s bankruptcy case, according to a newspaper report Sunday. Pete Suratos reports.

Federal officials are prepared to bill wildfire victims for a portion of the nearly $4 billion the government says it’s owed by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., if the debt isn’t resolved as part of the utility’s bankruptcy case, according to a newspaper report Sunday.