Tree and power lines spark fire, outage near Paso Robles
A tree branch or branches fell onto power lines near Paso Robles Friday evening, sparking a fire and causing hundreds of residents to lose power. Read More …
Tag: Power outage
More outages and flooding as storm soaks SLO County
Numerous San Luis Obispo County residents remain without power, and several roads are flooded Thursday morning as a storm continues to soak the Central Coast. Read More …
Thousands of residents lose power as storm hits SLO County
As a storm drenches the Central Coast, thousands of residents lost power in San Luis Obispo County early Wednesday morning. Read More …
SLO County residents lose power due to wind, planned outages
Residents across several areas of San Luis Obispo County have lost power on Tuesday, a result of both high winds and preemptive power cuts by PG&E. Read More …
Four homes in SLO evacuated after tree trimming ignites fire
Tree trimming in San Luis Obispo downed power lines and ignited a fire, resulting in the evacuation of four homes Thursday afternoon. Read More …
Thousands lose power in North County
On a day of record heat on the Central Coast, thousands of North County residents lost power as outages occurred in multiple cities and communities. Read More …
PG&E cuts power to nearly 1 million customers, California wildfires force thousands to evacuate
PG&E shut off power to nearly 1 million customers across Northern and Central California over the weekend, and a wildfire raging in Sonoma County resulted in nearly 200,000 people being forced to evacuate. Meanwhile, a wildfire is now burning in Los Angeles that is forcing evacuations, as well. Read More …
PG&E shuts off power again in Northern California
In another preemptive move to reduce wildfire risk, PG&E shut off power across parts of Northern California on Wednesday, and the utility is considering creating more outages in the coming days, which could possibly affect San Luis Obispo County. Read More …
SoCal Edison considering cutting power to parts of Santa Barbara County
Southern California Edison is considering cutting off power to thousands of residents of southern Santa Barbara County amid a period beginning Friday of expected high winds and increased wildfire danger. Read More …
Nearly 3,000 customers lose power in Grover Beach
Nearly 3,000 customers lost power as a result of an outage in the Grover Beach area early Monday morning. Read More …