Surviving the 1989 earthquake left an indelible imprint on Ray Riordan, and informs his disaster preparedness work to this day.

In all, the widespread, fire-mitigating electrical outage cost the city about $500,000—and that number is expected to rise.

Officials want people to avoid driving in blackout areas and to remember that powered-off traffic lights render intersections a four-way stop.

The declaration will be in effect for the duration of the power shutoff and must be ratified by the Board of Supervisors within a week.

School’s out for at least 12,000 East Side students because of the energy outages scheduled to hit the South Bay at noon today.

On the second anniversary of the Tubbs fire, PG&E has confirmed that it will turn off the power for nearly 800,000 customers.

PG&E may be solvent, but it is facing a cash flow problem as a byproduct of $30 billion in potential liabilities from a series of catastrophic fires.

Cal Fire issued a statement and report last week identifying a private power system—and not PG&E—as the culprit in the deadly 2017 wildfire.

The state says PG&E customers should not pay for the utility’s misdeeds if it was responsible for two of the most destructive wildfires.

Will lawmakers de-energize PG&E’s power to shut off the juice when the Red Flag warnings start flying again next year?

Many provisions of Senate Bill 901 have not yet taken effect, and even when they do, will impact the state gradually.

The climate has changed and so have the risks associated with wildfires. This is the terrifying new normal.

New bike rental stations have been cropping up around downtown San Jose as part of a massive regional expansion bankrolled by Ford.

San Jose approved a plan this week to pool money from residents to buy energy from clean sources. It will cost $55 million to get started.

San Jose is exploring the idea of forming its own power agency to offer residents a higher mix of renewable energy at a slightly lower cost.

Residents and businesses fled a two-block area of downtown after construction workers ruptured a gas line.