Millions lose power in California as PG&E tries to prevent wildfires
Nearly a million homes and businesses in California were slowly going dark Saturday as the state's largest utility shut off power in an attempt to avoid "catastrophic" wildfires.
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California governor says 'greed' to blame for power outage
An angry California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed the state's largest utility over its power shutoffs, saying they're the result of years of mismanagement and greed.
California businesses race to save goods as power cut
The power outages that have affected much of Northern California this week have cost San Jose alone at least half a million dollars, the city said Thursday, giving one of the first cost estimates of the massive power shutoffs by utility Pacific Gas & Electric.
How life has changed in Northern California's power shutoff
California's biggest utility has cut power to hundreds of thousands of residents to prevent wildfires, catching some by surprise despite months of warnings.
PG&E extends power cuts in Northern California
In an attempt to avoid sparking a wildfire, California's largest utility intentionally cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers Wednesday, and power isn't likely to be restored for days, the company said.
Massive California power outages may begin early Wednesday
Two California utilities said they may cut power to more than 900,000 customers for days starting after midnight Wednesday morning because of dry winds that could down power lines and cause fires.
Millions of Californians could be without power for a week
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) announced Monday it may shut off power this week in nearly 30 northern California counties in response to strong and dry winds posing a fire threat.
California mayor wants gun owners to have liability insurance
In the wake of mass shootings around the country, the mayor of one California city wants to require all gun owners to carry liability insurance for their weapons.
4-hour standoff in California ends with 5 dead in murder-suicide
A California home was a scene of carnage after an apparent quadruple homicide and suicide, San Jose police said.
Silicon Valley's real estate market is finally cooling off, sort of
In Silicon Valley, the country's most notoriously overheated real estate market, things are starting to cool off ... a little.
The best LGBT-friendly hotels
When you travel, few things offer more comfort than a friendly place to lay your head.
Costa Rica's 'Crocodile Bridge' an unlikely tourist attraction
Along the busy main highway between the capital of San Jose and the surfer-friendly beach town of Jaco is Costa Rica's most unusual tourist attraction.
$1,500 Silicon Valley studio rented out to 2 cats
They may be Silicon Valley's most unusual and pampered tenants: two cats are staying in a studio apartment located behind a single-family home in a San Jose neighborhood.
More than 200 named in list of clergy accused of sexual abuse in Bay Area
In an effort to pressure Bay Area dioceses for more information about accused clerics, a California law firm representing survivors of sexual abuse on Tuesday released its own list of more than 200 clergy members accused of misconduct.
Slain woman's Fitbit helps solve her killing, police say
A 90-year-old California man is due in court Thursday on suspicion of killing his stepdaughter -- a slaying police say they solved with the help of data from her Fitbit device.
11 colleagues who won a $543M jackpot plan to keep working
There are 11 people in California who apparently love, love, love their jobs so much they don't plan to stop working even after being in an office pool that won a $543 million jackpot.
Voters to decide fate of Judge Aaron Persky
Now it's time for the public to judge the judge.
iOS 12 highlights: Memoji, tech addiction tool, group FaceTime
It's that time of year when Apple teases new bells and whistles coming to its devices.
At least 2 dead in California amid heat wave
The record-breaking heat roasting the West has killed at least two people.
