Dan Brekke appears in the following:
Can Pacific Gas and Electric operate without starting wildfires?
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Power company PG&E is in the spotlight again for starting the massively destructive 2021 Dixie Fire in California. The company's fire record raises questions about whether it can ever operate safely.
Rains in California are helping douse wildfires, but present new problems
Monday, October 25, 2021
Northern California is seeing record rainfall. All the water will help reduce wildfire risks and could help alleviate drought conditions, but it also means a risk for debris flows and evacuations.
To Prevent Calif. Wildfires, Utility Preemptively Shuts Down Power
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is again shutting down electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes. The move is meant to prevent power lines from sparking wildfires during windy conditions.
News Brief: Russia Director Out At NSC, Twitter Bans Political Ads, PG&E
Thursday, October 31, 2019
A key witness in the impeachment inquiry is set to leave his top post on the National Security Council. Also, Twitter bans political ads and the latest on PG&E and wildfires in California.
PG&E Power Outages Update
Thursday, October 31, 2019
California utility giant PG&E continues to face mounting criticism as hundreds of thousands of customers across the state are in the dark following planned power outages.
PG&E To Pay $1 Billion To Local Governments For Wildfire Damage
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
California utility PG&E has reached a proposed $1 billion settlement with local governments. The deal is related to damage from wildfires caused by the company's equipment dating back four years.
Residents Near Northern California Dam Warned To Evacuate
Monday, February 13, 2017
At the Oroville Dam, about 70 miles north of Sacramento, water poured into an emergency spillway, prompting tens of thousands of mandatory evacuations downstream. The dam itself is sound.
Earthquake Rocks California Wine Country
Monday, August 25, 2014
While centered in Napa, a 6.0 earthquake rocked the region over the weekend—it was the largest earthquake to hit the San Francisco area in 25 years. More than 100 people were injured.
BART Strike Averted for Another Week; California Governor Orders Inquiry
Monday, August 05, 2013
The latest: Gov. Jerry Brown has stepped into the deadlocked talks between BART and its two biggest unions and appointed a three-member board of inquiry to examine the unresolved issues in the labor dispute.
Brown's move, made at the request of BART officials, means that workers will not go on strike tonight and trains will roll as usual Monday morning.
Transit Workers in San Fran Temporarily End Strike as Talks Continue
Friday, July 05, 2013
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) workers are back on the job—at least for now. BART and its unions reached an agreement late last night to extend current employment contracts for 30 days...
BART Strike Over -- For Now
Friday, July 05, 2013
Striking BART workers will be back on the job Friday, and service is scheduled to begin at 3pm. But the current labor contract has only been extended for 30 days -- and the two sides are still far apart.
