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An electric pump charges a vehicle at Green Light Auto Wholesale in Daly City, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. In November, California voters will face a ballot initiative that would speed up the state’s transition to electric cars and pay for it by raising taxes on wealthy people. But the effort to bring in more money to pay for buyer incentives has stirred opposition from some Democrats.

Bay Area

Can California’s power grid handle a 15-fold increase in electric cars?

Despite expecting 12.5 million electric cars by 2035, California officials insist that the grid can provide enough electricity. But that’s based on assumptions that may not be realistic.

Weather
California storm: At least 17 dead as thunderstorms thrash state with lightning, hail
Storms continued to pound California on Tuesday, with a flash flood warning for S.F. and hail and lightning across the Bay Area. Lightning struck Sutro Tower and a tree crashed onto a bus in downtown S.F. By Jessica Flores, Gerry Díaz, Dominic Fracassa, Sarah Ravani, Aidin Vaziri, Hannah Hagemann, Catherine Ho, Michael Cabanatuan, Roland Li, Jordan Parker, Joel Umanzor
Weather
California storm: Fierce weather has taken 14 lives in state, Newsom says
Track flooding, landslides, closures and evacuations as California gets slammed by yet another atmospheric river. Heavy rains and damaging winds are coming to areas already hard hit by recent storms. By Claire Hao, Gerry Díaz, Jessica Flores, Kurtis Alexander, Jordan Parker, Aidin Vaziri, Rachel Swan, Hannah Hagemann, Yoohyun Jung, Julie Johnson, Kevin Fagan
Weather
Bay Area braces for more as new drenching starts, Newsom seeks federal aid
The Bay Area took a brief break from powerful winter storms before rain began to fall again Sunday night. Residents prepared for more battering on Monday and Tuesday. By Jessica Flores and J.D. Morris
Bay Area
PG&E customers are waiting days, some more than a week, for power restoration
Bad weather, downed trees, flooding and road closures are complicating the utility’s restoration of power to some customers. By Joel Umanzor
San Francisco
S.F. outage map: Nearly 800 PG&E customers have been without power since Wednesday
Nearly 800 customers in the southern half of San Francisco have been without power since Wednesday’s storm, according to PG&E’s outage maps. By Danielle Echeverria
Weather
California storm: 'Widespread significant flooding' possible by Tuesday
Skies are clearing across the Bay Area, but the oceans remain roiled and heavy snowsqualls persist in the Sierra. And lots more rain is on the way in the coming days. Follow live updates on storm impacts and what to expect next in Northern... By Gerry Díaz, Claire Hao, Jessica Flores, Michael Cabanatuan, Aidin Vaziri, Trisha Thadani, Jack Lee, Tara Duggan, Ricardo Cano, Annie Vainshtein, Kurtis Alexander, Erin Allday, Jordan Parker, Joel Umanzor
Bay Area
Two dead as storm wallops Bay Area, downing trees, flooding roads, cutting electrical service
Two people died — one a toddler — and several others were injured in the bomb cyclone-fueled storm. By Jill Tucker, Trisha Thadani, Julie Johnson and Kevin Fagan
Weather
California storm: Overnight forecast sees gusty winds up to 80 mph
The eye of the “bomb cyclone” bringing an intense winter storm to California will remain offshore, but its impacts have landed with full force. Nearly 100,000 PG&E customers are impacted by power outages around the Bay Area. By Gerry Díaz, Aidin Vaziri, Jessica Flores, Tara Duggan, Michelle Apon, Erin Allday, Jordan Parker, Joel Umanzor, John King
Bay Area
‘Brutal’ storm hitting Northern California on Wednesday could be worse than New Year’s Eve deluge
A powerful atmospheric river arriving Wednesday will add several inches of rain to already saturated soils, toppling trees and flooding roadways. By Jill Tucker and Joaquin Palomino
Weather
Bay Area storm: Flooding, hazards, road closures remain after pounding deluge
The Bay Area transitioned into cleanup mode on Sunday, waking up to clear skies that revealed the scale of damage from near-record rainfall that hit San Francisco particularly hard. By Sam Whiting, Nora Mishanec and Rachel Swan
Bay Area
PG&E seeks to raise bills by over $100 for a year to pay for wildfire, storm costs
The California Public Utilities Commission is considering PG&E’s proposal, which would allow the company recover $1.36 billion. By Julie Johnson
Climate
California’s heat wave was a life-or-death situation. Then the state used a ‘tool of absolute...
California came to the brink of rolling blackouts amid “infernal” heat over Labor Day weekend. Here’s the untold story of the power grid operator’s scramble to keep the lights on. By Claire Hao
Bay Area
PG&E investigating circuit breaker that cut power to thousands in East Bay
Power was restored to more than 6,000 PG&E customers in Berkeley and Oakland after about an hour on Wednesday night. By Danielle Echeverria
Bay Area
California regulators unveil new rooftop solar plan that cuts payments to homeowners
The CPUC’s scaled-back plan eliminates consumer fees. The original was abandoned after criticism from the governor and solar advocates that it could hurt the transition to renewable energy. By Julie Cart
Bay Area
Power outage affecting portions of East Oakland resolved, PG&E says
Over 7,000 PG&E customers were without power Thursday evening in East Oakland, according to the utility company. By Joel Umanzor