Palo Alto
Blown transformer causes power outage
By the Daily Post staff Monday — The Palo Alto Utilities Department says a blown transformer caused last night’s power outage in the Crescent Park neighborhood. The department said the […]
Power outage
Palo Alto
Power outage affecting 4,000 in Palo Alto, 2,500 in Los Altos ends
9:19 p.m., Friday, Aug. 14 — Palo Alto Utilities spokeswoman Catherine Elvert said, “Approximately 4,000 City of Palo Alto Utilities customers lost power for about two hours tonight. Due to […]
In the news
New round of power outages tonight
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer As residents got their power back on Monday (Oct. 28), they received warnings that another power outage courtesy of PG&E will hit the […]
Los Altos
3,635 PG&E customers lose power after Los Altos auto accident
By the Daily Post staff Traffic came to a standstill on Foothill Expressway during the afternoon rush hour yesterday (Oct. 17), and thousands of residents lost power, when a car […]
In the news
Now that the all clear has been given, when do the lights come on?
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The crisis that forced PG&E to cut power to the hills west of Interstate 280 is over, but it may take days for […]
Palo Alto
Power back on in Palo Alto
By the Daily Post staff Update 8:45 a.m. — Utilities spokeswoman Catherine Elvert said workers are still investigating the cause of the outage. She said they believe the problem may […]
Palo Alto
Comcast, power outages strike Palo Alto area
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer April Fools’ Day was anything but funny for tens of thousands of people on the mid-Peninsula yesterday, with a Comcast outage wiping out […]
Palo Alto
Mylar balloon causes power outage in Palo Alto
Update 7:45 p.m.: The utilities department just tweeted that the cause of tonight’s power outage was a Mylar balloon that became tangled in power lines. It’s the second time in a […]
Palo Alto
Mylar balloons cause major power outage in Palo Alto
By the Daily Post staff Update, 3:15 p.m.: Power has been restored to more than 4,381 Palo Alto residents and businesses after mylar balloons caused touched power lines and caused […]
Mountain View
2 power outages reported in Mountain View
By the Daily Post staff Two downed power lines left more than 1,200 PG&E customers in the dark today (April 24) in Mountain View. At 10:12 a.m., PG&E said it […]
Palo Alto
Power outage hits part of Palo Alto
NO POWER — Austin Wong, who works in downtown Palo Alto, found that this parking gate arm wouldn’t go up during the power outage. Post photo by Emily Mibach. The […]