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Blown transformer causes power outage

April 4, 2021 10:07 pm

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 […]

Palo Alto

Power outage affecting 4,000 in Palo Alto, 2,500 in Los Altos ends

August 14, 2020 8:06 pm

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

October 29, 2019 6:00 am

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 […]

The red dot shows the location of the accident that led to the power outage. Apple maps.
Los Altos

3,635 PG&E customers lose power after Los Altos auto accident

October 18, 2019 8:06 am

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?

October 11, 2019 9:00 am

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

October 3, 2019 1:37 am

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

April 1, 2019 12:06 pm

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

July 2, 2018 7:10 pm

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

June 2, 2018 2:15 pm

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

April 24, 2018 4:00 pm

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

September 13, 2017 7:50 pm

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 […]

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