— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) September 8, 2020 The electricity cuts are to include 15,000 households and businesses in Santa Rosa, which works out to about 45,000 people. An additional 2,633 customers in Sonoma County’s unincorporated areas also are set to lose their electricity. In Napa County, about 5,000 customers in and around Calistoga will be shut down, PG&E officials said. … [Read more...] about Power shut-offs to hit parts of Napa and Sonoma counties as PG&E braces for ominous winds
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LNU Lightning Complex: All Walbridge Fire Evacuation Orders And Warnings Lifted In Sonoma County
South of Mill Creek Road North of Sweetwater Springs Road West of Westside Road East of Palmer Creek Road All of Sweetwater Springs Road in Zone 2E4 is closed, according to Cal Fire. Residents living in that portion of Sweetwater Springs Road will not be able to go home until it is safe. … [Read more...] about LNU Lightning Complex: All Walbridge Fire Evacuation Orders And Warnings Lifted In Sonoma County
Sonoma County Economic Forecast Indicates Recovery Will Take Time
Take one marker of the county’s economic distress as an example of both its pain and uncertainty. According to Eyler, the county will lose between 20,700 and 48,451 jobs this year, depending on what transpires between now and the end of 2020. The most likely outcome, his analysis showed, is that the county in 2020 will lose about 30,000 jobs, and with them, $2.4 billion in state and local tax revenue. … [Read more...] about Sonoma County Economic Forecast Indicates Recovery Will Take Time
PG&E power shut-offs: Here’s what you need to know and what’s new in 2020
Putting power lines underground is expensive — $3 million per mile, according to a 2017 estimate from PG&E, versus up to $800,000 for overhead lines. That’s just for smaller, lower-voltage distribution lines; long-distance transmission lines are even costlier. Underground lines would also be harder to fix in an earthquake. But PG&E has put some lines underground; last year, the utility said it would put lines underground in Paradise, the Butte County city destroyed by the 2018 Camp Fire, and it has conducted more undergrounding in areas vulnerable to fire. … [Read more...] about PG&E power shut-offs: Here’s what you need to know and what’s new in 2020
Late-Night Mandatory Evacuations Issued For Residents Near Walbridge Fire Burning In Sonoma Co.
Designated part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fires, 54,940-acre Walbridge fire has been burning since mid-August and was at 95 percent containment, according to Cal Fires. Monday evening’s flareup happened near Westside Road and Sweetwater Springs Road. … [Read more...] about Late-Night Mandatory Evacuations Issued For Residents Near Walbridge Fire Burning In Sonoma Co.
