Restoration of electrical service to Humboldt County will begin tonight, according to North Coast state Sen. Mike McGuire. McGuire tweeted at about 6:20 p.m. that the process may take several hours as PG&E conducts line inspections, adding that restoration to Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Trinity and Marin counties will begin tomorrow afternoon. Other sources not authorized to speak […]
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Where to Find Gas in the Blackout
The moment Pacific Gas & Electric announced its sudden plans for a blackout throughout Humboldt and 33 other counties, folks have been trying to fill their tanks and gas cans. Some stations have run dry and others simply can’t operate without electricity. But there are still some stations with working pumps and registers. Here is […]
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Getting Food During the Blackout
At 9 a.m., rows of shopping carts blocked the glass doors of a darkened WinCo Foods. Staff there said a generator could power lights but that was it. Across the street, a dozen people lined up on foot at the Happy Donuts drive-through window for miraculously hot coffee. Owner Natalie Dy, who hooked up her […]
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UPDATE: County Officials Urge Residents to Stay Safe, ‘Take Care of Your Neighbors’ During Blackout
UPDATE: According to Pacific Gas and Electric spokesperson Deanna Contreras, the company will only be opening one community resource center in Humboldt County — not the two previously indicated — and it won’t be up and running until 8 a.m. tomorrow. The center will be located at Redwood Acres Fairgrounds and will offer bottled water, […]
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3rd UPDATE: PG&E to Open ONE Local Resource Center with Water, Bathrooms During Blackout
3rd UPDATE: According to Pacific Gas and Electric spokesperson Deanna Contreras, the company will only be opening one community resource center in Humboldt County — not the two previously indicated — and it won’t be up and running until 8 a.m. tomorrow. The center will be located at Redwood Acres Fairgrounds and will offer bottled […]
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AT&T Blames ‘Fiber Issue” for Blackout
Scores of AT&T customers found themselves cut off from the rest of the digital world Monday afternoon, as the company experienced what it described cryptically as a “fiber issue.” The outage hit early Monday afternoon and lasted until the evening, leaving AT&T cell phone, Internet and U-verse customers without service. Some poor souls who rely […]