As hot and dry conditions combined with expected. Strong wind gusts posen increased risk for damage to the electrical system which could potentially ignite a fire majority of those customers affected are in napa county and thats where we find kron 4 taylor bisacky. Who is live in calistoga with more taylor people must be exhausted by all of this. Grand for parts of calistoga this could be the second time without power within just one week. You know really seems to this area. Its been one thing after the other. These power shut offs come just a couple of weeks after folks he returned home from those glass fire evacuations. Another round of pge Public Safety power shutoffs could sweep parts of the bay area the napa county being the most affected. Pg says the possible psps is slated to affect more than 4,300 customers in napa county. Including those living in parts of calistoga were filling some gas for tomorrow because theyre going to shut off the power. Again chad taylor isnt the only o
Mta looks at the Surveillance Video on a week by basis. Were able to take a look at the service on the streets from week to week to see how well the mask compliance is going. Reporter the sfmta also reported having trouble with a few passengers when told to mask up. According to their data from april to august 31st, this are 63 verbal altercations specifically dealing with masks and nine operators have been assaulted. One driver was struck several times with a wooden bat in july. There was a minute toiature involved, as well due to facial compliance or lack thereof. Its a scary situation, indeed. Reporter roger out Transit Workers Union local 250 a believes many more drivers are not reporting passengers who dont compile to avoid any interruption to their bus route. We would like to see more assistance out there, boots on the ground in terms of people, workers, assisting us with more compliance. Reporter the sfmta says a few things are helping. Its mandatory for bus drivers to use the p
But Half Moon Bay noticeably cooler about 10 degrees cooler than downtown San Francisco at 63 degrees on account of a cool sea breeze, but overall still tracking double digit warming out there right now for your thursday night very hot and dry conditions heading our way in fact getting a sneak peek of this heat wave that doesnt officially start until friday morning were going to be under a heat advisory for most coastal areas away from the San Francisco peninsula coastline and widespread excessive heat warnings in effect for inland areas tracking triple digit heat with temperatures as high as a 108 degrees but even along the coast and along the bay 80s and 90s so not really going to get some relief there. And im also keeping an eye on a spare the air alert going into effect on friday with the peak of the heat wave the key on friday, but still going to remain warm all weekend long back to you alright recent out of the north bay where firefighters are on alert over high heat to happening
Meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez meibrys e u and tracking of this heat wave, whats the latest hey there catherine and this is just a sneak peek of whats to come because the heat wave wont officially begin until friday morning. All the way through wednesday night so it has been upgraded from an excessive heat watch 20 excessive heat warning away from the coast and away from the bay area coastline going to track a heat advisory and already seeing extremely warm to hot temperatures not just along the coast but far inland valleys as well, triple digit heat right now in antioch in livermore a 101 degrees about 15 degrees above average today nearly 40 degrees warmer than the coats happen beginning that cool sea breeze influence. Youre in the mid 60s, but downtown San Francisco, right now in the upper 70s still tracking double digit warming out there right now very warm air mass and its only going to get harder from here because we could see widespread triple digit heat as you make your way in
Joining us. Everybody, im Vicki Liviakis and im Catherine Heenan for grant lotus tonight pg and e is urging customers to conserve electricity during peak hours because of the high heat because of the predicted demand. They say they will not initiate a Public Safety power shutoff kron fours michelle kingston is live for us tonight with more on plans for the rest of the fire season. During these hot summer day michelle. Catherine it is hot out here and it is only going to get hotter pg and e is staging crews and equipment throughout the bay area over the next few days. So pg e is preparing for Power Outages and we want our customers to prepare for possible Power Outages as well if power goes out over the next few days pacific gas and electric says its because of the increase in electricity usage over the bay area and not because of a Public Safety power shutoff the Electric Company is sending out more crews and equipment to handle any possible outages during the extreme heat. Theyre also