Reporter down this steep hill just north of ross. Where thequirrels look for food, sits this old wooden power pole. Its a potential disaster. We have been dodged it. In the 15 years hes lived here that poll and wildlife have teamed up to spark five grass fires. The squirrels climate up on the wires. Jumps from one wire to the next and are getting lek electrocuted. Hitting the ground and creating fires. He lives directly above the pole. He keeps a heavy duty garden hose handy fo fight the flames while waiting for firefighters. It would take one unlucky tyke to burn this building down. Pg e gave this statement to us. It reads in part. We plan on replacing the pole. Additionally all vertical conductors and connections will be covered when we replace the pole. This will help prevent faults from animal contact. Officials and residence have been told the new pole should be in place later this month. We have done as much as we can. What we need is pg e to follow through on the promise. More t
Because of that website that constantly was crashing for pacific gas electric. They said today the average customer who called in and was on hold on the phone for 21 minutes. Before they finally got any information out of utility. We dont know if that number includes the number of people who simply hung up out of frustration. Coming up tonight at 6 pm hear from the ceo again about how exactly how much of their equipment was damaged during the wind event. At the same time pg e said it needs to raise the electricity rates by more than 7 in january. Utility said in a typical residential customer will see an increase of about nine dollars a month. The average electric bill would be about 130. The latest rate hikes would start in january if the puc signs off. More than 2 increase just took effect on october 1. We are following additional developing news about pg e. This one is out in pleasant hill. They are dealing with another power outage. They are working to get power back on for more th
Traffic has been slow as you make your way out of san martin. The drive time on 880 is heavy as well 238 to the maize. An extra ten minutes pause of an earlier accident that has finally been cleared from the lanes. In the east bay, a shooting at a park with parents and children nearby. One person is injured. The shooter has not been arrested. This happened at sorensdaledalee park. Reporter good morning, a Youth Football Team was practicing at the same time this gunfire started a players mother captured visit owe of the moments following the shooting. And listen to her commentary in the video. There was a shooting at my sons football practice just now. I cant handle this it. Theres shootings everywhere. Reporter witnesses tell abc 7 news a shooting happened in a parking lot near the restrooms at Sorensdale Park. The Youth Football Team was the group practicing during the shooting. Witnesses say they saw three eople running away from the male shooting victim. None of the youth Football P
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