Massive PG&E Power Outage In San Francisco Renews Calls For Publicly-Owned Utilities

CBS Bay Area

December 31, 2025

After the holiday season power outages that affected more than 130,000 PG&E customers in San Francisco, some elected officials and those seeking higher office are demanding more accountability from PG&E.

Some are going as far as saying it's time for San Francisco to cut ties with PG&E. The idea isn't new, but the massive outage brought the concept back to light.

"It is time to end San Francisco's relationship with PG&E and have our own public utility," said State Senator Scott Wiener, who is also running for Congress. "I've seen my share of PG&E power outages in San Francisco. I've never seen anything like this. The scale of it, the length of it, the lack of information for hours and hours for the public."

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