Coverage dated December 20, 2025

About 130K people without power in massive outage in San Francisco

Headline from ABC 10 Sacramento

According to PG&E, about 130,000 customers in San Francisco are without power on Saturday.

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Washington Examiner
Massive San Francisco power outage leaves thousands in dark (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Dec 20, 2025
Washington Examiner's feed description
A fire at a Pacific Gas & Electric substation sparked the outage, according to San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie.
Breitbart News
Massive San Francisco Power Outage Leaves 130,000 Homes, Businesses in the Dark (opens Breitbart News)
Published Dec 20, 2025
Breitbart News's feed description
A massive power outage Saturday darkened 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco, according to the city's main utility firm, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E).
Herald Bulletin
Power restored to most in San Francisco after massive outage (opens Herald Bulletin)
Published Dec 20, 2025
Herald Bulletin's feed description
Power has been restored to most of the 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco affected by a massive outage on Saturday. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. reported more than
NBC News
San Francisco outages leaves 130,000 without power (opens NBC News)
Published Dec 20, 2025
NBC News's feed description
A massive outage knocked out power to 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco on Saturday, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Newsweek
Power outage hits 130K in San Francisco: What we know (opens Newsweek)
Published Dec 20, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
A massive power outage left thousands of customers without electricity after a substation fire on Saturday afternoon.
ABC 10 Sacramento
About 130K people without power in massive outage in San Francisco (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)
Published Dec 20, 2025
ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description
According to PG&E, about 130,000 customers in San Francisco are without power on Saturday.
Deutsche Welle
US: Tens of thousands left without power in San Francisco – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Dec 20, 2025
Deutsche Welle's feed description
The tech hub saw a power outage affecting some 130,000 people, as well as traffic and public transport. Authorities have urged people to stay at home.
CBS News
Power restored to about 116,000 San Francisco customers after widespread outage (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 20, 2025
CBS News's feed description
PG&E said it did not have a precise timeframe for when power would be fully restored due to the "significant and extensive" damage to one of its substations.
WSVN Miami
San Francisco outages leaves 130,000 without power - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)
Published Dec 20, 2025
WSVN Miami's feed description
A massive outage knocked out power to 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco on Saturday, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said.The power failure left
CBS News
Major outage leaves more than 130,000 customers in San Francisco without power (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 20, 2025
CBS News's feed description
About 30% of San Francisco was without power at the height of the outage, according to utility provider PG&E.
CBS News
Power restored to about 110,000 San Francisco customers after widespread outage (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 20, 2025
CBS News's feed description
PG&E said it did not have a precise timeframe for when power would be fully restored due to the "significant and extensive" damage to one of its substations.
Los Angeles Times
More than 20,000 still without power after massive San Francisco blackout (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Dec 20, 2025
Los Angeles Times's feed description
After Saturday's power shutdown, PG&E said 21,000 are still without power in areas including Golden Gate Park, the Presidio, the Richmond District and small areas downtown.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Power restored for about 110K customers in San Francisco after outage | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Published Dec 20, 2025
Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description
Power was ‌restored for about 110,000 customers in San Francisco after a sizable part of the city was hit by an ‍outage on Saturday, according to the city’s emergency management department and its main utility firm, Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
New York Post
San Francisco power outage left 130,000 in the dark as self-driving cars stalled in middle of streets (opens New York Post)
Published Dec 20, 2025
New York Post's feed description
A massive outage knocked out power to 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco on Saturday, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said.
KTVU San Francisco
125,000 left without power in SF after massive PG&E outage (opens KTVU San Francisco)
Published Dec 20, 2025
KTVU San Francisco's feed description
PG&E's outage map showed that more than 30% of its users in San Francisco were affected by the blackouts.

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