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As Offshore Windstorm Sweeps Through State, PG&E Manages Related Outages Throughout Service Area and Prepares to Execute a Targeted Public Safety Power Shutoff Later Tonight in Small Portions of Driest Locations

An estimated 5,465 customer accounts in Fresno, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Tulare counties set to be de-energized for the Public Safety Power Shutoff Wind associated with offshore weather system may cause flying debris and vegetation, leading to downed lines and outages SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) continues to monitor a …

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Covered California Begins New Year With a Record Number of Plan Selections, Serving Those Hardest Hit by the Pandemic, as State Experiences Post-Holiday Surge of New COVID-19 Cases

Nearly 1.6 million Californians have renewed their coverage or enrolled for the first time for 2021 coverage, setting a new enrollment record in the midst of the worst COVID-19 spike since the beginning of the pandemic.The record enrollment total is 200,000 higher than the same time period last year, with significant portions of low-income consumers and communities of color, which …

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Growing Network of Weather Stations and Fire-Watch Cameras Provide PG&E Meteorologists, Outside Agencies with Hyperlocal Data on Extreme Weather

In 2020, 400 New Weather Stations Brought PG&E’s Network Total to 1,000 Installed and Operational, and the Number of High-Definition Cameras More than Doubled with Over 300 in Operation SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) expanded network of enhanced weather technology, including weather stations and high-definition fire-watch cameras located in areas of elevated or extreme fire …

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RTD Reinvents Van Go! as a True Countywide Service

Stockton, CA — San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD) launches a new iteration of its Van Go! service on January 10, in response to customer feedback.   RTD Van Go! is an on-demand rideshare service that will help residents travel more easily throughout San Joaquin County.  For this new pilot program, RTD has eliminated zones, transfers, and restrictions on trip origin and …

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PG&E Offering More Than 120 College Scholarships Totaling Nearly $300,000

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that scholarship applications are now being accepted for college-bound high schoolers as well as current college and continuing education students with a primary residence that’s a PG&E customer in Northern and Central California. More than 120 awards totaling nearly $300,000 are being made available through PG&E’s employee resource group (ERG) …

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Amid Surging COVID-19 Pandemic and Impending Enrollment Deadline, Covered California Urges Consumers to Sign Up for Health Care Coverage

The first major open-enrollment deadline is this week: Consumers who want their coverage to start on Jan. 1 need to sign up by Dec. 30.The deadline comes as COVID-19 infections and deaths continue to rise across California, with hospitals overloaded with patients and limited ICU bed capacity.Having health care coverage, staying COVID-safe and getting vaccinated when you are able to …

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Giữa Cơn Bùng Phát của Đại Dịch COVID-19 và Hạn Chót Ghi Danh, Covered California Kêu Gọi Người Tiêu Thụ Ghi Danh Bảo Hiểm Chăm Sóc Sức Khỏe

Hạn chót của đợt ghi danh đầu tiên chính thức vào tuần này: Người tiêu thụ muốn có bảo hiểm bắt đầu từ ngày 1 tháng Một cần ghi danh hạn chót ngày 30 tháng Mười Hai.Thời hạn ghi danh đến vào lúc các ca nhiễm và số tử vong do COVID-19 tiếp tục gia tăng khắp California, với các …

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More Than Three-Fourths of Early Learning Centers Lack Educators Trained to Work with Dual Language Learners

Sacramento, Calif. –– First 5 California released Quick Facts: Professional Development to Support Teachers of Young Dual Language Learners in California, a new brief by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) highlighting the challenges early learning and care programs face and the support they need to ensure early childhood educators receive specialized training to serve dual language learners (DLLs). This study is …

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Celebrate the holidays with Karaoke for St. Jude on Dec. 21

Top Filipino artists plan to sing for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to help end childhood cancer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Dec. 10, 2020)– Calling all amateur singers who love caroling and wish to participate in the opportunity of a lifetime during the holiday season of giving. Several top Filipino artists plan to lend their voices in a virtual karaoke for  St. …

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RTD Hosts Free On-Site COVID-19 Testing to Support Community

Stockton, CA — As San Joaquin County reports the largest increase in daily and weekly COVID-19 cases since its summer peak, San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD) seeks to partner with the community in combating the increase by hosting free COVID-19 testing on site at its Downtown Transit Center (DTC).  According to a recent California Association for Coordinated Transportation (CalACT) …

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