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PG&E Has Sent Day-Ahead Notifications to About 70,000 Customers Who Might Experience a Public Safety Power Shutoff OAKLAND, Calif. — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is monitoring a potential dry offshore wind event forecasted to start Wednesday evening, October 14 through Saturday evening October 17. The strongest winds are expected in the Sierra, southern Central Coast and portions of the …

Student teacher stipend helps reduce financial barriers to the teaching profession Sacramento, CA (Oct. 13, 2026) – Aspiring teachers in California may now receive $10,000 in financial assistance from the Student Teacher Stipend Program, the state’s latest investment in addressing the persistent teacher shortage while promoting careers in the classroom. The Student Teacher Stipend Program provides students enrolled in eligible …

As of noon today, the weather all-clear notifications have been issued for all five counties in scope for this event. PG&E crews have begun their power restoration activities, which include conducting patrols of impacted circuits, assessing any damage found, and making repairs where necessary, prior to re-energizing lines.  They anticipate restoring power to essentially all customers impacted by Sunday’s PSPS by the end of the day today.  While conditions associated with this PSPS event are improving, PG&E is actively monitoring another potential wind event starting late Wednesday, 10/14 of this week and lasting approximately until 10/17.  …

PG&E’s Operations and Meteorology teams are monitoring a wind event forecasted to bring elevated wildfire risk conditions to portions of Northern and Central California beginning Friday afternoon into Monday. This would be the fifth PSPS of 2026.  This potential wind event, combined with low humidity, could create a period of elevated fire danger.  Given these conditions, PG&E has activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and sent notifications on Thursday …

PG&E’s Operations and Meteorology teams are monitoring a wind event forecasted to bring elevated wildfire risk conditions to portions of Northern and Central California beginning Friday afternoon into Monday. With a forecast for gusty winds, low humidity and elevated fire danger, PG&E has initiated advanced customer notifications in targeted areas where Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) may be necessary to …

New 7th & Railyards Station to Open October 15 SACRAMENTO, CA — SacRT’s Green Line light rail service will return to service on Monday, October 12, 2026, following a more than yearlong suspension to accommodate major construction in the Railyards area. The Green Line has been temporarily suspended since June 2025, while construction crews completed track and station work associated …

BRING “Q&A” TO PECHANGA THEATER — OPM Icons Unite for One Night Only on November 1 – TEMECULA, Calif. — (October 8, 2026) – Pechanga Resort Casino welcomes two of the most celebrated names in Original Pilipino Music (OPM) when Odette Quesada and Ogie Alcasid take the stage together for “Q&A,” live in the Pechanga Theater on Sunday, November 1, …

75 筆補助支持地方野火預防、防災準備及緊急應變工作 加州沙加緬度訊 — 隨著野火季節在加州已成為全年皆可能發生的威脅，持續推動野火預防與防災準備工作，對全加州各地社區而言至關重要。為進一步加強社區的防災準備工作，加州消防基金會（California Fire Foundation，簡稱CFF）在PG&E公司基金會（PG&E Corporation Foundation，簡稱PG&E 基金會）的支持下，向北加州及中部地區 75 個地方消防局、消防機構及非營利組織頒發總額 100 萬美元的野火安全補助金。 這是 CFF 與 PG&E 基金會連續第九年合作頒發補助金，協助各社區強化災害防備與緊急應變計畫。今年，PG&E 基金會額外投入 5萬美元，以擴充補助計畫為社區提供更多資金支持。 在為期一個月的申請期間，CFF審核了超過 200 份申請，並將年度野火安全補助金發放給位於高野火風險地區的機構。此次補助金於「全國防災準備月」（National Preparedness Month）期間頒發；該活動每年 9 月舉行，旨在提高民眾對災害與緊急情況的防備意識。 這些補助金將用於購置消防員個人防護裝備及專業設備、進行建築周圍的防禦空間與植被管理工作、減少可燃物與火災隱患，以及推動消防安全公共教育與社區宣導。點此查看補助受贈單位完整名單。 PG&E 基金會與太平洋煤電公司（PG&E）提供 180 萬美元慈善資金，支持 CFF 推動 2026 年「野火安全與防災準備計畫」（Wildfire Safety and Preparedness Program，簡稱WSPP）的各項工作。其中，野火安全補助金占所提供慈善資金總額的 100 萬美元。該計畫致力於提升全加州民眾的野火安全意識，並向高火災風險地區中資源不足的社區提供資源。向地方組織提供補助是 WSPP 的核心工作之一。相關資金亦用於支持 CFF 以多種語言推行的公共安全教育以及多媒體宣傳活動。 加州消防基金會主席 Darrell Roberts 表示：「加州的消防員與地方機構每天都在努力保護民眾生命、家園與社區，使其不再受傳統季節限制的野火威脅。我們向這些盡心投入的補助受贈單位致賀，感謝他們持續推動防災準備與服務工作。尤其在氣溫高於往年同期的情況下，全加州更需要保持警覺。近十年來，我們與 PG&E 基金會的合作已協助地方機構取得重要設備、減少危險植被、強化公共教育，並讓其所服務的社區做好更充分的準備。」 自 2018 年以來，WSPP 補助計畫已向全加州包括消防局與消防機構在內的 505 個受贈單位提供 650 …

75 Grants Support Local Wildfire Prevention, Preparedness and Emergency Response Efforts SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With wildfire season a year-round reality in California, sustained prevention and preparedness efforts remain essential for communities throughout the state. To strengthen these ongoing preparedness efforts, the California Fire Foundation (CFF), with support from The PG&E Corporation Foundation (PG&E Foundation), has awarded $1 million in wildfire …

More than 200 Sacramento-area residents and families attended the community celebration. This year, as part of ARI’s sustainability efforts, the organization partnered with CalRecycle to pilot the Noodle Festival as a zero-waste event aimed at reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills. Large community events like the Noodle Festival can generate a significant amount of waste in a single …