PG&E power outage in San Francisco affecting over 100,000 customers and BART system
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Key Points:
- Multiple San Francisco neighborhoods, including The Presidio, Richmond districts, Golden Gate Park, and parts of Downtown, experienced a power outage on Saturday afternoon, affecting about 30% of the city.
- Over 100,000 PG&E customers were without power, with estimated restoration times around 3:45 p.m. for some areas, while others remained undetermined.
- BART closed Powell Street and Civic Center stations due to the outage, disrupting transit services.
- The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management warned that traffic lights might be affected, advising drivers to treat intersections as four-way stops.
- PG&E has not yet disclosed the cause of the power outage.
