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Janie Har
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Product Development
San Francisco Tires of Public Tech Testing
City leaders are tired of their streets being used as a testing ground.
Safety
PG&E Begins New Mass Power Shutoff
One Napa County reporting station hasn’t seen a measurable drop of rain since mid-September — the first time that’s happened since 1905.
Regulation
PG&E Execs to Face Regulatory Board
CEO Bill Johnson said the utility understood the magnitude of the hardships the outages caused for customers and pledged to improve.
Safety
Planned Power Outages Begin in California
PG&E announced that it was shutting off power to 800,000 customers in 34 northern, central and coastal California counties.
Regulation
San Francisco Floats Ban on e-Cigs
San Francisco was the first city in the United States to approve an outright ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and flavored vaping liquids.
Safety
Gas Explosion Shoots Fire, Burning Buildings
The fire was started by non-PG&E crews working on fiber-optic wires.
Safety
Engineers Search for Cause in Cracked Beam
It shut down a brand new $2 billion transit center in San Francisco.
Regulation
Next to Ban Plastic Straws
The idea is to cut down on handing out items that customers may not need.
Operations
Wildfires Cause $1B in Damage
The fires ravaged 7,000 buildings.
Operations
CA Wine Makers Assess Fire's Damage
At least five wineries belonging to local trade group members have had "complete losses" in facilities, with nine more sustaining damage.
Automation
Robot Tax May Battle Automation
The question of whether — or how quickly — workers will be displaced by automation ignites fierce debate.
Safety
Landslide Part of $1 Billion in Damage
It's still moving, so engineers haven't been able to assess the damage.