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PG&E’s new Monterey substation expected to go online soon.
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PG&E’s new Monterey substation expected to go online soon.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Jan 22, 2026

Pacific Gas and Electric’s new substation in Monterey is nearing completion, with company representatives targeting an online date in the seco…

Letters to the Editor 01.02.25
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Letters to the Editor 01.02.25

  • Jan 2, 2025

Help On the Way

PG&E fails this community yet again, and nobody seems willing or able to change it.
Forum | Opinion

PG&E fails this community yet again, and nobody seems willing or able to change it.

  • Kayvon Malek
  • Dec 26, 2024

I write this on Saturday, Dec. 14, from the home I rent in Pacific Grove, by candlelight, like some 18th-century serf. I await the sunrise to …

High winds and intense rain take out power to over 38,000 customers, mostly on the Monterey Peninsula.
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High winds and intense rain take out power to over 38,000 customers, mostly on the Monterey Peninsula.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 14, 2024

Big gusts of wind accompanied by heavy rain just before the sun rose took out power to much of the Monterey Peninsula on Saturday, Dec. 14. Tr…

Hundreds of trees fell on the Monterey Peninsula during last winter’s storms. With another wet winter ahead, what can be done?
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Hundreds of trees fell on the Monterey Peninsula during last winter’s storms. With another wet winter ahead, what can be done?

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 14, 2023

A LARGE MONTEREY CYPRESS PROVED TOO MUCH FOR THE MAIN OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION LINES THAT CARRY ELECTRICITY INTO MONTEREY, PACIFIC GROVE, PEBBLE …

SQUIDFRY 03.16.23: Customer No Service
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SQUIDFRY 03.16.23: Customer No Service

  • Squid
  • Mar 16, 2023

CUSTOMER NO SERVICE… Squid was comfy and cozy in Squid’s lair while the first atmospheric river raged above the ocean’s surface March 9-10, bu…

Cities left without power start looking for ways to prevent future outages.
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Cities left without power start looking for ways to prevent future outages.

  • Pam Marino
  • Mar 16, 2023

Four days after high winds on March 9 took out power for 37,000 residents in the Monterey area, PG&E crews were busy in Carmel with a back…

The atmospheric river wasn’t as intense as expected; more possible rain on the way.
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The atmospheric river wasn’t as intense as expected; more possible rain on the way.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 16, 2021

The atmospheric river that traveled through the region from Monday through early Tuesday morning didn’t pack the same punch as the storm Monte…

Pandemic celebrations using mylar balloons create a big spike in power outages.
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Pandemic celebrations using mylar balloons create a big spike in power outages.

  • Pam Marino
  • Feb 19, 2021

When Covid-19 nixed birthday parties, graduation celebrations and other festive gatherings last spring, people got creative with drive-by even…

UPDATED: Atmospheric river hits Monterey County with gusto, leading to closures throughout region.
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UPDATED: Atmospheric river hits Monterey County with gusto, leading to closures throughout region.

  • NIC COURY - MCW, Pam Marino
  • Feb 14, 2019

High winds throughout Monterey County blew down trees and power lines everywhere on Wednesday, Feb. 13, prompting many agencies to cancel meet…

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