Two separate power outages cut electricity to thousands of Bay Area customers in Sausalito and central San Francisco just as the region was hit by a late-season heatwave.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the two outages affected more than 5,000 Pacific Gas & Electric customers, with most service restored as crews worked to address both outages.
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In Sausalito, PG&E reported an outage that impacted about 2,549 customers in a broad stretch of central Sausalito. The impacted area included parts of downtown and the waterfront, where restaurants, galleries, shops, the ferry port, and other businesses are located, the Chronicle reported.
A second unplanned outage affected customers in Cathedral Hill, along with parts of Lower Nob Hill, Japantown, and the Western Addition, the Chronicle reported. PG&E said about 2,665 customers were without power there…