Housing advocates and construction workers are accusing PG&E of stalling and choking off the completion of affordable housing units in the Bay Area.
At a San Francisco City Hall rally on Friday, a large group that included city and state officials demanded PG&E to provide power to dozens of buildings that are almost move-in ready.
One of the buildings that’s currently waiting for a new transformer is the former Granada Hotel at 1000 Sutter Street.
“We lose our power a lot. I have to go to the breaker a lot because the power in this building is not good at all,” said Brian Bowers, a building resident.
Bowers was homeless. He now lives at the Granada after the building was renovated and transformed into low-income housing.
Advocates said because PG&E can’t provide a new transformer to the building, it’s delaying the construction work. And that’s hurting people like Bowers, who’s waiting to move into a new unit.