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S.F. power outage impacts PG&E customers in Bernal Heights

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Almost 500 customers in San Francisco, mostly in Bernal Heights, were impacted by a power outage Sunday evening.

Almost 500 customers in San Francisco, mostly in Bernal Heights, were impacted by a power outage Sunday evening.

Camille Cohen/For the S.F. Chronicle

An unplanned power outage briefly impacted Pacific Gas & Electric customers in Bernal Heights on Sunday evening around 5:30 p.m.

Edgar Hopida, a spokesperson for PG&E, said that as of 6:20 p.m., power had been restored to all customers. He said the cause of the blackout is still being investigated.

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Earlier Sunday, 1,600 customers in the Mission District and Castro saw a separate hourlong blackout around 4 a.m., though power was restored by 5 a.m. The cause of that outage was also unknown, Hopida said.

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That was the second outage this week in the Mission District. On Thursday, more than 600 customers in the Mission District lost power around 5:45 p.m., with the outage mostly impacting customers between 22nd and 24th streets and between Dolores and Mission streets. PG&E said the reason was damaged equipment.

Residents can find the most up-to-date outage information at PG&E’s outage center.

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Kate Talerico is a reporter covering the East Bay, with a focus on Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda County. Before joining the Chronicle, she covered housing at the Mercury News, reporting on changes to the real estate industry and tracking how housing policy is shaped and implemented. Her first journalism job was at the Idaho Statesman, where she covered Boise's growth leading up to the pandemic. She also lived in France for two years, teaching English to high school students. Kate graduated from Brown University with a degree in urban studies.

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