San Francisco Residents Still Waiting for December Outage Payments Amid Planned Outages This Week, as PG&E Faces Criticism Over Slow Response to Claims.
Nearly a month after the city's massive multi-day power outage in December, many residents are still waiting to hear from PG&E about their damage claims. The utility company has set aside $50 million to compensate affected residents and business owners, but many have yet to receive any response or reimbursement.
As the situation continues to deteriorate, PG&E has announced two more planned outages this week to make final repairs to the damage done by the December outage. This has added to the frustration of local businesses that already suffered significant losses due to the prolonged power outage in December. According to restaurant owner Lam Hoa Thuan, his business lost over $10,000 in food during the 40-hour power outage and was forced to throw away most of it.
The planned outages have also caused concern among small business owners, who are worried about the impact on their customers and revenue. While some restaurants, such as Vietnam restaurant Lam Hoa Thuan, have taken precautions this time around by keeping inventory thin, others, like Tuna House, have intentionally kept low stock levels to avoid similar losses.
The situation has prompted criticism from residents and business owners, who feel that PG&E's response to the outage has been slow and inadequate. Some have even called for the city to consider acquiring PG&E's assets for a public power system, citing concerns over safety and reliability.
As the situation continues to unfold, many residents are left wondering when they will receive the reimbursement they were promised by PG&E. With planned outages scheduled for this week, it remains to be seen how the utility company will address these concerns and provide the necessary support to those affected by the December power outage.
Nearly a month after the city's massive multi-day power outage in December, many residents are still waiting to hear from PG&E about their damage claims. The utility company has set aside $50 million to compensate affected residents and business owners, but many have yet to receive any response or reimbursement.
As the situation continues to deteriorate, PG&E has announced two more planned outages this week to make final repairs to the damage done by the December outage. This has added to the frustration of local businesses that already suffered significant losses due to the prolonged power outage in December. According to restaurant owner Lam Hoa Thuan, his business lost over $10,000 in food during the 40-hour power outage and was forced to throw away most of it.
The planned outages have also caused concern among small business owners, who are worried about the impact on their customers and revenue. While some restaurants, such as Vietnam restaurant Lam Hoa Thuan, have taken precautions this time around by keeping inventory thin, others, like Tuna House, have intentionally kept low stock levels to avoid similar losses.
The situation has prompted criticism from residents and business owners, who feel that PG&E's response to the outage has been slow and inadequate. Some have even called for the city to consider acquiring PG&E's assets for a public power system, citing concerns over safety and reliability.
As the situation continues to unfold, many residents are left wondering when they will receive the reimbursement they were promised by PG&E. With planned outages scheduled for this week, it remains to be seen how the utility company will address these concerns and provide the necessary support to those affected by the December power outage.
. It's been a month since the massive power outage in Dec and people are still waiting for reimbursement? That's just unacceptable. I get that they've set aside $50 million to compensate affected residents, but where's the rush on getting those payments out? 
The fact that they're planning more outages this week only adds to the uncertainty and stress for local businesses 
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. It's all about prioritizing safety and reliability, which seems like something PG&E has been lacking 
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I'm getting so frustrated with PG&E's response to all this... like they're just adding insult to injury by having more outages planned. Can't they see that people are still struggling from the last one? 
Some people have been waiting for months, it's just not right. I'm with Lam Hoa Thuan on this, his restaurant would've gone under if he didn't take precautions this time around. Small businesses are already at a disadvantage, do we really need more stress? 
What's going on? Can't they just make it right already?! 
This is like a never-ending nightmare for them. I'm sending love to Lam Hoa Thuan and his restaurant - hope everything works out for him soon! 
! They're still leaving people in the dark about their claims and it's just not right 
. I mean, can't they see how much damage this outage did to local businesses? Throwing away $10k worth of food is crazy 
! We need some real solutions here, like having a public power system or something 
. I'm tired of waiting for PG&E to get their stuff together... it's time for change 
and we were cruising down the highway when suddenly, out of nowhere, a giant pizza appeared in front of us 
like, seriously what even is that?! 
i swear, it smelled like freshly baked crust and melted mozzarella... anyway, has anyone tried those new cauliflower crust pizzas from Pizza Hut? 
️. Can't PG&E just get its act together already? 
I'm not buying that $50 million is just sitting around waiting to be doled out... like where's the transparency on that? We need to see actual numbers, not some vague promise from PG&E. And what's with these planned outages this week? Don't they know people are still waiting for their damage claims? It's like they're being penalized all over again. I get that infrastructure maintenance is needed, but can't it wait until after the next round of payments? 
. The planned outages this week are gonna make things even worse for all those small businesses that got hit hard 
. Can't they just get their act together and start paying out already? 
. Come on PG&E, step up your game! 
. Anyway, back to PG&E... have you ever tried to navigate their website? It's like they want you to fall into a black hole of bureaucratic red tape 
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. Someone needs to write a blog about the best ways to prevent bear encounters when hiking in the park – it's a mystery how much research goes into those granola bar-stealing squirrels, am I right?
. Maybe it's time for the city to take control of the power grid and provide some real help to those affected 
we need some real solutions here, not just empty promises 
meanwhile, local businesses are struggling to stay afloat... restaurant owners are literally throwing away food because of the power outage last dec 
and now they're planning more outages? that's just gonna push them over the edge 
need some serious urgency from pge on this one 
. they're planning more outages this week? isn't that just gonna add to the suffering of ppl who are already struggling to get reimbursed for the damage done last dec 
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