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Oakland: PG&E Recognized by Mayor, City Council for Support during NBA Finals
By Megan McFarland OAKLAND — The Oakland City Council chamber was packed with employees from PG&E’s maintenance and construction crews this week to receive a special recognition from Oakland Mayor...
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PG&E Announces $1 Million in College Scholarships in Support of Oakland...
By Tamar Sarkissian OAKLAND — PG&E today (Jan. 28) announced a donation of $1 million in college scholarships over the next five years, in conjunction with the launch of the city’s Oakland Promise...
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Oakland Lineman Marcus Jenkins Steps Up to Lead
By Libby O’Connell Oakland Lineman Marcus Jenkins learned the value of mentoring and leadership from a young age. In high school, he found himself drawn to the coaching side of sports, preferring the...
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PG&E Contributes $1 Million to American Red Cross Home Fire Preparedness...
By Tamar Sarkissian OAKLAND — PG&E is contributing $1 million to the American Red Cross to build safer, more disaster resilient communities across Northern and Central California. The donation was...
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Oakland: After Thousands of Games, PG&E Helps Restore Basketball Court to...
By Hailey Wilson For decades, young champions have drilled, dunked and dribbled on East Oakland Youth Development Center’s basketball court. One WNBA player, 14 NBA players and countless college...
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Stand Aside, R2D2: PG&E Helps Innovators of Tomorrow Test Robot-Making Skills
By Hailey Wilson OAKLAND — More than 70 teams of middle and high school students recently gathered to show off their robot-making skills. And helping them this past weekend was PG&E and 11 other...
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VIDEO: Oakland Student Wins PG&E’s Black History Month Contest
By Evelyn Escalera OAKLAND — Christian Kinnick is a senior at Coliseum College Prep Academy in Oakland and a role model in his community. For the past two summers, Christian participated with the...
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What a Day! Meet a Presidential Candidate, then Win a PG&E Scholarship
By Tamar Sarkissian OAKLAND — Alondra Varela had just returned from meeting presidential candidate Hillary Clinton last week when Regina Jackson, the president and CEO of the East Oakland Youth...
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Exceptional Oakland Student Earns PG&E Scholarship, a ‘Life Changing Investment’
By Tamar Sarkissian OAKLAND — Oakland has something to cheer for, and it’s not just the Golden State Warriors. PG&E dramatically changed the life of an exceptional East Oakland student, surprising...
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Free Haircuts Help Oakland and San Jose Students Start School in Style
By Mayra Tostado SAN JOSE — Tapers, fades, comb-overs and buns are taking over barber shops all over the Bay Area. And this past weekend, dozens of children got to enjoy these haircuts for free thanks...
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VIDEO: Training Program has Part-time Carpenter Dreaming of a PG&E Career
By Tony Khing and David Kligman OAKLAND — Shimia Buie, a carpenter and single mother from Oakland, is looking for a career. She may soon find one with PG&E. Buie graduates Friday (Sept. 16) from...
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Training Future Utility Workers: Graduation Caps another Successful...
By Tony Khing SAN FRANCISCO — As their names were read, several dozen men and women walked across a PG&E auditorium stage and accepted their diplomas. For this day, they swapped their hard hats and...
View ArticlePG&E Partners with Unity Council, American Red Cross to Bring Relief to...
Along with the American Red Cross and the Unity Council, PG&E today (Dec. 7) announced plans to bring relief to victims of this past weekend’s Oakland warehouse fire. In support of the local...
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VIDEO: Community Unites to Build Playground in Aftermath of Oakland Tragedy
By David Kligman OAKLAND — In the city’s Lake Merritt neighborhood, dozens of PG&E employees worked together to build a playground in less than six hours. Participants say the playground is...
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Oakland: PG&E Retiree Honored for Teaching African-American Children the...
By Libby O’Connell When Odest Logan retired after 37 years working on the gas side with PG&E, he truly rode off into the sunset — but that wasn’t the last we’d hear of him. The...
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VIDEO: PG&E’s Better Together STEM High School Internships Bring New...
By Tony Khing OAKLAND — If Cameryn Mabry didn’t see information about PG&E’s Better Together STEM High School Internships at her church, she probably would’ve spent the summer working at a grocery...
View ArticleRequest for Offers Launches for Oakland Clean Energy Initiative
By Jennifer Robison PG&E, in collaboration with East Bay Community Energy, is seeking innovative clean energy project proposals to meet local transmission reliability needs. The energy company and...
View ArticleVIDEO: PG&E Expands Support for Oakland and Stockton Student Scholarships
By Lynsey Paulo OAKLAND — On Monday (May 7), PG&E leaders announced continued and expanded support for Oakland Promise and Stockton Scholars through the company’s Better Together: Investing in...
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Solar Suitcases Provide Power for People Transitioning Out of Homelessness in...
By Tamar Sarkissian OAKLAND — At the corner of 6th and Castro streets in Oakland, a small community of people are transitioning out of homelessness. They live in “community cabins,” 20 Tuff Sheds...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency Project Planned for Oakland Marriott as part of PG&E and...
By Katie Allen The Oakland Marriott City Center, in partnership with PG&E, will soon begin a high-efficiency LED lighting retrofit estimated to save more than 394,000 kilowatt hours and $30,000 in...
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Longtime PG&E Employee Sews Face Masks for Black Communities
By David Kligman OAKLAND — PG&E’s Nancy Henderson learned how to sew in her home economics class at King Estates Middle School in East Oakland. Years later, that skill is helping protect residents...
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East Bay Projects Making PG&E’s Electric System More Resilient in Wake of...
By Tamar Sarkissian OAKLAND — As part of its Community Wildfire Safety Program, PG&E has specific plans to make its electric infrastructure stronger and more resilient as severe weather has become...
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This is Only a Drill: PG&E Gas Operations Holds Training Exercises to Improve...
By Tony Khing Gas odors on the street. Gas leaks in apartment buildings. Residents needing to be evacuated and receiving medical attention. Three different scenarios and emergencies. Two different...
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PG&E Employee’s Idea for STEM Program Soars Into East Bay Classrooms
By Tamar Sarkissian and Adam Griffith (video) OAKLAND — Some of the best ideas come from the heart. For PG&E’s Matan Gilbert, his big idea came from his son’s big passion — aviation. This spring,...
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Kamala Harris Endorses PG&E-Backed Program That Provides Scholarships for...
By David Kligman OAKLAND — The PG&E Corporation Foundation provides major funding to a nonprofit program designed in partnership with city and school district leaders that strives to end...
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