After December’s huge outage, PG&E’s CEO told Supervisors the Mayor asked for Opera House power, but then walked it back. The real story isn’t the political theater: it’s a fragile grid and a utility that keeps failing San Franciscans when it matters.

Weeks after the Dec. 20 Mission substation fire that knocked out power for up to 130,000 customers, San Franciscans in multiple neighborhoods were still dealing with repeat outages—while PG&E’s shifting rate structure makes paying for backup power feel less like an “investment” and more like self-insurance.