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Residents urge city to pause PG&E overhead power-line work in Tracy Hills over fire and health concerns
Summary
Dozens of Tracy Hills residents told the City Council they were not notified before PG&E crews began installing above‑ground high-voltage poles near homes and an emergency access route, and they asked the city to pause the work and require the lines be buried. Fire and city officials said they will follow up and work with PG&E and the developer.
Lede: Dozens of residents from the Tracy Hills neighborhood told the Tracy City Council on Jan. 21 they were blindsided when PG&E began installing above‑ground, high‑voltage transmission poles within a few feet of homes and an emergency access route, and they urged the city to halt the work and require undergrounding.
Nut graf: Residents said the poles, some placed roughly 5–10 feet from property lines, raise wildfire, evacuation and long‑term health concerns in an area with frequent high winds and a single, limited egress. City staff and the South San Joaquin County Fire Authority said they had just learned of the easement work and will meet with PG&E and the…
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