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Residents and PG&E spar over storm response as county seeks better communications
Summary
PG&E told the Calaveras County Board it restored nearly 16,000–17,000 customers after a multi-wave storm but residents and county public‑works officials said communication gaps and limited plowing left high‑elevation communities stranded.
PG&E told the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors it restored nearly 16,000–17,000 customers after a recent multi‑wave storm but residents and county staff said failures in communications and road‑clearing left high‑elevation communities cut off for days.
At a March board meeting, Nathan Alonzo of PG&E’s local government affairs team and field managers described the utility’s response: 178 total crews deployed across the region, 78 electric crews, nearly 1,000 hazard trees cleared, use of up to nine snowcats and 128 rescues in the first three days of the event. “Our objectives were to restore customers as quickly and as safely as possible,” said Mark Smackwin, the electric…
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