Local Stories from our 70,000 square mile service area

Local: San Joaquin Valley

May 11, 2012

Baseball Puts Focus on Breast Cancer; PG&E Employee Named Honorary Bat Girl by Giants

Connie Bennett, an operating clerk at the Resource Management Center in Fresno, is scheduled to be recognized at the San Francisco Giants baseball game on May 17 as part of the Honorary Bat Girl program. The program is a breast cancer awareness event sponsored by the league since 2009.

May 9, 2012

PG&E Joins MC Hammer to Support Innovation Showcase at University of California

Working with PG&E, and highlighted by an appearance by musician MC Hammer, the University of California, Merced, held its inaugural “Innovate to Grow” showcase today (May 9).

May 9, 2012

PG&E Holds Open House, Launches Web Page on Kern Power Plant Demolition

On Tuesday (May 8), PG&E hosted an open house where customers and nearby businesses and residents could get information on the ongoing demolition of the Kern Power Plant and the cleanup of the site. PG&E also announced a new website as one of several options for residents to keep up with what’s happening at the site.

Kern Power Plant demolition website.

May 8, 2012

Public Shows Support for PG&E Economic Development Rate Proposal

Nearly 50 business leaders, elected officials and members of the general public at a hearing today (May 8) urged support of a proposed PG&E electric rate designed to spur economic growth and create new jobs in PG&E’s service area, particularly in those areas suffering from extreme unemployment.

May 7, 2012

Public Hearing Set for May 8 on PG&E’s Economic Development Rate Proposal

Members of the public will have their first opportunity to weigh in on a proposed PG&E electric rate aimed at spurring economic development and adding new jobs in counties plagued with extreme unemployment, which includes most of the Central San Joaquin Valley.The hearing takes place Tuesday, May 8, at Fresno City Hall.

April 30, 2012

PG&E, Grizzlies Baseball Team Build on Partnership

PG&E, which had been a sponsor of the Fresno Grizzlies in the past, expanded the partnership with a two-year agreement that kicked off with start of the 2012 season. It’s all part of a larger effort to demonstrate the utility’s community involvement and local presence in Fresno – one of the larger areas served by PG&E.

April 30, 2012

Open House to Answer Questions about Pipeline Replacement

PG&E will host an open house on May 3 in Fresno to talk to residents about an upcoming pipeline replacement.

April 26, 2012

With PG&E-donated Scoreboard Coming Soon, New Football Field Starts Taking Shape

A football field in this San Joaquin County town is getting a state-of-the-art, double-sided digital scoreboard, thanks to funding from PG&E.

April 26, 2012

PG&E’s Latino Employee Resource Group Celebrates 25 Years of Youth Achievement Camp

The 5th and 6th graders were attending the Youth Achievement Camp founded by the Fresno Chapter of PG&E’s Latino Employee Resource Group, one of nine employee resource groups at PG&E. The camp — which has taken place largely under the radar — just celebrated its 25th anniversary.

April 23, 2012

Open Houses to Answer Questions about Pipeline Replacements

PG&E will host open houses on Thursday in Fresno and Mountain View to talk to residents about upcoming pipeline replacements.

April 20, 2012

Free Event Gives Tips on How to Save Energy, Beat the Summer Heat

The Bakersfield Beat the Heat informational forum on April 19 was the first of five planned throughout Northern and Central California to help customers learn how to cut their energy costs before the summer heat sets in.

April 18, 2012

Part of PG&E’s Summer Jobs Program, Game of Life Gives Teens a Reality Check

About 340 students participated in the event at the Zimmerman Boys & Girls Club site in central Fresno. More than 300 students have registered for the PG&E Summer Jobs Program – all of them will get job-skill training, such as resume writing, and 50 of them will get summer jobs.

April 16, 2012

PG&E Volunteers Keep Bakersfield Beautiful

In Bakersfield, in celebration of Earth Day, Greg Pruett, PG&E’s senior vice president of corporate affairs, led 85 volunteers — including PG&E employees, retirees and their families — as they worked side-by side with community members beautifying three sites.

April 13, 2012