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KPBS Midday EditionLithium-ion batteries are central to modern life; from mobile phones to electric vehicles. But the United States lacks a major source of lithium. -
The Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday in favor of establishing a community choice energy program for San Diego County's unincorporated areas. -
Millions of Californians spent part of the week in the dark in an unprecedented effort by the state's large electrical utilities to prevent another devastating wildfire. It was the fifth time Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has preemptively cut the power but by far the largest to date in the utility's effort to prevent a deadly wildfire sparked by its power lines. -
Utility companies across the state enact preventative power outages amid an escalating risk for wildfires. San Diego State University negotiates with the city council over the purchase price for the Mission Valley stadium site. And, an analysis of crime data from the San Diego Police Department reveals a small percentage of vehicle break-ins result in arrests. -
Millions of Californians played a waiting game with the winds Thursday as Pacific Gas & Electric watched the weather before deciding whether to restore power to an enormous portion of the state blacked out on purpose.
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KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego Gas & Electric announced this week that the utility may shut off power in certain parts of San Diego County due to forecasted weather conditions that could pose a danger to power lines and increase the risk of wildfires. -
Power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses is expected to go out, affecting millions of people in California, starting early Wednesday. -
Bottled water and batteries were flying off the shelves at California stores as millions of customers prepared to live without electricity for days in the face of what Pacific Gas & Electric called an unprecedented wildfire danger. -
San Diego Gas & Electric went to the U.S. Supreme Court last year after its argument had been repeatedly rejected by state courts and energy regulators since 2012. -
Free rides in electric vehicles for San Diego drivers who might be considering making the switch from gas-powered vehicles.
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