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Power returns to most of Mountain View, but pockets without electricity persist

Fallen tree near Graham Middle School, at the corner of Miramonte Avenue and Castro Street on March 14, 2023. Courtesy Andrew Yee.

Large swaths of customers in Mountain View and other Peninsula cities lost power around midday on Tuesday, and remain in the dark on Wednesday morning. All the outages are reportedly caused by the gusty storm that’s knocking down trees all over the Bay Area.

The majority of Mountain View customers had their power restored by Thursday morning after more than 30 hours without the lights on.

Classes at Theuerkauf and Stevenson elementary schools were cancelled on Wednesday due to the ongoing power outage, Mountain View Whisman School District spokesperson Shelly Hausman said.

"We realize that day-of school cancellation is difficult for families, and we appreciate your understanding," Superintendent Ayindé Rudolph said in a Tuesday email to families warning of possible closures.

The two schools are adjacent to each other in the Rex Manor neighborhood, which remained without power on Wednesday. PG&E estimated power would not be restored until 10 p.m. on Friday, March 17, according to the company's online outage map.

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Mountain View and Los Altos high schools remained in session on Wednesday, according to an announcement on the school district's website.

More than 2,700 customers along Cuesta Drive were without power, impacting households on both the Los Altos and Mountain View sides of South Springer Road, as of 2:30 p.m. on March 14. The outage is caused by weather, according to PG&E. The number of impacted customers had shrunk to just over 1,000 by the following morning, and the outage had mostly resolved by March 16, though 179 customers were still without power.

Outages on the Peninsula as of 1 p.m. on March 14. Orange areas indicate anywhere from 500 to 4,999 customers without power, whereas green and yellow areas indicate smaller scale outages impacting up to 500 customers. Outage map courtesy PG&E.

An outage impacting Mountain View's Cuernavaca neighborhood and spilling into Sunnyvale near South Bernardo Avenue was impacting 3,380 customers at its peak. The outage was still active the following day on March 15, but had mostly resolved by the next morning. About 100 customers are still without power, which is estimated to be restored on March 17 at 10 p.m.

Close to 900 customers lost power on Tuesday between Charleston Road and Old Middlefield Way, west of U.S. Highway 101. By Thursday morning, that number shrunk to 44 impacted customers. They should also have their power back by March 17 at 10 p.m., PG&E estimates.

Another 1,593 customers had no power in Mountain View's Sylvan Park neighborhood beginning around 12:23 p.m. on March 14. By the morning of March 16, 100 customers still had no power.

A fallen tree at Monta Loma Elementary School on March 14, 2023. Photo courtesy Jill Rakestraw.

Nearly 100 customers in the Monta Loma neighborhood reportedly lost power around 2:30 p.m. on March 14, and are expected to have the lights come back on March 17 by 10 p.m.

The Mountain View Whisman School District confirmed around 3 p.m. on March 14 that Imai, Bubb, Theuerkauf and Stevenson elementary schools were all without power, as is the district office. School was not let out early that day.

Caltrain riders can expect hourslong delays due to trees blocking the train tracks, the agency said on Twitter. At 1 p.m., the rail commuter service started running trains on an hourly basis. The agency plans to post service updates at caltrain.com.

Thousands of Palo Alto Utilities customers also lost power on Tuesday afternoon, including about 1,800 in the Barron Park/Green Acres area and around 700 in the Community Center neighborhood.

West of El Camino Real in Atherton, an outage was impacting more than 3,500 PG&E customers all the way up into Redwood City's Emerald Lake Hills area on March 14. The outage was caused by weather, and had shrunk in severity by Wednesday morning, though it was still impacting more than 1,100 customers in Atherton along El Camino Real, and another 1,000 customers in the Emerald Lake and Farm Hills area of Redwood City. By March 16, the outage was mostly resolved.

Around 4 p.m. on March 14, about 2,000 customers in West Menlo Park were impacted by three separate outages, according to the outage map. By Thursday morning, one of those outages was still active, impacting more than 1,000 customers. PG&E says the power should be restored by March 17 at 12:30 p.m.

More than 3,000 customers south of Whipple Avenue in Redwood City, to the west of El Camino Real and extending past Alameda de Las Pulgas, were without power as of 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, with an estimated power restoration time of noon on March 17.

More than 7,000 customers lost power in Sunnyvale along Hollenbeck Avenue in the afternoon on March 14, but the outage map showed it to be cleared by the following morning.

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Power returns to most of Mountain View, but pockets without electricity persist

by / Mountain View Voice

Uploaded: Tue, Mar 14, 2023, 1:05 pm
Updated: Thu, Mar 16, 2023, 9:19 am

Large swaths of customers in Mountain View and other Peninsula cities lost power around midday on Tuesday, and remain in the dark on Wednesday morning. All the outages are reportedly caused by the gusty storm that’s knocking down trees all over the Bay Area.

The majority of Mountain View customers had their power restored by Thursday morning after more than 30 hours without the lights on.

Classes at Theuerkauf and Stevenson elementary schools were cancelled on Wednesday due to the ongoing power outage, Mountain View Whisman School District spokesperson Shelly Hausman said.

"We realize that day-of school cancellation is difficult for families, and we appreciate your understanding," Superintendent Ayindé Rudolph said in a Tuesday email to families warning of possible closures.

The two schools are adjacent to each other in the Rex Manor neighborhood, which remained without power on Wednesday. PG&E estimated power would not be restored until 10 p.m. on Friday, March 17, according to the company's online outage map.

Mountain View and Los Altos high schools remained in session on Wednesday, according to an announcement on the school district's website.

More than 2,700 customers along Cuesta Drive were without power, impacting households on both the Los Altos and Mountain View sides of South Springer Road, as of 2:30 p.m. on March 14. The outage is caused by weather, according to PG&E. The number of impacted customers had shrunk to just over 1,000 by the following morning, and the outage had mostly resolved by March 16, though 179 customers were still without power.

An outage impacting Mountain View's Cuernavaca neighborhood and spilling into Sunnyvale near South Bernardo Avenue was impacting 3,380 customers at its peak. The outage was still active the following day on March 15, but had mostly resolved by the next morning. About 100 customers are still without power, which is estimated to be restored on March 17 at 10 p.m.

Close to 900 customers lost power on Tuesday between Charleston Road and Old Middlefield Way, west of U.S. Highway 101. By Thursday morning, that number shrunk to 44 impacted customers. They should also have their power back by March 17 at 10 p.m., PG&E estimates.

Another 1,593 customers had no power in Mountain View's Sylvan Park neighborhood beginning around 12:23 p.m. on March 14. By the morning of March 16, 100 customers still had no power.

Nearly 100 customers in the Monta Loma neighborhood reportedly lost power around 2:30 p.m. on March 14, and are expected to have the lights come back on March 17 by 10 p.m.

The Mountain View Whisman School District confirmed around 3 p.m. on March 14 that Imai, Bubb, Theuerkauf and Stevenson elementary schools were all without power, as is the district office. School was not let out early that day.

Caltrain riders can expect hourslong delays due to trees blocking the train tracks, the agency said on Twitter. At 1 p.m., the rail commuter service started running trains on an hourly basis. The agency plans to post service updates at caltrain.com.

Thousands of Palo Alto Utilities customers also lost power on Tuesday afternoon, including about 1,800 in the Barron Park/Green Acres area and around 700 in the Community Center neighborhood.

West of El Camino Real in Atherton, an outage was impacting more than 3,500 PG&E customers all the way up into Redwood City's Emerald Lake Hills area on March 14. The outage was caused by weather, and had shrunk in severity by Wednesday morning, though it was still impacting more than 1,100 customers in Atherton along El Camino Real, and another 1,000 customers in the Emerald Lake and Farm Hills area of Redwood City. By March 16, the outage was mostly resolved.

Around 4 p.m. on March 14, about 2,000 customers in West Menlo Park were impacted by three separate outages, according to the outage map. By Thursday morning, one of those outages was still active, impacting more than 1,000 customers. PG&E says the power should be restored by March 17 at 12:30 p.m.

More than 3,000 customers south of Whipple Avenue in Redwood City, to the west of El Camino Real and extending past Alameda de Las Pulgas, were without power as of 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, with an estimated power restoration time of noon on March 17.

More than 7,000 customers lost power in Sunnyvale along Hollenbeck Avenue in the afternoon on March 14, but the outage map showed it to be cleared by the following morning.

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