At least 20,000 without power in downtown S.F.
Marisa Lagos and Demian Bulwa, Chronicle Staff Writers
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
(07-24) 15:12 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- At least 20,000 customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in downtown San Francisco lost power this afternoon, the utility said.
Brian Swanson, a spokesman for the utility, said outages have been reported throughout downtown and along the Embarcadero, including at PG&E's office on Beale Street near the Ferry Building. It was unclear initially how many customers who lost power remained without it for a sustained period.
Power outages were also reported in the South of Market neighborhood, the Outer Mission and down the 3rd Street corridor south of Mission Bay.
PG&E officials said they did not know why power had gone out, but most customers appeared to be back online by 3 p.m.
The outage has prompted Muni to run shuttles in the place of cable cars, a spokeswoman said. The T-Third Metro line was unable to cross the 4th Street Bridge for a short time, but power was restored to the drawbridge by 3 p.m.
Muni bus lines 14, 49, 30, 41 and 45 were without power for about 30 minutes following the outage, but are now working, spokeswoman Maggie Lynch said.
Parking Control officers were deployed to the Outer Mission, 3rd Street and Monterey Avenue for traffic control, she added.
Power first went offline around 1:50 p.m. and came back at least three times in the downtown area before shutting off again. The same problems were reported in South of Market all the way to AT&T Park and the Caltrain station at Fourth and King streets, and traffic lights were out as far south as Monterey Boulevard.
At the Westfield Center at Market and Fifth streets, only one of six Nordstrom elevators was working while the shopping mall ran on a backup generator. Shoppers milled around as the lights flickered on and off.
BART is still running trains but the lights at its downtown stations have flickered on and off several times, said spokesman Linton Johnson. The transit agency also has concerns about the ventilation system, which is on the same grid as the lights, he said, but will keep its downtown stations open so long as the lights and ventilation continue to work.
Workers at several downtown and South of Market offices were reportedly sent home for the day following the outage. Additionally, the datacenter 365 Main -- which hosts Web sites including Craigslist and Yelp -- lost power.
But the problem isn't just speed, it's also the cap put on the user by the ISP. What difference does it make if I can download 1080i video on demand if my ISP is going to charge me extensive overages for blowing my monthly cap, or worse yet, terminate my service?
My cap is 50 gigs a month. If a DVD is 5 gigs, that gives me roughly 10 movies per month, not including any other internet activities.
Yes, the story is over. I was referencing actors in relation to their roles.
See: Typecast
typecast (t?p?k?st?)
tr.v. typecast, typecasting, typecasts
1. To cast in an acting role akin or natural to one's own personality or fitted to one's physical appearance.
2. To assign (a performer) repeatedly to the same kind of part.
Just because Mayhew wants his part secured for future episodes does not mean that there will be future episodes.
It would be no different then Elijah Wood securing his role as Frodo to keep another actor, say Keanu Reeves or Paul Reubens, from being cast in as Frodo in the future.
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At least 20,000 without power in downtown S.F. Marisa Lagos and Demian Bulwa, Chronicle Staff Writers Tuesday, July 24, 2007 (07-24) 15:12 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- At least 20,000 customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in downtown San Francisco lost power this afternoon, the utility said. Brian Swanson, a spokesman for the utility, said outages have been reported throughout downtown and along the Embarcadero, including at PG&E's office on Beale Street near the Ferry Building. It was unclear initially how many customers who lost power remained without it for a sustained period. Power outages were also reported in the South of Market neighborhood, the Outer Mission and down the 3rd Street corridor south of Mission Bay. PG&E officials said they did not know why power had gone out, but most customers appeared to be back online by 3 p.m. The outage has prompted Muni to run shuttles in the place of cable cars, a spokeswoman said. The T-Third Metro line was unable to cross the 4th Street Bridge for a short time, but power was restored to the drawbridge by 3 p.m. Muni bus lines 14, 49, 30, 41 and 45 were without power for about 30 minutes following the outage, but are now working, spokeswoman Maggie Lynch said. Parking Control officers were deployed to the Outer Mission, 3rd Street and Monterey Avenue for traffic control, she added. Power first went offline around 1:50 p.m. and came back at least three times in the downtown area before shutting off again. The same problems were reported in South of Market all the way to AT&T Park and the Caltrain station at Fourth and King streets, and traffic lights were out as far south as Monterey Boulevard. At the Westfield Center at Market and Fifth streets, only one of six Nordstrom elevators was working while the shopping mall ran on a backup generator. Shoppers milled around as the lights flickered on and off. BART is still running trains but the lights at its downtown stations have flickered on and off several times, said spokesman Linton Johnson. The transit agency also has concerns about the ventilation system, which is on the same grid as the lights, he said, but will keep its downtown stations open so long as the lights and ventilation continue to work. Workers at several downtown and South of Market offices were reportedly sent home for the day following the outage. Additionally, the datacenter 365 Main -- which hosts Web sites including Craigslist and Yelp -- lost power.
Speakeasy to also go down the toilet?
I'll buy that!
in the movie flip equipment into the air and make dupes?
The drivers of vehicles should be a bit more aware and give right away to pedestrians. They are smaller and squishier, after all.
but did she smack her ass and giggle?
But the problem isn't just speed, it's also the cap put on the user by the ISP. What difference does it make if I can download 1080i video on demand if my ISP is going to charge me extensive overages for blowing my monthly cap, or worse yet, terminate my service?
My cap is 50 gigs a month. If a DVD is 5 gigs, that gives me roughly 10 movies per month, not including any other internet activities.
Pew pew or Brzzap?
in my old Richmond apartment with out havinbg to stand in a corner or go outside. How am I to get a decent WiFi connection?
If this system works as its promoters think, the potential market to equip all citizens in the U.S.
Edited for truth!
The boxes are Motorola DCT6200 and Motorola DCT6208. The ports may be deactivated by your cable company.
1. Blu-Ray are mammals.
2. Blu-Ray fight ALL the time.
3. The purpose of the Blu-Ray is to flip out and kill people.
This isn't the droid we're looking for.
Well it looks like Dick Dale just beat out John Williams for the score...
I for one welcome our new Comcast overlords!
Thanks for all the insight.
I pointed my mom over to this thread, and it seems she'll be dropping the phone/PDA idea going with a laptop.
[pink elephant ballon wafts in, all eyes follow]
And a gay president by 2065?
"We're trying to be realistic."
Yes, the story is over. I was referencing actors in relation to their roles. See: Typecast typecast (t?p?k?st?) tr.v. typecast, typecasting, typecasts 1. To cast in an acting role akin or natural to one's own personality or fitted to one's physical appearance. 2. To assign (a performer) repeatedly to the same kind of part.
Just because Mayhew wants his part secured for future episodes does not mean that there will be future episodes. It would be no different then Elijah Wood securing his role as Frodo to keep another actor, say Keanu Reeves or Paul Reubens, from being cast in as Frodo in the future.