PG&E to explain August vault fire that knocked out power at Broadway and Bolinas

Pacific Gas & Electric is set to appear before the Town Council on September 2 to account for an underground vault fire and power outage on August 15, 2026 at Broadway and Bolinas Road, one of the town's busiest intersections.

The agenda item is listed as a presentation only \u2014 PG&E will walk the Council through what happened and, presumably, what it's doing to prevent a repeat. No staff recommendation or Council action is attached to the item, and the town has not indicated whether it's seeking anything beyond an explanation.

The report lands the same night the Council hears from Marin County on emergency preparedness ahead of the 2026\u201327 El Ni\u00f1o season, putting infrastructure resilience squarely on the agenda.