[vikingchick]

The power was out in Castro Valley as I drove through there today. Maybe the refineries (refinerys?) in Martinez are having problems?

[snopercod]

The power was out in Castro Valley as I drove through there today.

Related to this? Cal ISO Issues Stage Two Emergency Power Alert!

[snopercod]

From today's Oakland Tribune:

"Parts of Hayward and Castro Valley had no choice but to conserve after separate incidents -- a power line fell and an underground switch failed -- cutting power to 9,000 people for an hour starting at 4 p.m."