California utilities shut off power amid wildfire concerns
(WorldNews Business)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Concerned about downed power lines sparking wildfires, two major California utilities for the first time cut power to some customers amid high winds - and another power provider was considering similar action. Pacific Gas & Electric began cutting power Sunday night to tens of thousands of customers in Northern California after the National Weather Service warned of extreme fire danger across the state due to high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation. San Diego Gas & Electric followed suit Monday, turning off power to about 360 customers in foothill areas near Cleveland National Forest, where multiple blazes have scorched large swaths of land in recent years....