San Francisco small businesses impacted by outages announce lawsuit against PG&E

Small business owners and residents of San Francisco’s Sunset District announced plans to file a class action lawsuit against PG&E on February 2, 2026, alleging financial harm due to a series of December power outages. The lawsuit claims PG&E’s failure to provide reliable electric service resulted in significant losses, particularly during the busy holiday shopping season. A fire at a PG&E substation on December 20th caused a major outage affecting roughly a third of the city, forcing businesses to close and resulting in lost inventory and revenue.

According to a statement released by the business owners, PG&E has been slow to compensate affected customers, with many claims remaining unresolved months after the outages. The plaintiffs, including restaurant owners Bill Lee (Far East Restaurant) and Chino Yang (Chino Yang Restaurant), and homeowner David Lee, are also critical of PG&E’s pursuit of rate increases despite reporting record profits.

The group, led by retired Judge Quentin L. Kopp, will announce the lawsuit at a press conference held at San Francisco City Hall, and are calling on state leaders and regulators to increase oversight of PG&E and prevent future disruptions.

(Source：Nbc Bay Area)