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More than 2,800 PG&E customers, including school without power in west Sonoma County

The Santa Rosa Press Democrat · last updated

The power failure began around 1:40 p.m. and at its height affected 2,884 customers.

As of 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. crews were working to restore power to more than 570 customers in and around Sebastopol.

The power failure began around 1:40 p.m. and at its height affected 2,884 customers. Among those without power was Brook Haven School on Valentine Avenue, according to a message sent on ParentSquare.

The affected area included parts of west Sebastopol and extended farther west toward where Bodega Highway and Bohemian Highway meet.

The cause of the outage is under investigation. An estimated time of full restoration was not available Wednesday night.

Staff Writer Anna Armstrong contributed to this report.

You can reach Staff Writer Madison Smalstig at madison.smalstig@pressdemocrat.com. On X (Twitter) @madi.smals.