Hundreds of thousands of California residents braced for another possible power outage as the state’s two largest utilities warned that a return of dangerous fire weather could prompt shut-offs across the state. The warning from Pacific Gas & Electric about a possible blackout Wednesday in Northern California prompted a feeling of resignation among residents and business owners and renewed rushes to stock up on emergency supplies. “I think it’s not panic per se, just ‘Eh, we gotta do this AGAIN?'” said Kim Schefer, manager of Village True Value Hardware in Santa Rosa.
