Monday's metallic balloon outage affected 5,570 customers, mostly in Oakland. PG&E says these types of outages happen quite frequently: In 2024, metallic balloons hitting power lines caused 169 Bay ...

If your Valentine’s Day celebrations include showing love with metallic balloons, PG&E reminds you to please keep them tied down to prevent the kind of sparks you don’t want on this romantic holiday.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (KTLA) — Metallic balloons, like the foil or ...

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. Before you buy a metallic balloon, you may want to consider what happens to it after the celebration. "800,000 ...

(KTLA) — Metallic balloons, like the foil or mylar heart-shaped balloons often given to loved ones on Valentine’s Day, will soon be harder to find in the state of California. By 2028, the state will ...