Climate Changed
Dark for Days, a Wealthy Bay Area Town Hits Climate Reality
- Almost all of Marin County was without power in PG&E outage
- In Mill Valley, people scrambled for power outlets, hot food
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On the third straight day without power in Mill Valley, a San Francisco suburb where the median home value is $1.5 million, the community center was one of the few places of refuge.
It was the destination for hot showers, fresh coffee and, most importantly, electricity. People huddled around dozens of tables in the main room, each equipped with an extension cord or two, charging their phones, tablets, laptops and every other device imaginable. Risa De Ferrari, a program supervisor at the center, estimated she’d seen upward of 500 people a day -- a scramble for basic conveniences in one of the most affluent areas of the country.