Courthouses in the Dark

A major power outage hit downtown Bakersfield early Thursday, plunging over 800 customers—and two courthouses—into darkness. While one courthouse got back online by 9 AM, jurors were told to still show up, and the other courthouse remained dark, leaving legal proceedings in limbo. PG&E initially promised power by 11 AM, but the chaos highlights just how fragile our daily systems are when the lights go out. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/618102f608b7d407