Much of Sonoma Plaza without power on Saturday

The Basque had planned to be open, the Sebastiani had planned to show films and a few other local spots had hoped to begin welcoming back customers this weekend.|

Several local businesses had announced plans to open on Saturday, but their plans were thwarted by having no power today. About half of the Plaza businesses were without power.

The Basque had planned to be open, the Sebastiani had planned to show films and a few other local spots had hoped to begin welcoming back customers this weekend.

The areas with power are the Plaza's west side, the southwest corner (where the Index-Tribune is located) and the northwest corner occupied by the Girl & the Fig. The other Plaza storefronts were still dark as of 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14. Some of the side streets had power, some did not.

“We're working safely and quickly to restore electricity,” assured PGE spokeperson Melissa Subbotin. “We hope to have power restored to Sonoma's downtown Plaza area late tonight or early tomorrow.”

Subbotin explained that PGA had been working with Cal Fire to proactively turn off electricity and gas in certain areas as a safety precaution.

The Girl and the Fig and Red Grape were both open for lunch and planned to be open for dinner on Saturday.

They weren't the only business welcoming customers, however. Despite having no power, the Plaza bar Town Square was open for business and its customers seemed pleased to have a drink in hand, even if they were sitting in the dark and their beer wasn't quite cold.

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