A group of PG&E workers were targeted by thieves who broke into their car as they were about to pull into a garage near the utility's headquarters near Oakland's Lake Merritt."That sucks, because you can't even go to work, like, you can't even, like, feel safe," Jenny Valera said Friday as she walked past the iconic Kaiser Center building as security personnel milled about outside.
PG&E is aware of an incident..where three employees were the victims of a vehicle robbery, and we are assisting the Oakland Police Department in their investigation."This comes as KTVU first reported two weeks ago that Kaiser Permanente, Oakland's largest private employer, issued a memo telling its workers downtown to stay in their offices for work and lunch. Other companies are also providing security to accompany employees.
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