California Bill Addressing Property Rates in Wildfire-Prone Areas Awaits Hearing August 11, 2020 By Don Jergler The stage has been set for a major battle over a California bill due to be heard in the next...
Northern California Wildfire Growing, 2 Firefighters Injured July 22, 2020 Firefighters and aircraft are working to halt the spread of two forest fires in rural northeastern California as unstable weather...
Damage Analysis of 2017-2018 California Wildfires Keys on Mitigation July 15, 2020 New findings point to need for home improvements that resist embers, the cause of up to 90 percent of wildfire...
PG&E Exits Bankruptcy, Pays $5B into California Wildfire Fund July 6, 2020 Pacific Gas & Electric has emerged from a contentious bankruptcy saga that began after its long-neglected electrical grid ignited wildfires...
Bankruptcy Court Approves PG&E’s Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan June 22, 2020 By Kanishka Singh PG&E Corp. said its Chapter 11 reorganization plan has been confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern...
Backers of Controversial California Homeowners Insurance Bill Like Its Momentum, Timing June 17, 2020 By Don Jergler Backers of a controversial bill in California, which they say is designed to increase insurance coverage in high-risk wildfire areas...
PG&E Will Plead Guilty to Deaths From California Wildfire June 17, 2020 By Michael Liedtke Pacific Gas & Electric is expected to plead guilty to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter during a court hearing...
PG&E’s Bankruptcy Plan Wins Support from California Wildfire Victims May 20, 2020 By Michael Liedtke Pacific Gas & Electric’s plan for getting out of bankruptcy has won overwhelming support from the victims of deadly Northern...
PG&E Purging Most of Board in Fallout From Bankruptcy, California Wildfires May 4, 2020 By Michael Liedtke PG&E Corp. will sweep out three quarters of its board of directors to start with a mostly clean slate when...
PG&E’s Bankruptcy Plan Heads Toward Approval in California April 22, 2020 By Michael Liedtke California regulators are being advised to approve Pacific Gas & Electric’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy with new controls designed...