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Tag: 2018 Camp Fire

PG&E To Pay Camp Fire Victims $13.5 Billion and Plead Guilty to 84 Counts of Involuntary Manslaughter

March 24, 2020   6:31 amMarch 25, 2020   11:32 am
On Monday, Pacific Gas and Electric plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of unlawfully starting the 2018 Camp Fire. One count for each victim PG&E also agreed to pay victims of the 2018 Camp Fire,...
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PG&E Would Be Barred from Making Political Donations in New Bill

February 6, 2020   2:36 pmFebruary 7, 2020   8:54 am
On Wednesday, a new bill that would make campaign contributions from the utility company PG&E illegal was introduced in the Assembly in Sacramento. Assembly Bill 2079, authored by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin), would bar PG&E from donating to any state...
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2020 March Primary Preview: 3rd State Assembly District

February 4, 2020   8:07 amFebruary 6, 2020   7:22 am
The 3rd State Assembly District: Smack dab between Sacramento and Redding, this landlocked North State district includes Glenn, Sutter, Tehama, and Yuba Counties, along with most of Butte County and half of Colusa County. It’s the home district of Chico...
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Governor Newsom Reaffirms the State May Take Control of PG&E this Summer

January 30, 2020   6:46 pmJanuary 31, 2020   9:10 am
‘It has to to be completely re-imagined, completely transformed company. If PG&E can’t do it, we’ll do it for them.’   During a Public Policy Institute of California event on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed that that California would takeover...
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California Looks to Pass Backup Power Laws for Cellphone Towers Across the State

January 9, 2020   7:03 am
In Sacramento on Wednesday, lawmakers met with representatives from AT&T and Verizon over what can be done about future planned blackouts. In addition, a new bill was introduced making it mandatory to have backup power in areas at risk of...
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Bankruptcy Court Approves $24.5 Billion in PG&E Settlements

December 18, 2019   2:07 pmDecember 19, 2019   8:06 am
Two PG&E settlement deals worth a combined $24.5 billion to compensate wildfire victims and insurance companies was approved by a U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday. After a long 5 hour hearing in San Francisco, Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali first approved...
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Fire Policies Can No Longer Be Dropped By Insurance Companies In California

December 7, 2019   2:16 amDecember 6, 2019   8:00 pm
After years of rising numbers of wildfires and insurance claims against wildfires skyrocketing in California, the California Insurance Commission announced Thursday that homeowner policies will no longer be canceled in wildfire-affected areas. At an Oakland Hills news conference, California Insurance...
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