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Pacific Gas and Electric has responded to criticism over shutting down power to over two million people in Northern California last week, promising that it will get better getting in touch with customers during future blackouts. In a letter to...

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Lawsuit: California Utility Customers Forced to Bail Out Utilities for Wildfires They Cause

October 9, 2019 4:01 pmOctober 10, 2019 1:57 pm

‘AB 1054 was enacted to serve the primary private purpose of bailing out investor owned utilities from the billions of dollars in damages from catastrophic wildfires they imprudently caused.’ A lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court in California...

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Gov. Newsom Signs ‘Unconstitutional’ Wildfire Legislation, Passing Costs to Ratepayers

July 31, 2019 6:29 amJuly 31, 2019 10:21 am

The lawsuit says that the utility companies basically bought off Gov. Newsom and most of the legislators who voted for the law. The wildfire legislation that Governor Gavin Newsom just signed into law is being challenged in court for allegedly...

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State of California Taking County and Homeowners Out of Paradise Fire Cleanup

February 4, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 5, 2019 5:29 am

With the Federal Emergency Management Agency agreeing to pay for 75 percent of the cleanup costs of the Paradise “Camp Fire” destruction, California officials say they want FEMA to pay even more than that. In December, FEMA reported it was...

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Trump Threatens to Pull FEMA Funds from California

January 9, 2019 2:17 pmJanuary 11, 2019 8:21 am

President Donald J. Trump threatened to withhold emergency FEMA funding for wildfire relief if California can’t get its act together and start doing proper forest management. “Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forest fires that,...

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President Trump to Arrive in California Tomorrow

November 16, 2018 1:54 pmNovember 16, 2018 3:33 pm

Tomorrow President Trump will arrive in California to tour the extensive damage caused by the horrific wildfires plaguing the state and meet with victims who have suffered great losses. White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said yesterday “The president will travel...

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California Receives Federal Funding at Governor Brown’s Request

November 13, 2018 1:23 pm

Acting-Governor Gavin Newsom Declared a State of Emergency last Friday then current Governor Jerry Brown requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration yesterday, his wishes have been granted. In an effort to bolster the ongoing emergency response and help residents recover...

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PG&E Promises To Improve Communications After Backlash From Governor, PUC, Citizens