PG&E Cuts Power to 48K California Customers to Avert Wildfire Risk September 25, 2019 Pacific Gas & Electric cut power to 48,200 customers in seven counties in California’s Sierra Foothills and North Bay overnight...
Thousands of Californians Face Power Shutoffs Due to Wildfire Risk September 24, 2019 By David R. Baker and Mark Chediak California utilities are warning that they may shut off electricity to thousands of customers across the state as hot, dry...
PG&E Attacks Plan for Paying California Wildfire Victims Before Insurers September 23, 2019 By Steven Church PG&E Corp. and a group of insurers urged a judge to reject a competing reorganization plan for the bankrupt utility...
Santa Ana Winds Return to California Bringing Wildfire Danger September 16, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan The Santa Ana winds have returned to California, a signal to the state’s residents that the wildfire season has begun...
Report: $221B in Western U.S. Homes at Extreme Risk of Wildfire Damage September 12, 2019 By Don Jergler Nearly 776,000 homes with a reconstruction cost value of more than $221 billion are at extreme risk of wildfire damage,...
Outrage over PG&E’s Plan to Cap California Wildfire Liabilities at $18B September 10, 2019 By Steven Church and Mark Chediak California utility giant PG&E Corp. has issued its long-awaited plan for emerging from the largest utility bankruptcy in U.S. history:...
California Utility Wants Help Paying Wildfire Victims August 23, 2019 By Adam Beam A troubled California utility company is asking the state Legislature to let it borrow money without paying taxes so it...
Wildfires Making Insurance Harder to Find, California Department of Insurance Says August 21, 2019 By Don Jergler Severe wildfire seasons have made it harder for homeowners to find insurance in high wildfire-risk areas, according to new data...
PG&E Will Face Jury Over Billions in Damages from Massive California Wildfire August 20, 2019 By Mark Chediak Victims of the second-most destructive fire in California history will get a chance to try and persuade a jury that...
IICF Awards $50K Grant to California Fire Foundation for Victims August 19, 2019 The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s Western Division presented a $50,000 grant to the California Fire Foundation’s Supplying Aid to Victims...