Crime and Public Safety | Northern California fire victims lobbyist is out amid sex scandal By Associated Press April 21, 2022 at 7:42 a.m. A lobbyist hired to secure a state loan to help tens of thousands of victims...
Technology | New computer program rapidly detects homes, buildings damaged by California wildfires By Mckenzie Prillaman December 29, 2021 at 9:52 a.m. San Lorenzo Valley residents say such a program would have been invaluable during last year’s...
How much do wildfires really cost California’s economy? By CalMatters October 11, 2021 at 10:05 a.m. A preliminary estimate shows that the Caldor Fire cost tens of millions in lost economic...
Emergency response team helps California schools navigate wildfires By Edsource October 6, 2021 at 9:53 a.m. The team helps school officials communicate with state and federal agencies during emergencies, gives technical...
The ‘burn scars’ of wildfires threaten the West’s drinking water By KFF Health News September 28, 2021 at 10:15 a.m. In “burn scars,” where fires decimated forest systems that held soil in place, an increase...
California moves on climate change, but rejects aggressive cuts to greenhouse emissions By California Healthline September 24, 2021 at 10:48 a.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $15 billion legislative package that he described as an unprecedented...
PG&E exits bankruptcy, pays $5 billion into wildfire fund By Associated Press July 3, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. Pacific Gas & Electric has emerged from a contentious bankruptcy saga that began after its...
Local News | Judge to PG&E: Pay $3.49 million for causing Camp Fire, 84 deaths By Natalie Hanson June 18, 2020 at 5:36 p.m. Judge Michael Deems ruled that PG&E is guilty of all 85 counts of causing the...
PG&E pleads guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter, agrees to pay $25.5B to Camp Fire victims By Natalie Hanson June 17, 2020 at 2:06 p.m. PG&E CEO offers full apology to Paradise Camp Fire survivors in first day of manslaughter...
PG&E’s long-running bankruptcy saga enters pivotal stage By Associated Press May 26, 2020 at 3:41 p.m. Pacific Gas & Electric limped into bankruptcy vilified for its long-running neglect of a crumbling...