Camp Fire Archives - Page 5 of 6

PG&E Faces A Possible State Takeover This Week As Gov. Newsom Prepares to Meet Utility Executives

November 4, 2019 7:08 pmNovember 5, 2019 11:59 am

Governor Gavin Newsom will meet with PG&E executives, shareholders, and others affected by the wildfires and power outages this week in Sacramento. If a plan is not agreed to, Governor Newsom has threatened that the California State Government would take...

Wildfire Fighting Efforts Are Ramped Up After Wealthy Areas Affected

October 28, 2019 2:09 pmFebruary 25, 2021 11:43 am

After months of wildfires and power outages in rural and lower-income areas, all it took was a week of fires threatening expensive homes and luxury wineries for Gov. Gavin Newsom and local leaders to declare a state of emergency. In...

Governor Newsom Calls For PG&E To Give Money To Every Blackout Victim

October 15, 2019 6:32 pmOctober 16, 2019 8:43 am

PG&E is facing governmental pressure today to provide millions of dollars of restitution for its customers affected by last weekend’s planned blackout. In a letter to PG&E CEO Bill Johnson, Governor Gavin Newsom demanded $100 in either rebates or credit for...

CAL-FIRE Severing Ties With Ham Radio Operators, Jeopardizing Millions of Californians During an Emergency

October 15, 2019 2:41 pmOctober 16, 2019 7:25 am

“Your claim that Ham radio is no longer a ‘benefit’ to the state, is delusional.” Ham radio operators are finding themselves under attack at the same time the largest power company, bankrupted PG&E decided to use rolling blackouts during...

Nearly 350,000 California Residents Dropped by Insurers over Wildfire Risk

August 22, 2019 10:29 amAugust 22, 2019 10:22 pm

The number of California’s rural homeowners dropped by insurance companies is up to nearly 350,000 in just four years, the Fresno Bee reported this week. But what is not addressed is that without the ability to properly insure the home,...

Nor Cal Towns Rebuilding Following Devastating Camp Fire, While Chico Plays Politics

August 6, 2019 3:11 pmAugust 7, 2019 1:48 pm

‘Chico has ignored the Camp Fire victims’ The 30 Cities People Are Running From reports that Chico, California is number #26. “Chico has one of the fastest growing crime rates. There is a big gap between the rich and...

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

February 4, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 25, 2021 11:26 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...