Tehama County Archives - California Globe

Tehama County Sheriff’s Department To Cut All Daytime Patrols

November 12, 2022 7:23 am

The Tehama County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday that all daytime patrols would be cut in the county beginning November 20th, due to a major staffing shortage, leaving the County without a major law enforcement presence during the day. Located...

PG&E Pleads Not Guilty To 31 Criminal Counts, Enhancements From 2020 Zogg Wildfire

June 11, 2022 2:31 amJune 12, 2022 8:07 am

Shasta County Prosecutors announced that utility company Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) pled not guilty on Thursday to 31 criminal counts and enhances related to their equipment starting the Zogg Fire in Shasta and Tehama Counties in the fall of...

The Abundance Choice, Part 13: The Lords of Scarcity

June 9, 2022 2:30 amJune 14, 2022 6:50 am

One of the farmers who supported our attempt to qualify the Water Infrastructure Funding Act for the November 2022 ballot was John Duarte. It was a privilege to speak with Duarte, because his reputation had preceded him. Duarte is the...

PG&E Avoids Criminal Charges, Will Pay $55 Million in Settlement with Six Counties

April 12, 2022 12:14 pmApril 13, 2022 11:00 am

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) agreed to pay a $55 million settlement and submit to five years of independent oversight with 6 counties in California on Monday, ending the criminal investigations tied to the 2019 Kincade Fire and the 2021...

PG&E Charged With 4 Counts of Manslaughter, 11 Felonies Stemming From 2020 Zogg Fire

September 25, 2021 2:30 amApril 3, 2022 7:34 am

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) was sued by the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office on Friday over 31 charges, including 11 felonies and 4 counts of manslaughter, stemming from the Zogg Fire last year. The Zogg Fire started in September...

PG&E Faces Another Wildfire Damage Lawsuit in Northern California

December 18, 2020 2:28 pm

On Thursday, a group of more than 150 people in Shasta and Tehama Counties filed suit against Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) in Shasta County Superior Court over property damage from the Zogg Fire that occurred in September and October...

PG&E Initiated Planned Blackouts Return To California

September 9, 2020 6:04 amSeptember 8, 2020 8:50 pm

On Monday, mass blackouts returned to California in PG&E serviced areas in an attempt to stop more wildfires from starting. As of Tuesday, parts of 22 counties in Northern and Central California have had their power cut temporarily by PG&E,...