Emotions flared at last week’s California Public Utilities Commission meeting in San Francisco as many people expressed anger at the possibility of another PG&E bailout. The commission renewed a call by CPUC President Michael Picker to open a new inquiry into PG&E’s corporate governance structures and unanimously approved a proposal that requires the company to adopt various safety measures. This comes after a federal judge demanded that PG&E detail any responsibility it may have had in sparking the Camp Fire, and as 35 families from Butte County are suing the utility. Forum gets the latest news on PG&E.
PG&E Faces Renewed Scrutiny After Devastating Camp Fire
Emotions flared at last week's California Public Utilities Commission meeting in San Francisco as many people expressed anger at the possibility of another PG&E bailout. The commission renewed a call by CPUC President Michael Picker to open a new inquiry into PG&E’s corporate governance structures and unanimously approved a proposal that requires the company to adopt various safety measures. This comes after a federal judge demanded that PG&E detail any responsibility it may have had in sparking the Camp Fire, and as 35 families from Butte County are suing the utility. Forum gets the latest news on PG&E.
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Pacific Gas and Electric crews repair power lines that were destroyed by the Camp Fire on November 21, 2018 in Paradise, California. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Guests:
Marisa Lagos, reporter, KQED's California Politics & Government Desk; co-host, KQED's Political Breakdown
Mark Toney, executive director, TURN: The Utility Reform Network