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"content": "\u003cp>The quaint college town and farming hub of Chico is clogged. People are living out of every hotel in town. Campers line neighborhood streets and the country roads that fan out into the walnut and citrus orchards. Every guesthouse and guest room is full.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I live in a bedroom, I've lost everything I had,\" says Brian Grahlman, 70, one of thousands of victims of last November's \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11705243/california-wildfires-what-you-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camp Fire\u003c/a> that nearly destroyed the town of Paradise, 15 miles from Chico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grahlman narrowly escaped the fire. Now he's living in a spare room in his daughter's house in Chico. His home in Paradise is gone. His wife has to stay with her daughter nearby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Everybody I know is living with somebody else,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the Camp Fire, the small city of Chico in Butte County was already grappling with a severe housing shortage — vacancy rates for the county routinely hovered between 1 and 2 percent. Rents far outpaced wages and homelessness was rising.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like a lot of rural communities, the area has also been \u003ca href=\"https://www.chicoer.com/2019/01/13/2-overdose-victims-released-7-others-in-good-condition/\">hard hit by the opioid crisis\u003c/a> and other addiction issues that are straining health care and police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, literally overnight, Chico's bedroom community of Paradise almost entirely burned to the ground: 19,000 buildings were destroyed, and thousands of people were displaced. According to one of the world's leading reinsurers, Germany's Munich Re, the Camp Fire was deemed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.munichre.com/en/media-relations/publications/press-releases/2019/2019-01-08-press-release/index.html?ref=Twitter&tid=%23Natcat2018%20Year%20End%20report\">most expensive natural disaster\u003c/a> in the world in 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than two months later, there's a sense of a slow, simmering crisis in Chico.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>'There is no plan'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It's estimated that Chico has had to take in up to 20,000 new people. There's been a 30 percent spike in traffic accidents. Crime is up. Classrooms are overflowing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11718339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11718339\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/image-from-ios-2-_sq-07fb17bf120ca557635dd3656bc8d84cdc019905-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Grahlman and his dog, Scout, narrowly escaped the Camp Fire. His home in Paradise was destroyed, and for now he is living with his daughter in Chico.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Grahlman and his dog, Scout, narrowly escaped the Camp Fire. 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The thousands of newcomers don't always know where they're going.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"As you're driving around it feels like everyone's constantly looking for an address,\" Stone says. \"We're the traffic equivalent of a clogged toilet.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Pulling Disaster Funds?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In terms of short-term solutions, this rural region has had no choice but to rely heavily on state and federal disaster funds. So folks here reacted with shock and confusion when President Trump threatened to cut off federal disaster aid\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1083022011574747137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1083022011574747137&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fseamus.npr.org%2Ftemplates%2Fpreview%2FtwitterPreview.php%3FtweetId%3D1083022011574747137%26hideMedia%3Dtrue\"> in a tweet \u003c/a>about how federal forests are managed in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1083022011574747137\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bulk of the forests in this state are either privately owned or managed by the federal government. But officials like Stone didn't have time to try to decipher or fact-check the president's tweet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump Twitter scare seemed to follow a pattern. One day it looks like things might be getting better, and then there's another setback.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You have the president of the United States saying that he's yanking back FEMA funding already,\" Stone says. \"I don't think we took too much to heart, but you can see how volatile things get.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Chico is Fully Occupied\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The single most immediate concern is what to do about the nearly 700 people who — more than two months on — are still living in their cars or RVs at a Red Cross shelter at the Chico fairgrounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11718340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11718340 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/image-from-ios-4-fcac4a2fb2c31ba472991da9a3c6e8b684f5709d-800x600.jpg\" alt='A message, written in white spray paint on a car window, reads \"any help is help.\" The car sits in the parking lot of a shelter in Chico where, more than two months after the fire, 700 victims still live.' width=\"800\" height=\"600\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A message, written in white spray paint on a car window, says \"any help is help.\" The car sits in the parking lot of a shelter in Chico where, more than two months after the fire, 700 victims still live. \u003ccite>(Kirk Siegler/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Red Cross is expected to pull up stakes at the end of the month. 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Federal HUD staffers moved into his office recently to work with his office to find willing landlords across the entire western U.S. Fire victims have already been relocated to Idaho, Montana, Arizona, Utah and Colorado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://www.npr.org/player/embed/685137701/685434162\" width=\"100%\" height=\"290\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"NPR embedded audio player\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the fire, Mayer has been saying what a lot of other people are afraid to say: Folks are going to have to move out of the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We may have natural disasters like the Camp Fire, but we [also] have man-made disasters,\" Mayer says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California communities are simply not able to absorb a large natural disaster like the Camp Fire, Mayer says, because the region also has an ongoing housing shortage. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The quaint college town and farming hub of Chico is clogged. People are living out of every hotel in town. Campers line neighborhood streets and the country roads that fan out into the walnut and citrus orchards. Every guesthouse and guest room is full.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I live in a bedroom, I've lost everything I had,\" says Brian Grahlman, 70, one of thousands of victims of last November's \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11705243/california-wildfires-what-you-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camp Fire\u003c/a> that nearly destroyed the town of Paradise, 15 miles from Chico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grahlman narrowly escaped the fire. Now he's living in a spare room in his daughter's house in Chico. His home in Paradise is gone. His wife has to stay with her daughter nearby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Everybody I know is living with somebody else,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the Camp Fire, the small city of Chico in Butte County was already grappling with a severe housing shortage — vacancy rates for the county routinely hovered between 1 and 2 percent. Rents far outpaced wages and homelessness was rising.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like a lot of rural communities, the area has also been \u003ca href=\"https://www.chicoer.com/2019/01/13/2-overdose-victims-released-7-others-in-good-condition/\">hard hit by the opioid crisis\u003c/a> and other addiction issues that are straining health care and police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, literally overnight, Chico's bedroom community of Paradise almost entirely burned to the ground: 19,000 buildings were destroyed, and thousands of people were displaced. According to one of the world's leading reinsurers, Germany's Munich Re, the Camp Fire was deemed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.munichre.com/en/media-relations/publications/press-releases/2019/2019-01-08-press-release/index.html?ref=Twitter&tid=%23Natcat2018%20Year%20End%20report\">most expensive natural disaster\u003c/a> in the world in 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than two months later, there's a sense of a slow, simmering crisis in Chico.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>'There is no plan'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It's estimated that Chico has had to take in up to 20,000 new people. There's been a 30 percent spike in traffic accidents. Crime is up. Classrooms are overflowing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11718339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11718339\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/image-from-ios-2-_sq-07fb17bf120ca557635dd3656bc8d84cdc019905-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Grahlman and his dog, Scout, narrowly escaped the Camp Fire. His home in Paradise was destroyed, and for now he is living with his daughter in Chico.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Grahlman and his dog, Scout, narrowly escaped the Camp Fire. His home in Paradise was destroyed, and for now he is living with his daughter in Chico. \u003ccite>(Kirk Siegler/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"The people who live here are just as stressed as we are who have moved here,\" Grahlman says. \"It's very difficult and there's no short-term solution.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what is the plan?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The plan is, there is no plan,\" says Chico Mayor Randall Stone. \"As scary as that sounds, it's just a world that we have to get used to.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stone became mayor not long after the Camp Fire ignited. His town's infrastructure just wasn't built for the influx of fire refugees, he says, particularly the roads. The thousands of newcomers don't always know where they're going.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"As you're driving around it feels like everyone's constantly looking for an address,\" Stone says. \"We're the traffic equivalent of a clogged toilet.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Pulling Disaster Funds?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In terms of short-term solutions, this rural region has had no choice but to rely heavily on state and federal disaster funds. So folks here reacted with shock and confusion when President Trump threatened to cut off federal disaster aid\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1083022011574747137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1083022011574747137&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fseamus.npr.org%2Ftemplates%2Fpreview%2FtwitterPreview.php%3FtweetId%3D1083022011574747137%26hideMedia%3Dtrue\"> in a tweet \u003c/a>about how federal forests are managed in California.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>The bulk of the forests in this state are either privately owned or managed by the federal government. But officials like Stone didn't have time to try to decipher or fact-check the president's tweet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump Twitter scare seemed to follow a pattern. One day it looks like things might be getting better, and then there's another setback.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You have the president of the United States saying that he's yanking back FEMA funding already,\" Stone says. \"I don't think we took too much to heart, but you can see how volatile things get.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Chico is Fully Occupied\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The single most immediate concern is what to do about the nearly 700 people who — more than two months on — are still living in their cars or RVs at a Red Cross shelter at the Chico fairgrounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11718340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11718340 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/image-from-ios-4-fcac4a2fb2c31ba472991da9a3c6e8b684f5709d-800x600.jpg\" alt='A message, written in white spray paint on a car window, reads \"any help is help.\" The car sits in the parking lot of a shelter in Chico where, more than two months after the fire, 700 victims still live.' width=\"800\" height=\"600\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A message, written in white spray paint on a car window, says \"any help is help.\" The car sits in the parking lot of a shelter in Chico where, more than two months after the fire, 700 victims still live. \u003ccite>(Kirk Siegler/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Red Cross is expected to pull up stakes at the end of the month. But the shelter is still seeing new arrivals. After weeks of couch surfing or paying out of pocket for a hotel, people have nowhere else to go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Literally we are playing a game of musical chairs,\" says Ed Mayer, director of the Housing Authority of Butte County. \"In order for someone to find a home in Chico, somebody has to leave Chico, because we are fully, fully occupied.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Five of Mayer's employees lost their homes in the fire, and most of the rest of his staff are housing displaced families. Federal HUD staffers moved into his office recently to work with his office to find willing landlords across the entire western U.S. Fire victims have already been relocated to Idaho, Montana, Arizona, Utah and Colorado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://www.npr.org/player/embed/685137701/685434162\" width=\"100%\" height=\"290\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"NPR embedded audio player\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the fire, Mayer has been saying what a lot of other people are afraid to say: Folks are going to have to move out of the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We may have natural disasters like the Camp Fire, but we [also] have man-made disasters,\" Mayer says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California communities are simply not able to absorb a large natural disaster like the Camp Fire, Mayer says, because the region also has an ongoing housing shortage. It's widely feared that, with climate change and future wildfires, the housing crunch could only get worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many Chico leaders point to the irony that, in a region with an ongoing affordable housing crisis, if and when Paradise rebuilds, the new town will probably have tougher building codes and be more expensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that new town won't even happen for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Editor's Note: NPR's Kirk Siegler is based temporarily in Butte County. Along with other reporters, he will be covering the cleanup and recovery effort in and around Paradise. If you want to share your story email, natdesk@npr.org with \"Paradise\" in the subject line.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=In+The+Aftermath+Of+The+Camp+Fire%2C+A+Slow%2C+Simmering+Crisis+In+Nearby+Chico&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>These are rocky times for Pacific Gas and Electric Co.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As its stock price tanked, the San Francisco-based utility on Monday \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11717965/pge-announces-plans-for-bankruptcy-protection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced its plans\u003c/a> to file for bankruptcy by the end of January. In a move that comes just a day after the resignation of its chief executive, the company cited the billions of dollars in potential liability it faces for the role its equipment might have played in the devastating 2018 Camp Fire and 2017 North Bay fires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as dire as it might seem when a company responsible for supplying gas and electricity to 16 million Californians goes into financial free fall, you probably don't need to get out your propane lanterns just yet. Here's a brief explainer on how PG&E's plan to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy could affect you.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Will my lights and heat stay on?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Short answer: Yes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"PG&E is not going out of business,” the company said in a statement on Monday. “We do not expect any impact to natural gas or electric service for our customers as a result of the Chapter 11 process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also said it was “committed to continuing to make investments in system safety as it works with regulators, policymakers and other key stakeholders.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom assured Californians late Monday afternoon that things are different from when PG&E \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/PG-E-Files-for-Bankruptcy-9-billion-in-debt-2933945.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last filed for bankruptcy\u003c/a> during the energy crisis. \"This is not 2001. This is 2019,\" he said at a press conference. \"We have an abundance of energy, and our customers should not be concerned about turning on their lights. They should not be concerned about their gas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/pge\">PG&E Bankruptcy: How We Got Here\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/pge\">\u003cimg src=\"https://u.s.kqed.net/2019/01/14/PGEWorkersLift.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>And although most utility watchdog groups are less than thrilled by PG&E's decision to file for bankruptcy, they generally agree that the company will continue to provide service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Consumers should not be frightened when they hear that PG&E may decide to file for bankruptcy,\" said Mindy Spatt, a spokeswoman for The Utility Reform Network. \"Their lights are not going to go out. The little blue trucks are not going to stop coming when something goes wrong.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>So ... what is Chapter 11 bankruptcy?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First off, don't confuse it with Chapter 7 bankruptcy, in which a company's assets can be liquidated and sold off. \u003ca href=\"https://www.investopedia.com/articles/01/120501.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapter 11\u003c/a> is generally a bit less dramatic in that it gives some breathing room to companies who can't pay their debts, placing them under the protection of a federal bankruptcy court. It allows companies to continue operating while they come up with a court-approved restructuring plan to reduce their debt obligations. This process can often take years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this month, the parent company of PG&E \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/01/04/677832387/devastating-wildfires-force-californias-largest-utility-to-plan-sale-of-gas-asse?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">began exploring\u003c/a> whether it could auction off its natural gas division and use those proceeds to help pay off creditors and wildfire claimants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company also has a significant number of other assets it could sell off, including hydroelectric dams and even its San Francisco headquarters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under a new California law, companies must give at least 15 days notice before filing, so PG&E will likely file for Chapter 11 by the end of January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Part of what PG&E is doing right now is bargaining with the state of California,\" said Michael Wara, director of Stanford's Climate and Energy Policy Program. \"The company has, according to these filings, enough cash to weather six months to a year operating. But PG&E is unhealthy. It is a sick company.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Will this make my utility bill go up?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It's unclear. The California Public Utilities Commission is the agency that must approve rate hikes, and weeks before filing for bankruptcy, PG&E already \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11712531/pge-asks-for-billions-of-dollars-from-ratepayers-for-fire-safety-plant-decommissioning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked the agency\u003c/a> for a 6.4 percent electrical rate hike starting in 2020. If that were approved, it would amount to an average ratepayer increase of about $10.50 per month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that's before even considering the impact that bankruptcy could have. Rate increases will likely be tied to whatever reorganization plan a bankruptcy court judge approves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bankruptcy proceedings can result in steep legal fees, and some consumer advocates are concerned those costs will inevitably be passed on to ratepayers. PG&E may also face fines or need to borrow money as part of its restructuring plan, all of which could increase costs that ratepayers may have to shoulder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Spatt, of The Utility Reform Network, said that if history is any guide, PG&E's bankruptcy filing will likely force consumers to pay more in the long run. She notes the last time the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, in 2001, it remained under \u003ca href=\"http://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/13/business/fi-pge13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Bankruptcy Court protection\u003c/a> for three years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Basically, what ended up happening is that our rates went up to cover PG&E's debt,\" Spatt said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're a PG&E customer, you can still see that cost on your bill as the DWR Bond Charge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Loretta Lynch, former president of the California Public Utilities Commission, urged the agency to protect consumers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This can affect consumers drastically and negatively unless the state acts now to protect consumers,\" she said on KQED's Monday \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101869119/pge-ceo-leaves-amid-bankruptcy-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>Forum\u003c/em> show\u003c/a>. “Remember, we have seen this movie before. In the energy crisis, PG&E also chose bankruptcy rather than working with the state to work it out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, California legislators also passed a law allowing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11689873/california-legislature-passes-major-reforms-to-wildfire-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PG&E to issue bonds to help pay its liability costs\u003c/a>, and that opens the door for the CPUC to decide whether those costs can be passed on to ratepayers. It's unclear how the law's provisions will apply to PG&E, especially since it was partially designed to prevent the utility from filing for bankruptcy.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What does this mean for PG&E employees?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>PG&E said it intends to continue paying and providing benefits to its roughly 20,000 workers. But if bankruptcy requires the company to significantly reduce its costs or shrink operations, that could lead to major layoffs or pension reductions. It could also use Chapter 11 to renegotiate worker contracts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unions representing PG&E workers say they are keeping a close eye on what the utility’s plans will mean for members’ contracts and retirement plans. Tom Dalzell, a business manager with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245, thinks it’s highly unlikely the contract would be nullified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think that the contract would be confirmed if they filed for bankruptcy,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dalzell said he believes the extreme financial pressure PG&E faces makes it necessary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among other uncertainties facing the company, PG&E said in Monday's SEC filing that it \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11717228/judge-proposes-draconian-steps-to-end-pge-sparked-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">could be found in violation of its criminal probation\u003c/a> imposed after a 2016 conviction for breaking federal pipeline safety laws leading to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10667274/five-years-after-deadly-san-bruno-explosion-are-we-safer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deadly San Bruno gas explosion\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said PG&E should be required to \"remove or trim all trees that could fall onto its power lines\" and reinspect its grid. The judge gave the utility two weeks to respond and set a hearing for Jan. 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How will this all impact wildfire survivors?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The company said in a statement Monday that it remains “committed to providing assistance to communities affected by wildfires in Northern California, and our restoration and rebuilding efforts will continue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it's still unclear how much debt PG&E will actually have at the end of the day. The utility is bracing for hundreds of lawsuits filed on behalf of wildfire victims, who maintain that the worst of the 2017 and 2018 blazes were sparked by poorly maintained electrical lines. Those liabilities could exceed $30 billion. That’s on top of the roughly $18 billion the publicly traded company already owes its creditors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bankruptcy filings allow PG&E to consolidate those cases, and it can force litigants to accept smaller settlements. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also said it was “committed to continuing to make investments in system safety as it works with regulators, policymakers and other key stakeholders.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom assured Californians late Monday afternoon that things are different from when PG&E \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/PG-E-Files-for-Bankruptcy-9-billion-in-debt-2933945.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last filed for bankruptcy\u003c/a> during the energy crisis. \"This is not 2001. This is 2019,\" he said at a press conference. \"We have an abundance of energy, and our customers should not be concerned about turning on their lights. They should not be concerned about their gas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/pge\">PG&E Bankruptcy: How We Got Here\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/pge\">\u003cimg src=\"https://u.s.kqed.net/2019/01/14/PGEWorkersLift.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>And although most utility watchdog groups are less than thrilled by PG&E's decision to file for bankruptcy, they generally agree that the company will continue to provide service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Consumers should not be frightened when they hear that PG&E may decide to file for bankruptcy,\" said Mindy Spatt, a spokeswoman for The Utility Reform Network. \"Their lights are not going to go out. The little blue trucks are not going to stop coming when something goes wrong.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>So ... what is Chapter 11 bankruptcy?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First off, don't confuse it with Chapter 7 bankruptcy, in which a company's assets can be liquidated and sold off. \u003ca href=\"https://www.investopedia.com/articles/01/120501.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapter 11\u003c/a> is generally a bit less dramatic in that it gives some breathing room to companies who can't pay their debts, placing them under the protection of a federal bankruptcy court. It allows companies to continue operating while they come up with a court-approved restructuring plan to reduce their debt obligations. This process can often take years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this month, the parent company of PG&E \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/01/04/677832387/devastating-wildfires-force-californias-largest-utility-to-plan-sale-of-gas-asse?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">began exploring\u003c/a> whether it could auction off its natural gas division and use those proceeds to help pay off creditors and wildfire claimants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company also has a significant number of other assets it could sell off, including hydroelectric dams and even its San Francisco headquarters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under a new California law, companies must give at least 15 days notice before filing, so PG&E will likely file for Chapter 11 by the end of January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Part of what PG&E is doing right now is bargaining with the state of California,\" said Michael Wara, director of Stanford's Climate and Energy Policy Program. \"The company has, according to these filings, enough cash to weather six months to a year operating. But PG&E is unhealthy. It is a sick company.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Will this make my utility bill go up?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It's unclear. The California Public Utilities Commission is the agency that must approve rate hikes, and weeks before filing for bankruptcy, PG&E already \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11712531/pge-asks-for-billions-of-dollars-from-ratepayers-for-fire-safety-plant-decommissioning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked the agency\u003c/a> for a 6.4 percent electrical rate hike starting in 2020. If that were approved, it would amount to an average ratepayer increase of about $10.50 per month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that's before even considering the impact that bankruptcy could have. Rate increases will likely be tied to whatever reorganization plan a bankruptcy court judge approves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bankruptcy proceedings can result in steep legal fees, and some consumer advocates are concerned those costs will inevitably be passed on to ratepayers. PG&E may also face fines or need to borrow money as part of its restructuring plan, all of which could increase costs that ratepayers may have to shoulder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Spatt, of The Utility Reform Network, said that if history is any guide, PG&E's bankruptcy filing will likely force consumers to pay more in the long run. She notes the last time the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, in 2001, it remained under \u003ca href=\"http://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/13/business/fi-pge13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Bankruptcy Court protection\u003c/a> for three years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Basically, what ended up happening is that our rates went up to cover PG&E's debt,\" Spatt said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're a PG&E customer, you can still see that cost on your bill as the DWR Bond Charge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Loretta Lynch, former president of the California Public Utilities Commission, urged the agency to protect consumers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This can affect consumers drastically and negatively unless the state acts now to protect consumers,\" she said on KQED's Monday \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101869119/pge-ceo-leaves-amid-bankruptcy-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>Forum\u003c/em> show\u003c/a>. “Remember, we have seen this movie before. In the energy crisis, PG&E also chose bankruptcy rather than working with the state to work it out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, California legislators also passed a law allowing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11689873/california-legislature-passes-major-reforms-to-wildfire-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PG&E to issue bonds to help pay its liability costs\u003c/a>, and that opens the door for the CPUC to decide whether those costs can be passed on to ratepayers. It's unclear how the law's provisions will apply to PG&E, especially since it was partially designed to prevent the utility from filing for bankruptcy.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What does this mean for PG&E employees?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>PG&E said it intends to continue paying and providing benefits to its roughly 20,000 workers. But if bankruptcy requires the company to significantly reduce its costs or shrink operations, that could lead to major layoffs or pension reductions. It could also use Chapter 11 to renegotiate worker contracts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unions representing PG&E workers say they are keeping a close eye on what the utility’s plans will mean for members’ contracts and retirement plans. Tom Dalzell, a business manager with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245, thinks it’s highly unlikely the contract would be nullified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think that the contract would be confirmed if they filed for bankruptcy,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dalzell said he believes the extreme financial pressure PG&E faces makes it necessary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among other uncertainties facing the company, PG&E said in Monday's SEC filing that it \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11717228/judge-proposes-draconian-steps-to-end-pge-sparked-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">could be found in violation of its criminal probation\u003c/a> imposed after a 2016 conviction for breaking federal pipeline safety laws leading to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10667274/five-years-after-deadly-san-bruno-explosion-are-we-safer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deadly San Bruno gas explosion\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said PG&E should be required to \"remove or trim all trees that could fall onto its power lines\" and reinspect its grid. 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"content": "\u003cp>[dropcap]P[/dropcap]acific Gas and Electric said it plans to file for bankruptcy protection amid potentially vast liabilities resulting from the deadly California wildfires. The announcement Monday, in the form of \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5684167-PG-E-Chapter-11-Filing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a filing with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission\u003c/a>, follows the resignation of the utility's chief executive, Geisha Williams, a day earlier. John Simon, the company's general counsel since 2017, will serve as interim chief executive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials are investigating whether the utility's equipment sparked the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11705243/california-wildfires-what-you-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camp Fire\u003c/a> in November, a blaze that killed 86 people and destroyed nearly 14,000 homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, Cal Fire investigators have ruled that PG&E equipment was involved in at least 18 of the more than 170 fires that swept Northern California in October 2017. The agency found that the company may have broken state law in 11 of those incidents and referred the cases for possible prosecution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The utility says it is facing at least $30 billion in potential liabilities from the wildfires in 2017 and 2018. Those liability payouts could be delayed or reduced by a bankruptcy filing.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11717228/judge-proposes-draconian-steps-to-end-pge-sparked-wildfires\">Judge Proposes Sweeping Measures to Stop 'PG&E-Inflicted' Wildfires\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11717228/judge-proposes-draconian-steps-to-end-pge-sparked-wildfires\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/PGEPowerPole-1180x804.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Among other uncertainties facing the company, PG&E said in Monday's SEC filing that it could be found \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11717228/judge-proposes-draconian-steps-to-end-pge-sparked-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in violation of its criminal probation\u003c/a> imposed after a 2016 conviction for breaking federal pipeline safety laws. That case arose from the 2010 San Bruno natural gas pipeline blast, which killed eight people and devastated a neighborhood in the Peninsula suburb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The judge overseeing the company's probation last week proposed added conditions of supervision, including requiring the company to immediately undertake new inspections of its entire electrical system. In periods of extreme fire danger, the utility would also be barred from operating any part of its power grid that it cannot certify as safe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E also cited \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11716710/ratings-service-slashes-pge-credit-to-junk-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent decisions by ratings services\u003c/a> to downgrade the company's credit to \"below investment grade\" — or junk — status as making it far more difficult to raise capital. The company added that it intends to skip a $21.6 million interest payment due Tuesday on one series of its outstanding bonds — a step that could lead to a default on that obligation next month.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'Part of what PG&E is doing right now is bargaining with the state of California.'\u003ccite>Michael Wara, director of Stanford's Climate and Energy Policy Program\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Nevertheless, the company said it will be able to gain access to capital and resources it needs to continue providing service to customers as it restructures. PG&E shares plunged 50 percent in Monday morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code grants companies temporary protection from creditors while allowing a company's operations to continue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chapter 11 reorganization represents \"the only viable option to address the company's responsibilities to its stakeholders,\" said Richard Kelly, chairman of the board of directors of PG&E, in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The Chapter 11 process allows us to work with these many constituents in one court-supervised forum to comprehensively address our potential liabilities and to implement appropriate changes,\" Kelly added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the filing, PG&E stated the company is working with creditors and several large banks to ensure electricity and natural gas can be provided while bankruptcy proceedings progress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts say PG&E's announcement needs to be met with some caution as it does not mean a bankruptcy filing is a given.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Part of what PG&E is doing right now is bargaining with the state of California,\" said Michael Wara, director of Stanford's Climate and Energy Policy Program. \"The company has, according to these filings, enough cash to weather six months to a year operating. But PG&E is unhealthy. It is a sick company. Fire victims will get cents on the dollar. Gov. Newsom will have to make this decision.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom released a statement urging the company to honor its commitments and debts to customers, energy suppliers and wildfire victims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11718112\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11718112\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/NewsomTrumpBrown-800x541.jpg\" alt=\"Then-Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, President Trump and then-Gov. 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Jerry Brown view devastation caused by the Camp Fire in Paradise on Nov. 17, 2018. \u003ccite>(SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During a press conference Monday afternoon Newsom emphasized that he has been speaking with PG&E representatives, and preparing for a possible bankruptcy filing with the California Independent System Operator and Public Utilities Commission. Newsom said that \"the consequences of distrust and mistrust\" between California and PG&E would not be helpful, adding, however, \"I am not naive.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Public Utilities Commission said in an emailed statement that in coordination with the governor's office and other agencies it \"continues to closely monitor PG&E, including developments regarding its leadership, financial status, and legal filings, and is prepared to respond as appropriate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The CPUC always takes care to ensure that the utilities can provide all customers electric and natural gas service,\" CPUC spokesman Christopher Chow wrote. \"At this point, PG&E has sufficient resources to continue to safely meet its core responsibilities and obligations.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Analysts: PG&E Moving into Bankruptcy Protection Quickly\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\"In my time, this is the biggest utility failure I've seen,\" said Jacob Kilstein, a securities analyst at Argus Research.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11718123/s-f-considers-buying-some-of-pges-infrastructure-in-wake-of-bankruptcy-plans\" target=\"_blank\">S.F. Considers Buying Some of PG&E’s Infrastructure in Wake of Bankruptcy Plans\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11718123/s-f-considers-buying-some-of-pges-infrastructure-in-wake-of-bankruptcy-plans\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/PGETrucksSF-1180x787.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Kilstein said he was surprised to see PG&E announce its plans to declare bankruptcy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I thought the state would serve as a buffer to this and make sure to work something out, as they did with 2017 fires,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E said it does not expect any impact to its delivery of electricity or natural gas to customers, and the company remains committed to helping communities affected by wildfires in Northern California. Restoration and rebuilding efforts will continue, the company said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Compared to other utility bankruptcies — like that of Texas's \u003ca href=\"https://www.investors.com/research/futures/energy-future-holdings-one-of-the-largest-ever-energy-bankruptcies-nears-finish/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Energy Future Holdings\u003c/a>, which took about a year of negotiating before the company formally filed for debt protection in 2014 — PG&E is moving into bankruptcy proceedings very rapidly. That should be a red flag for investors and court claimants alike, according to Douglas Baird, a law professor and bankruptcy specialist at the University of Chicago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"What you don't want is a free fall entry into bankruptcy,\" Baird said. \"They hope to line up what's called 'debtor in possession' financing. They hope to do a lot of things. But free fall bankruptcy is not generally a good idea.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E bankruptcy rumors last week prompted the Cal ISO, which oversees the state's electrical grid and monitors the financial status of power companies operating in the state, to issue \u003ca href=\"http://www.caiso.com/Documents/ISOCreditRequirements-PG-E.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a statement\u003c/a> late Friday assuring energy suppliers that the company had sufficient credit to meet its obligations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The fact that Cal ISO had to say that was really concerning,\" said Stanford's Wara.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Lights Will Stay On, But Rates Could Go Up\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\"Consumers should not be frightened when they hear that PG&E may decide to file for bankruptcy,\" Mindy Spatt, with San Francisco-based utility watchdog group The Utility Reform Network, said Sunday. \"Their lights are not going to go out. The little blue trucks are not going to stop coming when something goes wrong.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What bankruptcy might do in the long term, according to Spatt, is force consumers to pay more, just as they did after the utility filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the midst of the energy deregulation meltdown of 2001.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11716710/ratings-service-slashes-pge-credit-to-junk-status\">Ratings Service Slashes PG&E Credit to Junk Status\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11716710/ratings-service-slashes-pge-credit-to-junk-status\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/GettyImages-1070764816-1180x805.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"Basically, what ended up happening is that our rates went up to cover PG&E's debt,\" Spatt said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Mateo County state Sen. Jerry Hill said Sunday that legislators will work to protect ratepayers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"PG&E will do what they always do, and that is to act in their best interest, regardless of the consequences,\" Hill said. \"But that's why we have an important role to play in state government to make sure that ratepayers are protected, that workers are protected and that we not be saddled with a long debt.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the big questions now facing PG&E is whether it will be broken up into smaller utilities, for instance by splitting its gas and electric operations into stand-alone companies. That's a move the company has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11716007/devastating-wildfires-force-pge-to-plan-sale-of-gas-assets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly contemplated\u003c/a> since last summer and one that the California Public Utilities Commission will discuss as part of a range of possible regulatory actions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The future is definitely in question,\" said UC Berkeley Professor Severin Borenstein. \"Somebody is not going to get their money. In the longer run, the state is considering other alternatives than a large, investor-owned utility.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story includes reporting from The Associated Press. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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Newsom will have to make this decision.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom released a statement urging the company to honor its commitments and debts to customers, energy suppliers and wildfire victims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11718112\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11718112\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/NewsomTrumpBrown-800x541.jpg\" alt=\"Then-Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, President Trump and then-Gov. 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The little blue trucks are not going to stop coming when something goes wrong.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What bankruptcy might do in the long term, according to Spatt, is force consumers to pay more, just as they did after the utility filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the midst of the energy deregulation meltdown of 2001.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11716710/ratings-service-slashes-pge-credit-to-junk-status\">Ratings Service Slashes PG&E Credit to Junk Status\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11716710/ratings-service-slashes-pge-credit-to-junk-status\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/GettyImages-1070764816-1180x805.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"Basically, what ended up happening is that our rates went up to cover PG&E's debt,\" Spatt said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Mateo County state Sen. 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