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Holly Quan
May 23, 2019 - 11:04 am

PG&E Promises To Move Power Lines Underground In Paradise

PG&E tells Paradise residents that all distribution lines that serve the town will be moved underground.
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Flames consume a Kentucky Fried Chicken as the Camp Fire tears through Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018
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Jenna Lane
May 15, 2019 - 2:10 pm

PG&E Equipment Caused State's Worst Wildfire, Cal Fire Determines

The Camp Fire, which burned more buildings and killed more people last year than any fire in California's history, was caused by PG&E, according to state investigators.
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Tim Ryan
April 23, 2019 - 10:14 am

PG&E Seeks To Increase Rates

PG&E is once again looking to raise its customers' rates in the name of wildfire safety.
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Three peregrine falcon chicks were born on top of PG&E's headquarters in San Francisco in early 2019.
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Bob Butler
April 14, 2019 - 8:58 am

Peregrine Falcon Chicks Born On PG&E Headquarters Now Have Tracking Bands

Three peregrine falcon chicks born three weeks ago have been fitted with new identification bands. It is the latest in a success story for the formerly endangered species that has played out over the past five decades.
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Mike Colgan
April 12, 2019 - 11:32 am

New Charge On PG&E Bills Causes Confusion

Customers have spotted a misleading new charge on the front page of their PG&E bills. The good news is that the confusing fee is not costing them what it appears.
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KCBS Radio Morning News
April 04, 2019 - 7:39 am

New Leadership at PG&E

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS Radio) -- Embattled Pacific Gas and Electric named a new CEO and ten new directors on Wednesday, saying the move would enhance the “safety culture and operational effectiveness” at the company. Longtime energy-industry executive Bill Johnson, who recently retired from the...
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KCBS Radio Midday News
April 02, 2019 - 11:09 am

PG&E Has Been Hit With Surprising Demands By Judge, Expert Says

The federal judge overseeing PG&E while the company is on probation has made a proposal with little precedent to restrict payments to shareholders.
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FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2017 file photo, a Pacific Gas and Electric Company worker cuts back branches from a tree that fell across power lines in Felton, Calif. PG&E pushed back Friday, March 22, 2019, on a U.S. judge's revised proposals to prevent the utility's equipment from causing more wildfires, saying it could not "monitor every tree at every moment of every day" to ensure they don't pose a threat to its electric lines in violation of California laws. (Kevin Johnson/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP, File)
March 22, 2019 - 5:57 pm

PG&E objects to judge's proposals to prevent wildfires

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. pushed back Friday on a U.S. judge's revised proposals to prevent the utility's equipment from causing more wildfires, saying it could not "monitor every tree at every moment of every day" to ensure they don't pose a threat to its electric lines...
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Matt Bigler
KCBS Radio Overnight News
March 12, 2019 - 8:53 pm

PG&E Won't Be Charged For 2017 Wine Country Fires

Prosecutors in four Northern California counties will not file criminal charges against PG&E in connection with a series of fires that burned through the region in October 2017.
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January 30, 2019 - 1:25 pm

Judge Sees 'A Clear-Cut Pattern Here That PG&E Is Starting These Fires'

By SUDHIN THANAWALA , Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco found Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. violated its probation in a criminal case stemming from a deadly gas explosion in 2010 and berated the utility Wednesday for not doing enough to prevent its equipment...
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