Growing Group Seeks Local Takeover of PG&E December 5, 2019 By Mark Chediak and David R. Baker More than 110 Northern California city and county officials representing the majority of bankrupt PG&E Corp.’s customers are proposing to...
Rich Californians Shell Out $30,000 to Avoid Blackout Pain November 27, 2019 By Sophie Alexander Ebony Lopez’s electric company in Napa wine country used to get a handful of inquiries a week from people asking...
Boy Scouts Mortgage Vast New Mexico Ranch Amid Sex-Abuse Litigation November 26, 2019 By David Crary The Boy Scouts of America has mortgaged one of the most spectacular properties it owns, the vast Philmont Scout Ranch...
PG&E Is Dubious of Fire Victim’s Claim for a 500-Pound Emerald November 19, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt PG&E Corp. says it has found suspicious monetary claims by victims of California’s wildfires, including one from a man who...
California Governor Newsom Is Fielding More PG&E Takeover Calls November 14, 2019 By David R. Baker and Romy Varghese For California Governor Gavin Newsom, sitting back and watching PG&E Corp.’s bankruptcy run its course is no longer an option....
PG&E Is Offering $13.5 Billion in Compensation to Wildfire Victims November 12, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Scott Deveau Bankrupt utility giant PG&E Corp. is trying to offer $13.5 billion in compensation to the victims of wildfires sparked by...
Former Claims Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Bank and Wire Fraud November 6, 2019 By Jim Sams The former owner of Worley Claims Services, who in 2014 sold a majority stake in the company that continues to...
California Governor Threatens To Step in and ‘Restructure’ PG&E November 3, 2019 By Mark Chediak California Governor Gavin Newsom threatened a state takeover of PG&E Corp. unless the beleaguered utility giant makes a swift exit...
As PG&E Blackouts Ebb, Southern California Wind Risk Surges October 30, 2019 By David R. Baker, Mark Chediak and Brian K. Sullivan As Northern California residents began to get their power back, people in the Southern part of the state were facing...
PG&E Says It’s Open to Extending Fire Victim Claims Deadline October 29, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt PG&E Corp. told a judge it’s willing to extend the deadline for victims of wildfires caused by the utility’s equipment...