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pge liable for camp fire?

I hope politicians realize that backing PG&E on this would be political suicide and act accordingly. Of course, that likely won't be in their financial best interest.
 
I hope politicians realize that backing PG&E on this would be political suicide and act accordingly. Of course, that likely won't be in their financial best interest.

Our state politicians hide behind a curtain basically. They accept tons of lobbyist influence but do little. Then our laws are created by the initiative process where we pass often badly-written law via proposition that fails 70% of court challenges according to some pundit I saw on PBS.

I express frustration at our Dem leadership in California and its interpreted as ideological opposition by many of you. But really, it's just that they are a comfortable, corrupt club and are insulated by their majority. Jerry Brown has been the lion tamer of these kooks lately and I don't have much confidence in incoming Gov. Nuisance, but I hope he'll continue with whip and chair.

So, no, I dont expect much penalty for PG&E. Even this time. The only change would be other party or independent challengers actually getting in there and putting on the UV light. I know and understand how little regard people have from Calif GOP types, but I will continue to support them in futility on election day if I have no other choice. But with our new primary system, I often don't even have that choice (best of two).
 
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I hope politicians realize that backing PG&E on this would be political suicide and act accordingly. Of course, that likely won't be in their financial best interest.

Everyone will have forgotten about this by the next election so they will be safe.
 
Link to article



In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Picker said his agency will soon implement a provision in a new state law that makes it easier for utilities to pass costs for past wildfires to their customers. He said additional legislation may be needed to ensure that provision applies to this year's fires.
 
your link no worky

also why cant we fukn vote on this, dont gimme this emergency scenario bs, its been well documented that pge is negligent on all the PM that could be preventing or giving a earlier alert then this.
 
:mad they will just dodge this one too and chargeback butte county customers :thumbdown

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Meanwhile, a landowner near where the blaze began, Betsy Ann Cowley, said she got an email from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. the day before the fire last week telling her that crews needed to come onto her property because the utility’s power lines were causing sparks. PG&E had no comment on the email, and state officials said the cause of the inferno was under investigation.

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8946299-181/under-a-dark-emotional-cloud?artslide=8&sba=AAS


Gotta throw the BS flag on this one. PG&E doesnt send emails stating shit like that.
 
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Did i miss something, have they found a cause? Everybody wants to hang PG&E and i'm usually in line with that but not so fast on this one.

How about homeowners, landowners, counties, cities etc that dont maintain their trees and or brush around the power lines or rightaways. Wheres the responsibilty when your tree falls, due to (drought related, ignorance or natural occurence) and falls across the power lines causing the wire to break?

Is that PG&Es fault you didnt maintain your shit? PG&E should start charging hefty fines to come out and maintain your tree(s) or when it is your trees cause they should go after you or your insurance.
 
Did i miss something, have they found a cause? Everybody wants to hang PG&E and i'm usually in line with that but not so fast on this one.

How about homeowners, landowners, counties, cities etc that dont maintain their trees and or brush around the power lines or rightaways. Wheres the responsibilty when your tree falls, due to (drought related, ignorance or natural occurence) and falls across the power lines causing the wire to break?

Is that PG&Es fault you didnt maintain your shit? PG&E should start charging hefty fines to come out and maintain your tree(s) or when it is your trees cause they should go after you or your insurance.

PGE started the fire..... it appears among other fires
 
show me some facts that PG&E started this fire and is found liable.

Just Google it. Have you been out of the country?



According to the Cal Fire, faulty Pacific Gas and Electric power lines and equipment failure caused 12 of the October 2017 wildfires that tore through Northern California. The state agency blamed the utility corporation for the Norrbom, Partrick, Pythian, Adobe, and Pocket blazes.
 
Just Google it. Have you been out of the country?

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According to the Cal Fire, faulty Pacific Gas and Electric power lines and equipment failure caused 12 of the October 2017 wildfires that tore through Northern California. The state agency blamed the utility corporation for the Norrbom, Partrick, Pythian, Adobe, and Pocket blazes.

haha good try

Nope but it looks like you have been for the last year :laughing
 
Electricity isn't something you can do without or just change your plan and buy from a competitor instead (least I don't think thats an option). No surprise they're going to pass on the costs to the customer.
 
News flash

Whether the name reads PGE, PG&E, SCE, OG&E or whatever. Power lines will go to the ground. Drunk drivers hit poles, heavy winds, trees, birds, rain, snow are all just some factors.
 
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