Jules Hotz for CalMatters
In the closing days of the legislative year, California lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that is meant to toughen scrutiny of the state’s embattled fire insurer of last resort by insisting that two of their leaders join its governing committee.
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Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2018 Northern California wildfire killed 84 people and decimated three towns. -
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The nonprofit that contracts with San Diego County government only received a handful of calls since it was activated as the public information source during the coronavirus global health emergency.
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