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Will PG&E face murder charges for those killed in wildfires?

Written on 31 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

PG&E could face a host of charges, including murder, if the utility is found to have caused recent deadly wildfires in California, according to a brief filed in federal court by California General Xavier Becerra. [CNN] Becerra filed an amicus... (Continue reading)

Mobile home destroyed in See Canyon fire

Written on 31 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire destroyed a triple-wide mobile home in See Canyon near Avila Beach on Saturday. [Cal Coast Times] At about 3 p.m., a caller reported a blaze  at a 3500 square foot mobile home on Black Walnut Drive, according to... (Continue reading)

Fire damages North San Luis Obispo County home

Written on 28 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire burned a two-story house located between Paso Robles and San Miguel Thursday night. [Cal Coast Times] At about 8:45 p.m., the fire broke out at a 3,000 square foot single-family home on Woodland Road, according to Cal Fire.... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach mobile home destroyed in fire

Written on 25 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire destroyed a mobile home in Grover Beach on Christmas morning. At about 8 a.m. on Tuesday, a neighbor noticed smoke coming from a mobile home near Grand Avenue and 13th Street and called 911, according to the Five... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria chase morphs into deadly apartment fire

Written on 28 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An attempted traffic stop in Santa Maria on Tuesday turned into a chase that ended with a man and his girlfriend barricading themselves in an apartment bathroom and setting the home on fire. The man died, and his girlfriend was... (Continue reading)

Assemblyman proposes bill to help PG&E with Camp Fire costs

Written on 26 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A California assemblyman has announced plans to introduce a bill that would help PG&E absorb liabilities from the deadly Northern California Camp Fire, but would stop short of doing away with a legislative doctrine that holds utilities responsible for wildfire... (Continue reading)

Camp Fire 100 percent contained, at least 85 dead

Written on 25 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

California fire officials announced Sunday that the Camp Fire is 100 percent contained. The deadliest and most destructive fire in California’s history has killed at least 85 people. There are currently 271 people missing. [Cal Coast Times] As friends and... (Continue reading)

Rains help firefighters battle Camp Fire

Written on 23 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The rains that swept across the area have helped firefighters extinguish the deadly Camp Fire, officials said Friday.The Camp Fire is 95 percent contained. [Cal Coast Times] Fueled by high winds and low humidity, the Camp Fire charred 153,336 acres.... (Continue reading)

Camp Fire smoke moves into SLO County

Written on 20 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Conditions were smoky across San Luis Obispo County on Monday as a result of a wind pattern that blew smoke from the Northern California Camp Fire to the Central Coast. [Cal Coast Times] The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution... (Continue reading)

PG&E divulges another outage near start of Camp Fire

Written on 20 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Amid concerns over PG&E possibly being held liable for starting the deadliest blaze in state history, the Northern California Camp Fire, the utility disclosed it experienced a second power outage around the location and time the blaze began. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)