Natural disasters

Firefighters are waging battle against an estimated 7,000 fires of varying sizes throughout the state; nearly 1.5 million acres have burned.

Slow utility responses triggered legal action and calls for changes ranging from carrot-and-stick contracting agreements to a municipal takeover of Con Edison.

Kate Brown said that's how much the state's wildfire council estimates it will cost annually to adequately deal with the wildfire threat.

Puerto Rico’s nonvoting House representative said that President Trump has selected Coast Guard Rear Adm. Peter Brown to serve as disaster czar.

Scott Wiener plans to introduce a bill later this week outlining a plan to take over the bankrupt investor-owned utility.

Gavin Newsom's filing urges the judge overseeing the utility's Chapter 11 not to approve bankruptcy exit financing commitments.

Only $14.9 billion has been disbursed out of the $48.35 billion allocated by Congress since Hurricane Maria.

Gov. Gavin Newsom sent the specialists to aid the commonwealth in rebuilding.

Gavin Newsom's proposed budget would support a $4.7 billion climate bond, create the state's own generic drug plan and add undocumented seniors to Medi-Cal.

On Monday there was a magnitude 5.7 earthquake Monday and Tuesday a 6.4 earthquake was followed by a 5.6 earthquake and multiple smaller aftershocks.

The agreement with wildfire victims will enable the bankrupt investor-owned utility to hit a deadline to participate in wildfire claim fund, its says.

L.A. Controller wants nation's largest utility to increase wildfire prevention inspections and boost use of technology.

Santa Rosa escaped flames this year but still bears costs related to the nearby Kincade Fire.

The risk of damage from wildfires is generally more severe than the significant economic and social costs of a shutoff, Moody's says.

Politicians are reacting to public frustration about wildfires and planned electricity outages.

Most of the proceeds will refinance direct placement debt with bonds sold in the public markets.

Climate expert Alan Rubin of Blank Rome LLP discusses resiliency and recovery funding mechanisms, rating agency dynamics and how states and cities can cope effectively. Paul Burton hosts.

PG&E Corp. warns it may orchestrate its biggest planned blackout yet to keep power lines from sparking more blazes.

Bankrupt investor-owned utility PG&E was a factor in many of the bills approved to deal with the state's wildfire risk.

Some of the solutions contemplated to bring the investor-owned utility out of bankruptcy involve tapping the municipal bond market.