After a brief delay to let a downpour pass, volunteers resume their search for human remains at a mobile home park in Paradise, California on Nov. 23, 2018.
Re: “State lawmakers (click here) drafting wildfire relief bill for utilities” (Page A1, Nov. 21):
Absolutely no to any state bill to remove liabilities from utilities.
If we want to get the rest of the nation to recognize that climate change is real, make the utilities responsible for fire and any other related disasters that can be attributed in whole or in part to the climate.
The fear of being financially responsible will stimulate a plethora of local, state and federal lobbying efforts for new policies and laws.
PG&E is now a strong believer in climate change and seeking relief from its associated costs. However, if we remove the liabilities and the public assumes the cost, the utilities will not have to do anything.
This cannot ever be fair or good for mother earth.
Mark Grzan
Morgan Hill
November 26, 2018
Los Angeles — A massive wildfire (click here) that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California has been fully contained after burning for more than two weeks, authorities said Sunday.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said the Camp fire had been surrounded by firefighters after several days of rain in the Paradise area.
The nation's deadliest wildfire in a century killed at least 85 people, and 249 are on a list of those unaccounted for. The number of missing dropped in recent days as officials confirmed that more people were alive....
