Opinion: Don´t let PG&E gouge customers to cover its own negligence
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Last year, equipment owned by PG&E directly caused at least 16 wildfires. State investigators have determined at least 11 of them were due to negligence. These fires have caused billions of dollars in damages, wrecked whole communities and even cost innocent lives. With a track record like this, one might expect PG&E to be working overtime to improve tree-trimming and prevent future ignitions. But instead, PG&E is lobbying the state Legislature to pass the buck onto its customers and rig the system in PG&E´s favor. The company´s lobbyists are pushing legislation now to allow PG&E to raise rates on its customers for `cost recovery` when its...