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FILE - This Dec. 3, 2018, file photo shows homes leveled by the Camp Fire line at the Ridgewood Mobile Home Park retirement community in Paradise, Calif. Lawyers who negotiated a deal between wildfire victims and Pacific Gas &amp; Electric say questions about the beleaguered company's ability to pay $13.5 billion to the victims could unravel the deal, upending the company's efforts to get out of bankruptcy by June 30.(AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Market tumult threatens PG&E deal with wildfire victims

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

Another member of fire panel resigns, criticizes PG&E plan

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

In this photo taken Feb. 18, 2020, people walk behind a Pacific Gas and Electric truck parked in San Francisco. The stock market turmoil triggered by the coronavirus pandemic is raising worries that Pacific Gas &amp; Electric's $13.5 billion settlement with victims of catastrophic wildfires may be worth far less by the time the beleaguered company emerges from bankruptcy. A lawyer who represents more than 81,000 wildfire victims flagged the escalating concerns during a Wednesday, March 25, 2020, court hearing held by conference call. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

PG&E to use wildfire victims fund to pay for past crimes

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

In this photo taken Feb. 18, 2020, people walk behind a Pacific Gas and Electric truck parked in San Francisco. The stock market turmoil triggered by the coronavirus pandemic is raising worries that Pacific Gas &amp; Electric's $13.5 billion settlement with victims of catastrophic wildfires may be worth far less by the time the beleaguered company emerges from bankruptcy. A lawyer who represents more than 81,000 wildfire victims flagged the escalating concerns during a Wednesday, March 25, 2020, court hearing held by conference call. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

PG&E’s falling stock price worries fire victims eyeing deal

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2019, file photo, Pacific Gas &amp; Electric vehicles are parked at the PG&amp;E Oakland Service Center in Oakland, Calif. Pacific Gas &amp; Electric on Monday, March 16, 2020, won court approval to raise $23 billion to help pay its bills over destructive California wildfires after Gov. Gavin Newsom dropped his opposition to a financing package designed to help the nation's largest utility get out of bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Court approves PG&E’s $23B bankruptcy financing package

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric truck leaves the company's Oakland Service Center in Oakland, Calif. Pacific Gas &amp; Electric told a federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday, March 10, 2020, that it has settled a dispute with disaster-relief agencies that threatened to siphon money away from a $13.5 billion fund earmarked for victims of catastrophic wildfires in California caused by the nation's largest utility. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

PG&E settles key battle over $13.5B wildfire victims’ fund

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

PG&E says it can’t commit to expanding tree-trimming force

By Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2017, file photo, a firefighter monitors a house burning in Santa Rosa, Calif. California power regulators slapped Pacific Gas and Electric with a $2.1 billion fine for igniting a series of deadly wildfires that landed the beleaguered utility in bankruptcy. The record penalty imposed Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in a an administrative law judge's decision boosts the punishment that had been agreed upon in a $1.7 billion settlement announced in December. The increased punishment includes a $200 million payment earmarked for the people who lost family and property in catastrophic wildfires caused by PG&amp;E's outdated electrical grid and negligence during 2017 and 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Regulators boost PG&E’s wildfire fine to $2.1 billion

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

Utility fires contractor after probe involving wildfires

Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2010, file photo, a massive fire following a pipeline explosion roars through a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif. A federal judge repeatedly ripped into Pacific Gas &amp; Electric, saying its executives have put greed before safety. U.S. District Judge William Alsup told the utility at a hearing Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, that it should plan to have at least 1,100 more tree trimmers to reduce the chances that it will cause even more devastation. The harsh rebuke came in a hearing as part of PG&amp;E's criminal probation imposed after its natural gas lines blew up a San Bruno, California, neighborhood and killed eight people. Since its probation, poorly maintained power lines have been blamed for igniting wildfires that killed nearly 130 people and destroyed thousands of homes. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Judge rips PG&E for poor safety record leading to wildfires

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

California governor wants to grill PG&E about financing plan

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2019, file photo, smoke from the Maria Fire billows above Santa Paula, Calif. A federal judge has approved a settlement that moves Pacific Gas &amp; Electric closer to getting out of bankruptcy. The company cleared its latest hurdle Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, when U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali signed off on a deal to refinance billions of dollars in debt to pay off PG&amp;E bondholders who threatened to cause problems. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Victims: PG&E still has rickety power line near Paradise

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2019, file photo, smoke from the Maria Fire billows above Santa Paula, Calif. A federal judge has approved a settlement that moves Pacific Gas &amp; Electric closer to getting out of bankruptcy. The company cleared its latest hurdle Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, when U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali signed off on a deal to refinance billions of dollars in debt to pay off PG&amp;E bondholders who threatened to cause problems. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

PG&E clears another bankruptcy hurdle with debt refinancing

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

California state Sen. Scott Wiener announces he will introduce legislation to take over Pacific Gas &amp; Electric at a rally in San Francisco Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. The legislation is aimed at transforming the nation's largest electric utility into a publicly-owned company. Wiener said the bill would involve a public takeover of Pacific Gas &amp; Electric and its sprawling network of power lines that have been blamed for starting catastrophic wildfires that have killed dozens of people and caused billions of dollars in damage. (AP Photo/Janie Har)

California bill seeks takeover of nation’s largest utility

By JANIE HAR and ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 1, 2019, file photo shows flames from a backfire on a hillside as firefighters battle the Maria Fire in Santa Paula, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging a federal judge to reject Pacific Gas and Electric's blueprint for getting out of bankruptcy and renewing his threat to lead a bid to turn the beleaguered utility into a government-run operation. PG&amp;E is trying to dig out of a financial hole created by more than $50 billion in claims stemming from a series of catastrophic wildfires that have been blamed on the San Francisco company. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

PG&E and California governor at odds over bankruptcy plan

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and DONALD THOMPSON - Associated Press

File - In this Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, are homes leveled by the Camp Fire line the Ridgewood Mobile Home Park retirement community in Paradise, Calif. A $13.5 billion settlement covering most of the losses from a series of catastrophic wildfires that drove Pacific Gas and Electric into bankruptcy is turning into a financial tug of war pitting the interests of U.S. taxpayers against the disaster victims still trying to rebuild their lives. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Judge threatens to force PG&E to hire more tree trimmers

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - This Oct. 30, 2019, file photo, shows the charred remains of the Soda Rock Winery framed by the building's stone facade in the aftermath of the Kincade Fire near Healdsburg, Calif. The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, to hire two law firms to pursue legal action against Pacific Gas &amp; Electric, the nation's largest utility. The action comes as PG&amp;E is trying to dig out of a financial hole created by a series of catastrophic fires that have been blamed on the utility's outdated electrical system and managerial negligence. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Sonoma County prepares to sue PG&E for damages from fire

Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2017, file photo, Pacific Gas &amp; Electric crews work on restoring power lines in a fire ravaged neighborhood in the aftermath of a wildfire in Santa Rosa, Calif. A state lawmaker is demanding an extensive review of the California Public Utilities Commission to determine whether regulators' lax oversight enabled the neglectful behavior at Pacific Gas &amp; Electric that triggered catastrophic wildfires, a messy bankruptcy and exasperating blackouts. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

California lawmaker demands probe of PG&E’s chief regulator

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2019, file photo, an excavator loads debris onto a truck while clearing a property burned by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. A $13.5 billion settlement covering most of the losses from a series of catastrophic wildfires that drove Pacific Gas and Electric into bankruptcy is turning into a financial tug of war pitting the interests of U.S. taxpayers against the disaster victims still trying to rebuild their lives. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Federal government blasts PG&E’s deal with fire victims

By MICAHEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2018 file photo, homes destroyed by a wildfire are seen from an aerial view in the Mary Lake Subdivision in Redding, Calif. A financial tug-of-war is emerging over the $13.5 billion that Pacific Gas &amp; Electric, the nation's largest utility, has agreed to pay to victims of recent California wildfires, as government agencies jockey for more than half the money to cover the costs of their response to the catastrophes. (AP Photo/Michael Burke, File)

Financial tug-of-war emerges over fire victims’ settlement

By DAISY NGUYEN - Associated Press