PG&E settlement of $13.5 billion brings some relief, more uncertainty to California fire victims
by Adam Elmahrek and Esmeralda Bermudez, Los Angeles Times
Dec 08, 2019
4 minutes
It's been a long, painful road for the victims of some of California's worst fires: the Camp fire of 2018, the Tubbs fire of 2017, the Butte fire of 2015.
On Friday, there came an announcement that many anticipated: In a settlement, PG&E agreed to pay $13.5 billion to victims of wildfires ignited by its power lines.
But the news brought little relief and more uncertainty for the thousands of victims who lost loved ones, homes and all their valuable possessions.
"I'm still remembering daily all the stuff I lost," said John Pascoe, a 72-year-old artist who lost his
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