Embattled PG&E Has Long History With California's New Governor

  • Utility giant could need help dealing with wildfire costs
  • Newsom has sometimes backed company, sometimes challenged it
Gavin NewsomPhotographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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With its equipment suspected of causing the deadliest wildfire in California history, PG&E Corp. may find its fate in the hands of someone familiar: Gavin Newsom, the former mayor of its home town.

Newsom, California’s governor-elect, will take office in early January, and the aftermath of Butte County’s Camp Fire will be one of the most pressing issues on his agenda.