PG&E Judge Says Bankrupt Utility Violated Probation Terms
- Judge William Alsup weighs intervening in fire safety program
- Utility lawyer says company has made strides on tree trimming
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The federal judge overseeing PG&E Corp.’s criminal probation lashed out at the company for falling “far behind” on fire safety progress as he considers whether to make the bankrupt California utility owner hire more tree trimmers and restrict how it pays managers bonuses.
“PG&E has fallen so far behind on its own mitigation plan and is not in compliance with the state law and has violated its terms of probation,” U.S. District Judge William Alsup said Wednesday at the start of a hearing in San Francisco.