News: Editorial: Ratepayers should not have to pay for utilities’ wildfires negligence

Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( or [visit our website]( [eastbaytimes.com]( Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Top Headlines [] [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Editorial: Ratepayers should not have to pay for utilities’ wildfires negligence]( Four California lawmakers will introduce a bill in January that would stop the practice of allowing utilities to push the burden of their negligence on ratepayers [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Alt Text To Be Here]( [Bay Area forecast: Cold to freezing temperatures overnight, no rain in sight]( Some Bay Area cities are expected to record their coldest night of the season Tuesday with temperatures forecast to drop to the low- to mid-30s, according to the National Weather Service. [Read More]( [Alt Text To Be Here]( [Editorial: GOP tax plan is cynical wealth redistribution]( Blue states like California will bear the brunt of massive transfer to corporations, the rich and red states that put Donald Trump in office. [Read More]( [Kurtenbach: The Warriors are too good to whine and complain this often]( The Warriors are starting to build themselves a negative reputation. [Read More]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Thomas fire in Ventura County burns more than 48 square miles, 150 structures]( Ferocious winds in Southern California whipped up an explosive wildfire, which forced more than 600 homes to evacuate. [Read More]( [What could cause California droughts? Melting sea ice]( A new study by Bay Area scientists concludes that Californians could face reduced rainfall -- and worse droughts -- by the continuing loss of sea ice. [Read More]( [Two teens charged with murder in San Leandro shooting]( Investigators' efforts led to last month's arrests of San Francisco resident Jordan Patton and San Leandro resident Marcus Fortune, the Alameda County District Attorney's office said Monday. [Read More]( [Kurtenbach: Here’s what we know about Stephen Curry’s injury (and what we learned in the Warriors’ win)]( The Warriors might be without their two-time MVP for a bit [Read More]( [Three takeaways: Sharks take exception to Caps’ ‘premeditated’ fight with Thornton]( Coach Pete DeBoer called Tom Wilson's decision to fight Joe Thornton "premeditated crap". [Read More]( [Contra Costa Country Sheriff’s department offers jail probe update]( As part of that probe, investigators have "conducted over 110 interviews of both inmates and staff, reviewed hundreds of hours of building surveillance video, identified and inspected physical/documentary evidence [..] and inspected the cells, bathrooms and open areas of the women’s dormitory," sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee said in a statement. [Read More]( You Might Like [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( FOLLOW US [facebook]( [twitter]( google plus linkdin max-width:356px; [Daily News San Mateo Country times]( [RETURN TO TOP](#top) Copyright © 2017 [The East Bay Times](, All rights reserved. ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This email newsletter is brought to you by the East Bay Times. You are receiving this email because you have opted in to the program. If you do no longer wish to receive this email, please click to [MANAGE YOUR PREFERENCES.]( To advertise in this newsletter, click to [CONTACT A SALES AGENT](mailto:mturpin@bayareanewsgroup.com). MediaNews Group, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 950, Denver, CO 8022