California's Wildfire Safety Advisory Board held its first meeting, electing industry veterans as chair and vice chair and getting briefed by the PUC on its responsibilities.

The California PUC launched an examination of the state’s natural gas infrastructure and the rules governing it for the first time in 16 years.

The California Public Utilities Commission decided to extend the general rate case cycle for the state’s investor-owned utilities from three years to four.

The California PUC approved $830 million in incentives for self-generation with the goal of benefiting disadvantaged customers who live in fire-prone areas.

PG&E scored major wins in its effort to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with its shareholders still in control of the utility.

The California PUC opened an investigation into the power shutoffs that left millions in the dark several to prevent utility-sparked wildfires.

The California PUC voted unanimously to recommend that some older gas-fired plants remain open for up to three years to prevent reliability problems.

PG&E told regulators its public safety power shutoffs could continue for another decade, and is making plans to turn off electricity if and when necessary.

California officials ordered changes to PG&E's precautionary power shutoff rules and demanded refunds for customers affected by last week's blackouts.

As roughly 600,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers remained without power, the president of the California PUC called the situation “unacceptable.”