Blue Oak (Quercus Douglasii) is a native and endemic oak to California. It lives in the foothills of the Coast Range and Sierra Nevada. The Blue Oak range surrounds the Great Central Valley. Their habitat has been fragmented by land development, roads and powerlines. PG&E has decimated the oak woodland of California over the last decade as they now cut all oaks anywhere near their powerlines whether they are an actual hazard or not. Poor land management and subsequent catastrophic fire have also negatively impacted Blue Oaks. After the Camp Fire, which PG&E was found liable for starting, they cut a backroom deal with Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom which allowed them protection from bankruptcy and to continue focusing on capacity and above ground powerlines instead of fixing their crumbling energy infrastructure and placing powerlines underground. This issue played a major role in the recall of Governor Newsom in 2021 and why so many people dislike PG&E. Many of my clients that survived the Camp Fire still have not received their settlement money from PG&E.
Blue Oak (Quercus Douglasii) is a native and endemic oak to California. It lives in the foothills of the Coast Range and Sierra Nevada. The Blue Oak range surrounds the Great Central Valley. Their habitat has been fragmented by land development, roads and powerlines. PG&E has decimated the oak woodland of California over the last decade as they now cut all oaks anywhere near their powerlines whether they are an actual hazard or not. Poor land management and subsequent catastrophic fire have also negatively impacted Blue Oaks.
After the Camp Fire, which PG&E was found liable for starting, they cut a backroom deal with Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom which allowed them protection from bankruptcy and to continue focusing on capacity and above ground powerlines instead of fixing their crumbling energy infrastructure and placing powerlines underground. This issue played a major role in the recall of Governor Newsom in 2021 and why so many people dislike PG&E. Many of my clients that survived the Camp Fire still have not received their settlement money from PG&E.