By Marcy Axness, TME

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Last week the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) took the first steps to implement Senate Bill 901. The controversial legislation, signed by Governor Brown in September, bolsters California’s forest management and protection efforts, but also makes it easier for utility companies to pass on their liability costs…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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The devastation from the Thomas fire was widespread in Ventura.

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