Like a lot of Paradise residents who lost their homes in the Camp Fire, Michael Zuccolillo is furious at PG&E Corp. and isn’t thrilled about the utility’s plan for paying wildfire victims to get out of bankruptcy.
But in a world suddenly consumed with economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, he isn’t sure he and his fellow wildfire victims can afford to walk away from PG&E’s most recent offer.
“If we say no to this, what’s coming down the pike?” said Zuccolillo, the vice mayor of Paradise. “It’s possible … a no vote puts us in a riskier position.”