19-12-2015 15:40 via topix.com

California faces costly cleanup after wildfires

California is reaching deeper into its pocket to cover the costs of this year's devastating wildfires. Jerry Brown 's Department of Finance said Friday that it would pull $83 million more from a reserve fund to pay for debris removal. The Valley and Butte fires, which tore through Northern California in September, burned more than 14,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of homes. They're expecting to ask the Legislature for an additional $105 million in January, when lawmakers return to the Capitol
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