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Criminal

Dec. 1, 2016

SoCalGas pleads guilty to misdemeanor in emotionally charged hearing over Porter Ranch

Southern California Gas Co. pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge Tuesday during an emotional hearing related to the Porter Ranch leak.

By Justin Kloczko
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA CLARITA — After hearing emotional pleas from victims and impassioned arguments from intervening plaintiffs' attorneys seeking restitution, a judge Tuesday accepted an agreement in which Southern California Gas Company pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge related to the 2015 gas leak at Porter Ranch.

Calling the ordeal a "hideously complex situation," Su...

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