“I’m not in the hooks anymore (as an active lineworker),” said a reluctant Michael Pacheco when asked about National Lineworker Appreciation Day on April 18. Pacheco is now a Southern California Edison project general supervisor in Orange County. ...

In the early hours of Feb. 10, David Horne awoke and instinctively knew something was wrong. As the sounds of emergency responders outside began to register, he could see flames along the Laguna coastline – alarmingly close to his home. ...

As Kyle Gordon drives past downtown Santa Barbara along a beautiful stretch of Highway 101, the Pacific Ocean beckons. Barely two months into his new job...