Sonoma County Supervisors have launched discussions on how to spend a $149.3 million settlement from PG&E stemming from the deadly wildfires of 2017 that were sparked by the utility’s equipment.

The process — which is to include weeks more of public input — starts as the county wrestles with a gaping budget deficit brought on by economic losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic and competing pressures for how to divide the funds.

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