Californians facing eviction as soon as next week would get a temporary reprieve under a bill endorsed by the state’s Democratic leaders
Included were plans from San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and PG&E — California’s largest utility, which sparked the deadliest wildfire in state history, the Camp Fire, that killed 85 people in 2018.that allows it to “recover catastrophic wildfire costs from its ratepayers” or a state insurance fund.
Another target of Tilden’s audit: the California Public Utilities Commission, which he criticized for failing to “use its authority to penalize utilities when its audits uncover violations.” Tilden also found that state officials aren’t doing enough to ensure utilities prioritize equipment upgrades in areas of high fire risk: In 2020, for example, utilities replaced or upgraded equipment on 1,540 miles of lines. But as of last summer, there were still 40,000 miles of bare power lines in high-risk fire areas, Tilden wrote.Joshua Elizondo, a Pepperdine University student, on March 10, 2022.
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