"Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has circulated a draft proposal to raise as much as $18 billion for a continuation fund, with half coming from utilities and half from charges to customers’ electric bills." - from the article.
As I read it: utility causes massive fire, state charges everyone to protect them from costs.
> New details revealed in court show that critical fire prevention equipment needed repair before the blaze and that vegetation under the tower where it ignited hadn’t been trimmed for years.
> Investigators say Edison kept power flowing through mountain transmission lines despite “life‑threatening” Santa Ana winds and documented multiple violations.
> With the first negligence trial set for January and Newsom-backed laws limiting utility wildfire liability, survivors warn California is eroding corporate incentives to prevent future catastrophic blazes.
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Key takeaways from investigation into Edison’s role in the deadly Eaton fire - https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-08-20/key-takeaw... - August 20th, 2026
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28563478-eaton-fire-...
> New details revealed in court show that critical fire prevention equipment needed repair before the blaze and that vegetation under the tower where it ignited hadn’t been trimmed for years.
> Investigators say Edison kept power flowing through mountain transmission lines despite “life‑threatening” Santa Ana winds and documented multiple violations.
> With the first negligence trial set for January and Newsom-backed laws limiting utility wildfire liability, survivors warn California is eroding corporate incentives to prevent future catastrophic blazes.
https://newsroom.edison.com/releases/edison-international-re...