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"Paradise, California, leader says utility group ‘duped’ him to appear in wildfire ad"
The typical "This is wonderful" proposal doesn't advertise a wonderful cookie for PG&E

> But Culleton said the coalition never told him that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal would cap the amount PG&E and other investor-owned utilities must pay out after their equipment causes wildfires — a provision that opponents have cast as a corporate bailout.

Does anyone remember TARP?

Bail out the rich. For everyone else, it's "You're on your own!"

Reminder: Wilhoit's Law

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

https://pylimitics.net/wilhoits-law/