Growing Concerns About Potential Limits On Eaton Fire Victims’ Right To Full Recovery

For Eaton fire victims who lost homes, businesses, and possessions in the Eaton Fire, a new report published by the Pasadena Star-News is raising concerns that SCE and PG&E may be lobbying for legislation to limit wildfire victims’ ability to obtain full compensation from investor-owned utilities found responsible for catastrophic fires.

Wildfire survivors, community advocates and legal organizations gathered in Pasadena to urge Governor Gavin Newsom to oppose any proposal which would reduce the legal rights of wildfire victims or shield utilities from full accountability. Survivors voiced concern that changing the law after the fact would leave thousands of families paying for a disaster they did not cause.