Coverage for smoke damage, money for protecting homes passed to help wildfire victims
California lawmakers passed new laws that would ensure insurance companies provide better coverage for smoke-damaged homes ...
NBC Los Angeles
Last-minute deal on California wildfire victim compensation falls apart
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the last-minute compromise he made with lawmakers will have some benefits for wildfire survivors.
Bill to help make Northern California wildfire survivors whole moves ahead after unanimous state Senate vote
The group of affected survivors includes those from the 2015 Butte Fire, the 2017 North Bay firestorm and the 2018 Camp Fire.
ABC7
'Really insulting:' Campaign to limit settlements stirs frustration among wildfire victims
Some utility companies are helping pay for the campaign Wildfire Victims First, which aims to put a cap on how much settlement money victims can get. ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- Victims of the ...
MyNewsLA.com
LACo Looks to Crack Down on Scams Targeting Wildfire Victims
The county Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously directed its staff to develop tighter measures to protect Eaton and Palisades fire survivors from contractor scams and other fraud. “Eighteen months ...
LAist
Newsom makes last-minute push to help California utilities facing wildfire bills
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NBC Los Angeles on MSN
Wildfire survivors warn California utility proposal could limit compensation after future fires
Local wildfire survivors and advocates are raising concerns about a proposal from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office that they say could protect electric utilities from paying the full costs of future fires ...
Times of San Diego
Newsom makes last-minute push to help California utilities facing wildfire bills
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In the final few weeks of his last legislative session as California governor, Gavin Newsom is asking lawmakers to ...
Times-Standard
Utility-backed advocacy group is riling California wildfire victims
“We need a permanent fix to bring California back from the brink of this wildfire crisis,” an urgent voice says over images of burned-out neighborhoods in an advertisement launched in July. The ...