Key panel of California lawmakers to take up wildfire prevention this week
The 10 legislators -- six
The shift comes as
The figures underscore a new era of increased volatility and destructive force for wildfires, which have run rampant across
The latter blaze, the Carr fire that stormed into Redding, was sparked by the rim of a flat tire scraping the asphalt.
"We have more work to do," state Sen.
Assemblyman
"We need to make
"We need to find ways to help everyone protect their property better and we need to compel them to do so," he said, acknowledging the latter step might prove unpopular.
Wood said he and Assemblyman
"This is not a new topic for us," Wood said. "It is past time for us to invest in ways to reduce the risk to
Fire prevention, the topic of the conference committee's fourth public hearing on Tuesday, will supplant, at least temporarily, the panel's focus for the past three weeks on a proposal from Gov.
Thursday's hearing had lawyers, lobbyists, public officials, insurance and utility officials debating the issue, with lawmakers bombarding a state
The panel, tasked with developing comprehensive wildfire legislation by month's end, was divided over
Several legislators said that the current policy assures
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