October fire survivors raise alarm over California’s move to reform liability laws
Standing in front of a fire-leveled lot in Larkfield, the survivors and local officials challenged the legislative effort led by Gov.
The utility giant is lobbying lawmakers for relief from a state legal doctrine, called inverse condemnation, that requires utilities to pay for damage to private property even if they are not deemed negligent.
It's a dense legal issue, but a critical one for survivors like
"Bad timing,
About 140 homes in his neighborhood were obliterated as the Tubbs fire roared down the
He and others at the press conference called on lawmakers to defer action until next year, while a panel convened by Brown aims to pass legislation by the end of August.
Changing the liability laws "will have a direct impact on our ability to stay in our community and rebuild our lives," Demery said. "We can't let that happen."
Brown and top state lawmakers announced last week formation of a conference committee that would craft legislation aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness and setting "appropriate policies to respond to the increasing wildfire danger."
State Sen.
In an email, Dodd said he was "happy to work with the
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