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Wildfire Victims First Backed by Utilities | Oakland News
A new ad campaign by “Wildfire Victims First” is sparking outrage among wildfire survivors — the group, secretly funded by California’s biggest utilities like PG&E and SoCal Edison, is pushing homeowners to surrender personal data to combat rising insurance costs. While they claim to protect victims from “predatory lawyers” taking 40% of settlements, critics like Joy Chen and Jamie Court call it a slick lobbying ploy to shield utilities from massive wildfire liability payouts. With over 250 organizations on board, the campaign’s real goal may be to pressure lawmakers into limiting victim…
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