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Newsom Pushes Wildfire Liability Shift | Durham News
Governor Newsom is back with a high-stakes push to rewrite California’s wildfire liability rules, aiming to shield utilities from crushing financial penalties when their equipment sparks fires — a move sparked by the 2018 PG&E disaster and now urgent after Southern California Edison’s role in a 2025 blaze. His plan would speed up victim payouts, cap rate hikes, and penalize utility CEOs and shareholders — but critics warn it shifts costs onto insurance companies and victims, risking higher premiums and sidelining those who lost everything. With a legislative deadline looming and a special…
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