Utilities Push Back Against Wildfire Victims | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews A new ad campaign funded by California’s big utility companies is sparking outrage among wildfire survivors, who see it as a slick PR move to pressure lawmakers into limiting wildfire settlement payouts and lawyer fees. While the group “Wildfire Victims First” claims to protect victims from greedy attorneys, critics—including fire survivor networks—accuse utilities like PG&E and SoCal Edison of using the campaign to lobby for caps on damages and legal fees. With over 250 groups backing the campaign, the real concern is whether Governor Newsom and the legislature will cave, jeopardizing compensation for those who’ve lost everything. This is a high-stakes battle where corporate interests clash with the trauma of wildfire survivors—and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b45cf72298d57b9e