Half-Baked Wildfire Fund Proposal Stalls in State Legislature, Asm. Harabedian Responds

Proposal did not serve wildfire survivors nor hold utilities accountable

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Today, Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena) and his Assembly colleagues declined to pass SB 492 - the wildfire fund reauthorization program. Assemblymember Harabedian responded:

"We cannot pass SB 492 today because it does not help any Eaton Fire survivors nor reform our fundamentally broken utility system," said Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena). "SoCal Edison burned down my community and hasn't spent a dime reinvesting in Altadena. This proposal didn't do anything to change that. This proposal only rearranges the chairs on the deck of the Titanic when all Californians are desperate for meaningful utility reform."

"We will continue to work on real solutions that make meaningful change in our utility system to hold utilities accountable and deliver affordable energy to all Californians"

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Assemblymember John Harabedian represents the 41st District composed of the cities of La Cañada Flintridge, Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Bradbury, San Dimas, La Verne, Claremont, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Oak Hills, Piñon Hills and Phelan.