With billions of dollars at stake, it was ultimately the proposal’s ambition and breadth that sank it.

The California Capitol on Sunday, June 14, 2026. Legislators are debating potential changes to how the state handles ultility-caused wildfires. (HANNAH RUHOFF/hruhoff@sacbee.com) Leaders of the ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking state lawmakers to shield utilities from financial trouble if their equipment sparks a wildfire by limiting the amount they have to pay victims and attorneys ...

Leaders of the California Assembly are rejecting elements of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bid to change the way California handles the financial aftermath of utility-caused wildfires. But lawmakers appear ...