BY ASM. JIM WOOD AND ASM. BRIAN DAHLE
Special to The Sacramento Bee
August 09, 2018
In less than a year, some of the worst wildfires in California history have killed 52 people, destroyed thousands of homes and scorched an area larger than greater Los Angeles.
Helping victims is our immediate priority, but we must develop policies that will prevent future mega-fires.
Opinion
The Assembly districts we represent are among the largest in the state, and the extreme risk of wildfire is a fact of life for many of our constituents. That is why legislative leaders asked us to serve on the new Conference Committee on Wildfire Preparedness and Response.
Utilities, insurance companies and attorneys have been beating down our doors to discuss how to pay the bills for wildfire damage. They all have proposals that, not surprisingly, would pass the costs on to others.