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Newsom returns to a defining California fight: Who pays for wildfire damage?

ABC News Money · August 24, 2026 at 1:54 PM

Newsom returns to a defining California fight: Who pays for wildfire damage?

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

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Newsom returns to a defining California fight: Who pays for wildfire damage?

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