Column: Wildfire bill flameout sad for California

See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred SACRAMENTO — It was unprecedented and stunning: California’s governor and top two legislative leaders negotiated a compromise on a big bill — and one house rebelled, refusing to bring it to a vote. Not just any bill, but this year’s biggest in the state Legislature, dealing with catastrophic wildfires, arguably the state’s most perilous problem. The issue: who gets hit the hardest financially when a for-profit utility’s electrical equipment ignites a blaze.

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