Survivors Push California to Focus on Preventing Utility-Caused Fires
September 12 — The Cool Down reports on fire survivors’ efforts to shift the Sacramento debate from how catastrophic wildfire costs should be divided after a disaster to how utility-caused fires can be prevented in the first place. The article features Every Fire Survivor’s Network Executive Director Joy Chen arguing for stronger oversight of wildfire-mitigation spending and greater focus on prevention as Eaton survivors continue facing prolonged displacement and financial pressure.