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LA Times: New evidence confirms Edison’s idle line ignited Eaton fire, lawyers say

"... New surveillance video and utility data bolster claims that a century-old, idle Edison transmission line ignited last year’s Eaton fire, which killed 19 people and displaced thousands in Altadena, lawyers say.
Lawyers for insurers are seeking a ruling holding Edison financially liable for the fire. They point to how two flashes on a video from a Pasadena swim club correspond to the timing of two faults, three seconds apart, that Edison recorded on its transmission lines just before the fire ignited.
Edison has not accepted responsibility for igniting the fire, saying its own investigation and a separate inquiry by state and county officials is continuing.
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https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-06-09/evidence-confirms-edisons-idle-line-ignited-eaton-fire-lawyers-say

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Evidence confirms Edison’s idle line ignited Eaton fire, lawyers say

New surveillance footage and evidence from Southern California Edison confirms that a century-old, idle transmission line that the utility failed to remove ignited last year’s deadly Eaton fire, lawyers said in a court filing.

Los Angeles Times

AI6YR Ben May 30

Ah, LA Times article completely backing my assertion that YES, if you are posting wildfires, you should be posting the address of reported fires, EVEN IF not confirmed specifically by an "official evacuation notice". Because that information is critical to help citizens (as well as firefighters, etc.) understand where fast moving wildfires are going.

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-29/more-missed-opportunities-to-evacuate-west-altadena-during-eaton-fire-new-911-records-from-sheriff

#EatonFire #wildfires

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KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)May 20

Read the exec summary. When it states race and socioeconomic factors NEVER played a role, AND first responders only thought of lives to save

What I hear is, the words structural racism are too hard to say, type, or address, and that people "don't see color"

One of the biggest shifts I experienced was when I challenged the idea "I don't see color"

#EatonFire

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KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)May 20

Link to 51 page report.

#EatonFire

https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/lac/1208708_InvestigationReportoftheEatonFireEvacuationAlerts_05-18-26_.pdf

KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)May 20

Structural racism. If you were in the San Gabriel Valley that night, you saw how our neighbors were facing hellfire. Believe your own eyes and stand up for each other.

I was alerting everyone I knew. I didn't need aerial observations to tell who was going to be in danger that night.

#EatonFire

https://pasadenanow.com/main/probe-finds-no-fault-in-west-altadena-evacuation-decisions-in-eaton-fire

KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)May 9

Displaced by the Eaton or Palisades wildfires? The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk is ready to help.

You have options for the upcoming Statewide Primary Election.

Your ballot can reach you wherever you're staying, and you can still vote in your home district. Add a temporary mailing address to your registration to ensure you receive your Vote by Mail ballot.

#Vote #EatonFire #PalisadesFire
https://www.lavote.gov/recovery

L.A. County Wildfire Recovery Resources

The Bad Place Apr 23

Business | Angry Altadena residents ask officials to halt Edison's undergrounding work by Melody Petersen

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Altadena residents, many still rebuilding after the deadly Eaton wildfire, have demanded that Southern California Edison halt its plan to bury electric distribution lines because the work is imposing unexpected costs of tens of thousands of dollars on homeowners, threatening the town’s remaining oak and pine trees, and leaving telecom wires on poles above ground; in a jointly‑signed letter to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, more than 120 residents and the town council cited “manifest failures” in coordination, financial burden, and environmental damage, and the council voted unanimously to press the request, while Edison’s spokesperson said the utility is looking for funding assistance, will allow homes to keep existing overhead lines if needed, and is training crews to avoid tree roots, even as the company faces separate investigations into its role in the fire and accusations of neglecting maintenance on aging transmission lines.

#ScottJohnson #Eatonfire #Altadena #MarilynChong #GailMurphy

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Angry Altadena residents ask officials to halt Edison’s undergrounding work

Eaton wildfire survivors' anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday, with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work.

Los Angeles Times