Eaton fire survivors want Edison to pay for housing, as coverage wanes

Eaton fire survivors urged a key state agency on Thursday to set aside more than $2 billion in the state’s wildfire fund to cushion against what they said is a looming crisis, as many face losing housing coverage in the coming months.

Leaders from the Eaton Fire Survivors Network called on the California Catastrophe Response Council, which runs the California Wildfire Fund, to urge Southern California Edison’s parent company, Edison International, to set aside $2.4 billion and provide immediate housing assistance to fire victims.

“We’re not asking for a handout, we’re asking for Edison to use its existing credit lines to front up to $200,000 per household in urgent housing relief now and be reimbursed later through the wildfire fund,” said Joy Chen, executive director of the survivors