In the first half of 2024, Edison International donated around a million dollars to political candidates, PACs and organizations. Much of that money went to Democrats.
Now the powerful energy giant is facing accusations that it’s responsible for the LA fires.
The New York Times and Los Angeles Times both reported on growing suspicions that the Eaton fire broke out around its power lines and two lawsuits have already been filed, one for wrongful death, and a judge has ordered the company to preserve evidence.
Edison’s contributions were directed to leading California politicians including Gov. Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and State Sen. Susan Rubio, a formerly deported state politician who is under suspicion of soliciting a quarter million dollar bribe in another case, and who despite that heads the state senate’s insurance committee, who were at the center of the current wildfire disaster.
The energy company was listed among Newsom’s top 20 donors in the 2018 cycle with over $70,000 in contributions, just ahead of the California Democratic Party. A year later its financial disclosures showed that it “spent more than $95,000 on food and other expenses for lawmakers, staff of lawmakers and the governor.” By 2023, Edison was spending a massive $3 million on lobbying California politicians. […]
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