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The Fire is Extinguished, But Not Contained
On November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire destroyed my home
Doreen Zimmerman
May 192 min read


We can only do this TOGETHER!
Fellow Wildfire Survivors and Advocates: As recently announced, AB 2700 has been unanimously passed through Assembly Appropriations Committee due to the strong advocacy and hard work of wildfire survivors across California. As announced, this bill is now singularly focused on supporting solutions for FULL, fair and timely fire victim restitution and simply states: “On or before January 1, 2028, the commission shall generate a report assessing the verified restitution shortfal
Will Abrams
May 192 min read


Bill Process Once Introduced in Assembly
1. Bill introduced in Assembly 2. Assembly committees review and vote 3. Full Assembly floor vote 4. If it gets enough votes, it goes to the Senate 5. Senate committees and Senate floor vote 6. If both houses approve the same version, it goes to the Governor After a bill is introduced in the California Assembly, the full Assembly membership votes on it before it can move to the California Senate. But not every member must vote “yes.” The California State Assembly has 80 membe
Tina Reszler
May 181 min read


MAY 13th PHOTOS
On May 13th, wildfire survivors, advocates, and community members came together
Doreen Zimmerman
May 181 min read


Fellow Wildfire Survivors... This Is What STRONG Advocacy Looks Like
On May 13th, after a lot of hard work from UWSC Organizing Advocates and others, wildfire survivors from across California stood
Will Abrams
May 172 min read


WILDFIRE SURVIVORS & SUPPORTERS RALLY— MAY 13
This is really a critical advocacy day so PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND
Doreen Zimmerman
May 82 min read
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