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Brandon Lamar

Aug 7, 2026

Mimi BrownCORRESPONDENT
12:35
You know, you just mentioned the seniors and, and, and, you know, thank you for sharing that with us, but what do survivors still need from, from Edison, their elected leaders, and, and other people involved?
12:46
Yeah.
12:46
So I think when it comes to accountabi- accountability, we look at it for a couple of things.
12:50
Number one, um, thing that started the fire was a, a transmitter that was not being used anymore by Edison.
12:58
So this was a transmitter that wa- hasn't been used in years, and so it, it really, uh, had no use in the area anymore.
13:06
Senator Sasha Nay Perez, uh, tried to do a bill last year that would, uh, force, uh, electrical companies to get rid of transmitters that they were no longer using.
13:17
Of course, that bill got vetoed, uh, because of the power of utility companies in Sacramento and, and Washington, DC.
Mimi BrownCORRESPONDENT
15:15
Um, I will say this, my last question, um, for those who don't know, can you share really quickly what made Altadena so special for Black families and, and what does the rest of the country need to understand about what was lost beyond the homes?
12:48
But what do survivors still need from from Edison, their elected leaders and other people involved?
12:56
Yeah, so I think when it comes to accountability, we look at it for a couple of things.
13:00
Number one, the thing that started the fire was a transmitter that was not being used anymore by Edison.
13:08
So this was a transmitter that hasn't been used in years.
13:11
And so it really had no use in the area anymore.
13:16
Senator Sasha Renee Perez tried to do a bill last year that would force – electrical companies to get rid of transmitters that they were no longer using.
13:26
Of course, that bill got vetoed because of the power of utility companies in Sacramento and in Washington, D.C.
15:25
I'll say this, my last question, for those who don't know, can you share really quickly what made Altadena so special for Black families and what does the rest of the country need to understand about what was lost beyond the homes?

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