Altadena mothers displaced by the Eaton Fire, backed by other survivors and community advocates, gathered Friday outside a Southern California Edison facility to demand immediate financial assistance and accuse the utility of failing to adequately support families struggling to rebuild.
The demonstration, organized by Dena Rise Up and Mothers of Altadena, took place outside Edison’s Altadena office and substation on Fair Oaks Avenue ahead of Mother’s Day weekend.
Protesters called on Southern California Edison and its parent company Edison International to provide $200,000 housing relief advances to displaced households while litigation and insurance disputes tied to the January fire continue moving through the courts…