A commission tasked with analyzing who should pay for the cost and recovery of catastrophic wildfires in California had its first meeting today in Sacramento.
"I'm here because I actually think we can do better there are solutions and this board gives us an opportunity to bring those forward," said Carla Peterman with the Wildfire Cost & Recovery Commission.
The five commissioners chose former California Public Utilities member Carla Peterman as its chair.
Utility infrastructure will be a major focus for the commission. The group is expected to make recommendations to lawmakers on how to distribute the cost of destructive wildfires.
"I'm looking forward very much to hearing the input from the audience, from stakeholders, in this process and from interested parties because we need your information, your data, your science, your ideas to develop a better system to ensure we can keep Californians safer than they have been over the last several years," said commissioner Michael Wara.