The lawsuits allege that SCE's equipment caused the fire that destroyed swaths of Altadena, prompting massive emergency response and ongoing cleanup costs.

State laws in California are worsening the housing crisis and will make recovering from the Los Angeles wildfires more difficult, writes .

Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,706.6 acres after being active for almost two months. A crew of 800 firefighters managed to contain the blaze entirely by Tuesday afternoon. The fire's cause remains under investigation.

The costly wildfire mitigation measure is getting more attention after the devastating fires in Los Angeles last month.

The fires destroyed structures on 56% of all the properties making up the Pacific Palisades. Nearly half of properties in Altadena were destroyed.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday she has fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing in part her response to last month’s devastating wildfires, among the most destructive fires in California’s history.