(The Center Square) – More than 100 Eaton Fire survivors were headed to Sacramento Tuesday to speak with legislators and others about the Community Aid for Rebuilding Equity Fund.
Before they started their six-hour bus ride to California's capital, the survivors talked to reporters during a press conference in the Los Angeles County city of Pasadena.
kAm$FAA@CE H2D 6IAC6DD65 7@C E96 rp#t uF?5[ H9:49 :D 2 AC@A@D65 Sad >:==:@? 5:D2DE6C C64@G6CJ 7F?5 AFD965 3J G2C:@FD @C82?:K2E:@?D] %96 8@2= :D E@ 6?DFC6 =@H\:?4@>6 72>:=:6D 2?5 C6?E6CD 2C6 ?@E A6C>2?6?E=J 5:DA=2465 3J E96 t2E@? u:C6]k^Am
kAm%96 }ppr! :D :? 72G@C @7 E96 rp#t uF?5[ 2?5 DA62<:?8 %F6D52J 2E E96 D6?5@77[ !2D256?2 }ppr! !C6D:56?E qC2?5@? {2>2C D2:5 9:D >:DD:@? :D ?@E 4@>A=6E6 F?E:= 6G6CJ 5:DA=2465 72>:=J 42? C6EFC? 9@>6]k^Am
kAm~? y2?] f[ a_ad[ E96 t2E@? u:C6 9:E !2D256?2 2?5 E96 ?6:893@C:?8 F?:?4@CA@C2E65 4@>>F?:EJ @7 p=E256?2] %96 ac\52J 3=2K6 <:==65 2E =62DE `h A6@A=6 2?5 56DEC@J65 >@C6 E92? h[c__ DECF4EFC6D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]7:C6]42]8@G^:?4:56?ED^a_ad^`^f^62E@?\7:C6Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmkDEC@?8mr2=:7@C?:2 s6A2CE>6?E @7 u@C6DECJ 2?5 u:C6 !C6G6?E:@?k^DEC@?8mk^2m] %96 7:C6[ H9:49 3FC?65 >@C6 E92? `c[___ 24C6D[ :D C682C565 2D E96 7:7E9 5625=:6DE 2?5 D64@?5 >@DE 56DECF4E:G6 H:=57:C6 :? r2=:7@C?:2 9:DE@CJ]k^Am
kAm“x’G6 2=H2JD D2:5 E92E 5:D2DE6CD 5@?’E 5:D4C:>:?2E6] #64@G6CJ 5@6D[” kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4:EJ@7A2D256?2]?6E^HA\4@?E6?E^FA=@25D^D:E6D^b`^q#p}s~}\{p|p#\_g\ab\a_`e\`]A57Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q 52E2\D276C65:C64EFC=lQ9EEADi^^HHH]8@@8=6]4@>^FC=nBl9EEADi^^HHH]4:EJ@7A2D256?2]?6E^HA\4@?E6?E^FA=@25D^D:E6D^b`^q#p}s~}\{p|p#\_g\ab\a_`e\`]A57U2>AjD@FC46l8>2:=U2>AjFDEl`fgf`ea_fda`a___U2>AjFD8lp~G'2H_<tasz87c{cw4{G$qc'H7KQm{2>2Ck^2m k^DEC@?8mD2:5 2E E96 AC6DD 4@?76C6?46 @FED:56 E96 !2D256?2 r@>>F?:EJ y@3 r6?E6C] “x7 @FC 72>:=:6D 2C6 ?@E 4@>:?8 9@>6[ E96? @FC ;@3 :D ?@E 4@>A=6E6]”k^Am
kAmp=E256?2 7:C6 DFCG:G@C s2>@? q=F?E D92C65 9:D 6IA6C:6?46 @7 =@D:?8 9:D 9@>6[ ;@3 2?5 ECF4< :? E96 3=2K6 27E6C =:G:?8 :? E96 2C62 7@C ae J62CD] q=F?E 6IA=2:?65 E92E “=@2?D 2C6 ?@E 8@:?8 E@ 4FE :E” 7@C G:4E:>D]k^Am
kAm“(6 ?665 8C2?ED E@ 36 23=6 E@ 4@>6 9@>6[ 2?5 E92E’D H9J x’> DA64:7:42==J 8@:?8 FA E@ 2D< 7@C E9:D rp#t uF?5[” D2:5 q=F?E]k^Am
kAmy@D6 |256C2[ E96 ;@3 46?E6CVD 5:C64E@C[ 42==65 @FE v@G] v2G:? }6HD@> 7@C H92E |256C2 42==65 F?7F=7:==65 A@DE 5:D2DE6C AC@>:D6D E@ 7:C6 G:4E:>D] p44@C5:?8 E@ |256C2[ DFCG:G@CD DE:== =24< E96 7F?5:?8 2?5 A6C>:ED ?646DD2CJ E@ C63F:=5 E96:C 9@>6D 2?5 =:G6D]k^Am
kAm“~G6C `__ 7:C6 DFCG:G@CD[ 25G@42E6D[ 2?5 2==:6D 2C6 8@:?8 E@ $24C2>6?E@ F?:E65 2?5 DEC@?8 H:E9 2 F?:E65 G@:46 D2J:?8 E92E H6 2C6 DEC@?8 2?5 E92E H6 ?665 E96 DFAA@CE[” D2:5 kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^A2D256?2;@346?E6C]4@>^4@?E24E\FD^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q 52E2\D276C65:C64EFC=lQ9EEADi^^HHH]8@@8=6]4@>^FC=nBl9EEAi^^A2D256?2;@346?E6C]4@>^4@?E24E\FD^U2>AjD@FC46l8>2:=U2>AjFDEl`fgf`ea_fda`a___U2>AjFD8lp~G'2Hby?=\w(usyK6qxahvd0AA"Qm|256C2k^2mk^DEC@?8m] “(6 5@?’E ?665 =:6D] (6 5@?’E ?665 72=D6 AC@>:D6D]”k^Am
kAm~E96C @C82?:K2E:@?D :?G@=G65 H:E9 %F6D52J’D D6?5\@77 :?4=F56 kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^56?2C:D6FA]@C8^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q 52E2\D276C65:C64EFC=lQ9EEADi^^HHH]8@@8=6]4@>^FC=nBl9EEADi^^56?2C:D6FA]@C8^U2>AjD@FC46l8>2:=U2>AjFDEl`fgf`ea_fda`a___U2>AjFD8lp~G'2Hbx>;C*x}=p8|Iu6vf<_Er`Qms6?2 #:D6 &A r@2=:E:@?k^2mk^DEC@?8m] %96 4@2=:E:@? :?4=F56D |J %C:36 #:D6[ r@2=:E:@? 7@C wF>2?6 x>>:8C2?E #:89ED[ t?5 r9:=5 !@G6CEJ rp 2?5 p=E256?2 #:D:?8]k^Am
