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Consumers blame the state for not cleaning up dead trees and brush, along with the utility companies for not updating their ossified equipment. The power companies in turn fault the state for so over-regulating utilities that they had no resources to modernize their grids.

So, someone: What's the actual truth of that last? Real or at least solid estimate $$ figures please: $$ needed to do the job vs. $$ available, assuming the utilities need to turn at least a small profit over time, above and beyond things like grid maintenance and upgrades, to stay in business.

Also - I read this on FR somewhere - is it true that CA electric utilities' right of way(s) were narrowed at some point due to gov't action? In fire prone areas? That seems literally suicidal.