> California's Public Utilities Commission has not been allowing SCE (or other utilities, like PG&E) to charge rates that would allow them to do the required maintenance to prevent fires.

Source requested.

SCE made billions in profit last year. If they cannot upkeep their infrastructure while making large profits, they should be regulated to spend more profits on infrastructure or they should be nationalized and controled entirely by the state.

SCE does not get to have both large profits and say they are not allowed to charge enough.

California pays ridiculous rates as it is, sometimes over 40 cents per kwh.