ANTA ROSA, CA -- MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2017: Power poles and lines block a street at Brookdale and Aaron Dr. in Hidden Valley where most of the homes were destroyed by fire in Santa Rosa, CA, on Oct. 9, 2017. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Power poles and lines block a street in Santa Rosa after the 2017 wildfires.(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Dan Morain joined CalMatters in March 2018. He is the former editorial page editor of The Sacramento Bee. Morain also spent 27 years at The Los Angeles Times, and has covered the Capitol since 1992.