Your protection against retaliatory eviction
No. In California it is illegal for a landlord to retaliate against you for reporting a habitability problem, including a dangerous electrical condition, or for contacting a code inspector about it.
Civil Code Section 1942.5 protects tenants who exercise these rights. If a landlord raises your rent, cuts services, or tries to evict you shortly after you reported a repair problem or complained to an inspector, the law may treat that as retaliation. In certain situations there is even a legal presumption that punishment following soon after a protected complaint was retaliatory.
This protection is important, because fear of eviction stops many tenants from reporting the very hazards the law is meant to catch. You are allowed to ask your landlord to fix unsafe wiring without being punished for it.
Keep records of your repair requests and the dates of any landlord actions that followed. If you believe you are facing retaliation for reporting an electrical problem, a free, confidential review can explain your rights and your options.
This is general information about California tenant rights, not legal advice. Every situation is different.