Brandon Rittiman

"He doesn't care. Isn't the governor supposed to be for the people of the state that he lives in?" New from #FirePowerMoney: Gov. Gavin Newsom is avoiding questions about the plight of PG&E's 70,000 wildfire victims. Their payments are coming in low an… https://t.co/p6t1HoXNzR

"Where's your humanity?" Thousands of survivors of PG&E wildfires want answers from Gov. Gavin Newsom. But the governor is avoiding questions about the fallout from a #PGE bankruptcy bailout he brokered, blessed, and bolstered. #wildfires #crime It's… https://t.co/78uc1QLWnx

We've asked 12 times in the past 5 years for #California Gov. Gavin Newsom to sit for an interview about his handling of PG&E's disasters. He's never accepted. This year, we spent months trying to ask him two questions: 1) How is it fair for #PGE to pa… https://t.co/5x69KeXr2C

UPDATE: #ZoggFire family ‘livid’ at #CPUC deal with PG&E: “I can’t believe they did this. They’re supposed to protect the public.” #PGE #California #Utilities https://t.co/1pGV3Qz0T9 https://t.co/FoG0OnAUOb

The CPUC's public meeting takes place virtually at 11AM today. Here's a link, with instructions on how to participate in public comment: https://t.co/oFfSEq0pIp https://t.co/Kfcxo4RB7l

THIS MORNING: Despite finding that PG&E’s “egregious” behavior started the deadly 2020 #ZoggFire the state agency tasked with protecting the public from for-profit utilities plans to allow PG&E to settle “severe” violations without a finding of wrongdo… https://t.co/7CGwtM2N8l

For a primer on what we've found... Make some time to learn how #California government enables #PGE and its dangerous behavior. WATCH and SHARE this #FirePowerMoney special, which brings together our #ABC10 #investigation stories from 2022: 📺https… https://t.co/2tAPdFvjOQ

The #FirePowerMoney investigation from #ABC10 has been going since 2018. You can review our major investigations at https://t.co/YhT1b82jcV A lot of folks ask "what can I do?" Apart from commenting at public meetings, you can raise awareness. Tel… https://t.co/g2JvXpQC5V

All of this coincides with a stunning development in the criminal case over the #ZoggFire. In a reversal of his own position, #Shasta County judge Daniel Flynn announced plans to dismiss all felony charges against #PGE, including 4 counts of involuntary… https://t.co/U0NoeznCxQ

The settlement also calls for PG&E to spend $140 million on so-called “shareholder-funded initiatives," which has been presented in past #CPUC news releases as a "penalty" for #PGE. Most of the $$ is aimed at improving PG&E's tree work, which critics ar… https://t.co/8u3cjggVPM

The #ZoggFire killed four people. The settlement was reached behind closed doors between #PGE and #CPUC staff. Instead of the proposed $155M fine, PG&E will pay $10M. (That works out to 4 hours of PG&E's revenue.) #PGE #Wildfire #ZoggFire #California https://t.co/3RUb8dgnAa

This is up for vote in tomorrow's #CPUC voting meeting at 11am. It's on the consent agenda (a package of business commissioners plan to pass as a batch without debate.) The meeting is open to public comment, but CPUC only allows you to speak for one mi… https://t.co/CP6nXKZZdM

This redline document from #CPUC shows the kind of language commissioners plan to strike out: "PG&E's offense was indeed severe" - gone. There are more. You can read all the changes yourself, starting on p. 7 here: https://t.co/mP5ThjgiaP #PGE #Wild… https://t.co/iV53FQwpMc

‘Watchdog or lapdog?’ | CPUC scrutinized for PG&E #ZoggFire deal After finding "severe" violations, state regulators plan to adopt a settlement tomorrow that absolves PG&E of wrongdoing. #Wildfire #California #PGE STORY: https://t.co/4LX14DC3il https://t.co/zz0xv2jhax

UPDATE: The #earthquake has been revised down to M5.5, which is still quite powerful. Shaking in Greenville/Chester is rated IV (STRONG) by USGS. #ABC10 https://t.co/6Zb6bEPtH2