WATCH the nominated series from #FirePowerMoney here:

#PGE #Wildfire #Wildfires #CampFire #ZoggFire #Utilities #California #News #Journalism

https://youtu.be/YTRX_SWw-9c

I'm pleased to share #FirePowerMoney received a nomination at the NATIONAL News & Documentary Emmy Awards.

Our 3-part series "Fire – Power – Money: How Governor
Gavin Newsom Protected PG&E" is nominated for Outstanding Regional News Story: Investigative Report.

#ABC10 is also nominated for breaking news coverage of the Caldor Fire.

Both entries were honored with regional #EmmySF awards in 2022.

It's an honor to see our #journalism receive this recognition. I'm grateful to our bosses at ABC10 & #TEGNA support this level of work. More to come!

#StayTuned #News #NewsEmmys #Emmy

NEW: On a stage owned by PG&E, in front of a room full of investors... the monopoly's executives brought out a "special guest."

It was Gov. Newsom's cabinet secretary.

What she said and reaction from fire survivors and activists in our #FirePowerMoney story here:

#PGE #Utilities #California #Wildfires

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/abc10-originals/fire-power-money/newsom-advisor-plugs-pge-as-partner-during-shareholder-event/103-ba3fc8c1-2748-41fa-a5ae-291578398bfa

4) PROMO - NEWS
“Unexplained Death at PG&E: What killed Steve Wink?"

...for Tyler Horst's excellent trailer of this series:

🎞️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNiv0jN9JKo

#FirePowerMoney #PGE #California #wildfires #crime #utilities #journalism #EmmySF

3) HARD NEWS REPORT (No production time limit)
“How PG&E Started the Dixie Fire"

🎞️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Q1XjA_WmA

#FirePowerMoney #PGE #California #wildfires #crime #utilities #journalism #EmmySF

2) INVESTIGATIVE SERIES: “Unexplained Death at PG&E: What killed Steve Wink?"

🎞️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W0pHK9Hprc

#FirePowerMoney #PGE #California #wildfires #crime #utilities #journalism

I'm pleased to share that our ongoing #FirePowerMoney investigation of #PGE (and the #California state government's enabling of PG&E's repeated criminal behavior) was honored with four #EmmySF awards over the weekend.

I'll share the YouTube to our winning stories here.

#wildfires #crime #utilities #journalism

1) INVESTIGATIVE STORY: “Fire-Power-Money: Who's behind the PG&E bailout?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgHMKq3igEw

Good evening after a long day in Shasta County-- where a judge followed through today on his plan to dismiss felony charges against PG&E for starting the 2020 #ZoggFire.

If the case had been allowed to go before a jury, prosecutors say PG&E would have been found guilty of 4 manslaughter felonies: "That's sad that that was taken away from us and taken away from the family members."

Watch tonight's coverage from #ABC10 / #FirePowerMoney: https://youtu.be/_UYftfVobGI

#ZoggFire #PGE #PGEManslaughterHearing #Shasta #wildfires #ABC10 #California

"This resolution... it does not make me happy," Bridgett says.

She wanted to take PG&E to trial, but it wasn't possible in her judgement.

Bridgett says PG&E would have been found guilty if the case was allowed to go before a jury. She says Judge Flynn's plan to toss the case out is the reason that won't happen.

#ZoggFire #PGE #PGEManslaughterHearing #Shasta #wildfires #ABC10 #California #FirePowerMoney

DA Bridgett says she talked to the families, to direct some of this money toward causes that honor the memories of the 4 people killed.

Some $ will go to scholarships, an animal evac center, the Igo-Ono school... which will make a new play structure in memory of 8-year-old Feyla.

There's also "Feyla's fund" to assist families recovering from disasters.

#ZoggFire #PGE #PGEManslaughterHearing #Shasta #wildfires #ABC10 #California #FirePowerMoney

The deal has PG&E paying $50M, also enforcement/oversight provisions, Bridgett says.

Added weather stations, undergrounding, removal of abandoned lines are all part of the agreement, DA Bridgett says.

Also changes to tree inspection practices, requiring more process/sign-offs to de-list trees (not cut) that are marked as known hazards.

#PGE #ZoggFire #PGEManslaughterHearing #Shasta #wildfires #ABC10 #California #FirePowerMoney #ZoggFire

She praised Judge Boeckman, who bound PG&E over for trial after a preliminary hearing.... and says she disagrees with Judge Flynn who announced his intent to toss the charges.

Bridgett says she's not willing to gamble with the outcome, hence the civil settlement-- which she says will provide tangible changes now.

#PGE #PGEManslaughterHearing #Shasta #wildfires #ABC10 #California #FirePowerMoney

DA Bridgett is up. "PG&E's failure to remove a hazard tree that they had marked for removal... fell and caused the devastating #ZoggFire."

She names the 4 people killed.

"PG&E needs to change its practices to save lives... it was my desire to criminally convict PG&E to accomplish this goal."

#PGE #PGEManslaughterHearing #Shasta #wildfires #ABC10 #California #FirePowerMoney

We are awaiting a news conference with Shasta County DA Stephanie Bridgett regarding the settlement deal and dropping of #ZoggFire criminal charges against PG&E.

Family members of people killed in the fire are here.

Will provide video later today, meantime I'll post updates here.

#PGE #PGEManslaughterHearing #Shasta #wildfires #ABC10 #California #FirePowerMoney

"It's just almost like rubber stamping now," #ZoggFire survivor Kyle Drake tells me at a protest outside of court.

"Eventually the last straw will come around. I don't know what town's gonna get destroyed that's finally the last straw. Maybe somewhere on the coast. Los Gatos. Maybe then someone would pay attention."

#PGE #PGEManslaughterHearing #Shasta #wildfires #ABC10 #California #FirePowerMoney

8-year-old Feyla McLeod died alongside her mom Alaina trying to escape the #ZoggFire in 2020. Neighbors Karin King and Ken Vossen were also killed.

A federal judge found PG&E in violation, as did CAL FIRE’s arson investigations and the CPUC safety investigation. #california #pge #wildfires #crime #FirePowerMoney

Catch up on the story here: https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/family-pleads-judge-not-to-dismiss-pges-manslaughter-charges/103-582e9c63-1034-4632-9bef-c3696674c2df

Friends of the McLeod family protest outside the #ShastaCounty courtroom of Judge Daniel Flynn.

The judge announced his intent to dismiss the felony manslaughter and reckless arson charges against PG&E for the #ZoggFire. It was set for trial June 6. Hearing is about to start.

#FirePowerMoney #abc10 #pge #california #PGEManslaughterHearing

NEW: With the #ZoggFire criminal manslaughter charges against PG&E poised to be dismissed Wednesday, the monopoly's former top regulator calls on local prosecutors to stand strong.

"We have to fight for justice," Loretta Lynch told #abc10.

Only from #FirePowerMoney: she explains why the case matters to millions of Californians' power bills-- and to their safety. #PGE #Wildfires #California #Utilities

STORY: https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/abc10-originals/pge-regulator-urges-shasta-prosecutor-to-fight-for-justice/103-72b0d186-389b-492f-a1ba-30db403f7aa5

Newsom's Non-answers airs again tonight on #ABC10 at 6:30pm.

"He doesn't care." Gov. Gavin Newsom is avoiding questions about the plight of PG&E's 70,000 wildfire victims.

Their payments are coming in low and slow, under a #bankruptcy plan brokered, blessed, and bolstered by the governor. #PGE #FirePowerMoney #wildfires #California

WATCH: https://youtu.be/oAD3DiWiOuQ

"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 and slow, under a #bankruptcy plan brokered, blessed, and bolstered by the governor.

Take 10 minutes to WATCH & share the story: https://youtu.be/oAD3DiWiOuQ

#PGE #Wildfires #California #Crime #Corporations #Utilities