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A months-long investigation from The California Newsroom examined Cal Fire’s efforts to prevent catastrophic wildfires ahead of what could be another devastating fire season. -
The state rarely penalized employers for breaking the rules under Douglas Parker, who now leads the federal agency charged with ensuring worker safety, according to an investigation by KQED and The California Newsroom.
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A California Newsroom analysis of federal filings found 20 Wall Street hedge funds collectively dumped 250 million PG&E shares, and grossed at least $2 billion after the utility emerged from bankruptcy protection last year.
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Attorneys in the fast-growing wildfire litigation industry are racing to recruit victims of fires ravaging parts of Northern California, and they're promising to take on a familiar target: PG&E.
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The coronavirus and record-setting Western wildfires converged to exacerbate the pandemic’s health toll last year, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances.
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One year after Pacific Gas and Electric Company emerged from bankruptcy, public records show that the special Fire Victim Trust created to distribute settlement money has been slow to pay out victims — and quick to wrack up big bills for lawyers and consultants. And there are still unknowns around the trust's spending.
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In less than a year, California's Homekey program created nearly 6,000 units of housing for people experiencing homelessness — the state's largest-ever expansion of homeless housing in a single year. But supporters are wondering if can be sustained.
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A bipartisan group of state lawmakers has asked for California Attorney General Rob Bonta to probe the spending and administration of the PG&E Fire Victim Trust.
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A fire survivors’ rally drew about a hundred people to the Skyway in Paradise Saturday. The vast majority of fire victims have not yet received any money from a trust that was set up last year to distribute billions of dollars as part of a settlement.
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Fire victims and public officials are calling for increased oversight of the Fire Victim Trust set up to distribute billions of dollars in compensation to families displaced by fires sparked by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. equipment. That’s following a KQED investigation, which found the Trust spent $51 million on overhead last year, while the vast majority of fire victims haven’t received a dime.
