Brandon Rittiman

O'Melveny & Myers, one of America's biggest law firms, represented PG&E for decades. When PG&E committed crimes that destroyed a town (later resulting in 84 felony manslaughter convictions,) the new Governor hired lawyers to help. He hired... O'Melveny: abc10.com/article/news/i…

Agenda links are still broken. But you can watch/call in here: cpuc.ca.gov/events-and-mee…

The @californiapuc is about to vote on massive rate increase for $PCG. It's happening in El Centro, far from PG&E territory. AND-- I can't get the agenda (which usually changes right before the meeting) on the CPUC's website! #FirePowerMoney #ABC10 #energy #California

Poison? In Lake Tahoe? 
Poison. In Lake Tahoe.
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#california #ecology #environment #climatechange #water #abc10 #journalism #laketahoe #tahoe
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Tonight at 8pm, after the NBA Finals game on @ABC10: Poison in #LakeTahoe? #California #climatechange #ecology

Such a great report! Keep fighting the GOOD fight!🥊

"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… ift.tt/5Zm3dnR

"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… ift.tt/OyIKf6e

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… ift.tt/aKTMu3m

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 abc10.com/article/news/l… ift.tt/sZldXFq

The CPUC's public meeting takes place virtually at 11AM today. Here's a link, with instructions on how to participate in public comment: cpuc.ca.gov/events-and-mee… ift.tt/UhROvSQ

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… ift.tt/lanMqxO

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… ift.tt/P90DpUx

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

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… ift.tt/1mAqBcM

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… ift.tt/VQFlI6a

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 ift.tt/BckYI27

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… ift.tt/ZfoPd5i

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: scribd.com/embeds/6458870… #PGE #Wild… ift.tt/Xx6OWMT

‘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: abc10.com/article/news/l… ift.tt/OSwx96N

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 ift.tt/g75dtXK