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Survivors Stuck in Limbo as PG&E Fire Victim Trust Pays Out $50 Million in Fees
A KQED investigation found that while they waited, a special Fire Victim Trust in charge of compensating survivors racked up $51 million in overhead costs last year. During that same period, the Trust disbursed just $7 million to fire victims – less than 0.1% of the $13.5 billion promised – according to an analysis of federal bankruptcy court filings, court transcripts and correspondence between staff of the Fire Victim Trust and the victims themselves
https://www.kqed.org/news/11872328/...fire-victim-trust-pays-out-50-million-in-fees
A KQED investigation found that while they waited, a special Fire Victim Trust in charge of compensating survivors racked up $51 million in overhead costs last year. During that same period, the Trust disbursed just $7 million to fire victims – less than 0.1% of the $13.5 billion promised – according to an analysis of federal bankruptcy court filings, court transcripts and correspondence between staff of the Fire Victim Trust and the victims themselves
https://www.kqed.org/news/11872328/...fire-victim-trust-pays-out-50-million-in-fees
Alabama Police Officer Is Convicted of Murdering a Suicidal Man
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/us/huntsville-police-convicted-murder-suicidal-man.html
GOP blasts Rep. Zoe Lofgren for compiling their social media posts
“It is ironic that the complainant has accused me of somehow violating standards of civility and decorum by simply publishing other members’ own words,” Lofgren wrote.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politic...fter-Bay-Area-rep-compiled-their-16157305.php
“It is ironic that the complainant has accused me of somehow violating standards of civility and decorum by simply publishing other members’ own words,” Lofgren wrote.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politic...fter-Bay-Area-rep-compiled-their-16157305.php
KARE 11 Investigates: New data shows MPD searches Black drivers at 29 times the rate of whites after minor stops
New data shows that the majority of drivers pulled over this year by Minneapolis police for minor equipment violations are Black, a KARE 11 analysis has found.
Black drivers account for more than half of those stops so far in 2021 despite making up only about 20% of the city’s residents, according to city data.
Whites, who make up about 64% of the city’s population, have been pulled over in just 18% of similar stops this year.
That means Minneapolis police have stopped Black drivers for violations like expired tabs or broken tail lights at nine times the rate of white drivers.
The disparity is even more dramatic if you consider how often police searched the vehicles of Black drivers after traffic stops for equipment violations.
Records show Black drivers were involved in more than 70% of the searches overall – six times more than searches done on white drivers.
https://www.kare11.com/article/news...stops/89-7d1498a6-5fe3-4a9b-b1f9-a9dc72600829
New data shows that the majority of drivers pulled over this year by Minneapolis police for minor equipment violations are Black, a KARE 11 analysis has found.
Black drivers account for more than half of those stops so far in 2021 despite making up only about 20% of the city’s residents, according to city data.
Whites, who make up about 64% of the city’s population, have been pulled over in just 18% of similar stops this year.
That means Minneapolis police have stopped Black drivers for violations like expired tabs or broken tail lights at nine times the rate of white drivers.
The disparity is even more dramatic if you consider how often police searched the vehicles of Black drivers after traffic stops for equipment violations.
Records show Black drivers were involved in more than 70% of the searches overall – six times more than searches done on white drivers.
https://www.kare11.com/article/news...stops/89-7d1498a6-5fe3-4a9b-b1f9-a9dc72600829
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