Gov. Newsom: 1 million Californians have now filed for unemployment
Lily Jamali
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North America Technology Correspondent, BBC News
- California folks: Jones Day also helped engineer the outcome of the PG&E bankruptcy, in which Wall Street hedge funds made billions. Some started out as shareholders, who often get nothing in a bankruptcy. Not in this one.โSix Jones Day lawyers said... the main goal of the litigation seemed to be to erode public confidence in the election results.โ Yet Jones Day continues representing Trumpโs campaign, which is raising โlegal defenseโ money in part to retire campaign debt. nytimes.com/2020/11/09/busโฆ
- Got some personal news: this week, I join the BBC as North America Technology Correspondent based in SF and Silicon Valley. I couldnโt be more excited to start work with this incredible team! New contact details are in my bio if youโre looking to be in touch
- Watching Alex each night was part of my immigrant familyโs tradition. Heโs part of our lore #RIPAlexTrebek ๐Youโre unable to view this Post because this account owner limits who can view their Posts. Learn more
- NEW: A KQED investigation found that last year, the PG&E Fire Victim Trust spent $50m+ on administrative fees/expenses and just $7m on compensating fire victims. So far, 334 of 67,000 fire victims have had their claims processed and paid (30% for now). kqed.org/news/11872328/โฆ
- Meanwhile in Canada...Youโre unable to view this Post because this account owner limits who can view their Posts. Learn more
- NEW: We found the PG&E Fire Victim Trust spent almost 90% of its money on overhead last year ($51m+) while the vast majority of survivors haven't seen a dime. In response, @GavinNewsom's spokesperson said: "We do not have any information to provide at this time."NEW: A KQED investigation found that last year, the PG&E Fire Victim Trust spent $50m+ on administrative fees/expenses and just $7m on compensating fire victims. So far, 334 of 67,000 fire victims have had their claims processed and paid (30% for now). kqed.org/news/11872328/โฆ
- Former presidential candidate @andrewyang wants you to get paid for your data. He joins us on today's California Report. Listen live here at 5:50 and 6:50amPT >>>
- "Folks should be made aware of the people theyโre in business with," @ProjectLincolnโs @reedgalen told me. Jones Day Law Firm Under Scrutiny for Helping Trump โ Played Critical Role in Outcome of PG&E Bankruptcy
- Gov Newsom: Half of the people who've tested positive for #coronavirus in California are between the ages of 18-49
