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It’s been a year since Pacific Gas and Electric Company left Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. That exit deal included a promised $ 13.5 billion settlement to pay victims of wildfires that were caused by the company’s equipment. The deal represented a milestone to fire survivors, PG&E interim CEO Bill Smith declared on July 1, 2020. “Today’s announcement is significant for PG&E and for the many wildfire victims who are now one step closer to getting paid,” he said. “Compensating these victims fairly and quickly has been our primary goal throughout these proceedings, and I am glad to say that today we funded the Fire Victim Trust for their benefit.” But a year later, public records show that a special Fire Victim Trust created to distribute the settlement has been slow to pay out victims — and quick to rack up big bills for lawyers and consultants. In May, KQED and NPR’s California Newsroom published an investigation into spending by the Fire Victim Trust charged with
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