My wife and I own Oak Hill Mobile Estates, one of more than 30 manufactured-home parks in Paradise that burned in the Camp Fire caused by PG&E. We were the first park to accept new tenants and the first full. We are proud of the job we have done to provide housing for Paradise fire victims and others in need.
Like so many other business owners, because the fire victims’ trust fund has prioritized business owners last, we have received no offers or compensation for our loss after almost four years of struggle. In the last quarterly update from our attorneys, we learned that the trust fund still owns roughly 377 million shares of PG&E stock, currently valued at a little more than $4 billion. This is roughly 30 percent of the total funds dedicated to reimburse fire victims for their losses.
Claimants are receiving no more than 45 percent of the total money due to them in a first pro-rated payment. So far, roughly two thirds of victims have received some money. All victims are to receive their 45 percent allocation before the remaining balance of the money is distributed.
It was made clear in the meeting with our attorneys that the administrators of the fund are planning to hold the bulk of the stock because of several long-term factors favorable to increasing its value. Their logic went something like this: So far, PG&E has not caused any fires this season, and if they don’t over the rest of the summer or fall, values should go up.
Do you see the $4 billion risk here? We do, and we are extremely concerned. Since PG&E burned down Paradise in 2018, the company has continued to burn down towns every year with outdated equipment and gross mismanagement.
Administrators are taking a dangerous risk. We are being asked to wait longer for our payments while they hope PG&E causes no fires that would tank the value of stock and significantly reduce victims’ compensation. For fire victims, a PG&E-caused fire and corresponding loss of stock value would be catastrophic.
The fire victims’ trust fund must stop playing with our money. Administrators should move quickly to sell as many shares of PG&E stock as fast as possible without causing a significant drop in value. The trust fund represents victims. Our attorneys need to send a strong message to the trust to stop taking risks with our money.
the pge trust is a joke for the last 20 percent!!! medical liens that the first 80 percent of victims didn’t have to deal with. I signed on June 15th 2022 and after I signed they tell me I will only receive 2500 hundred dollars of settlement instead of 20.000 promised. still waiting for the release of my money. trust is a joke!!
Yes. FVT shouldn’t play with our money nor spending like their own.I don’t understand why take so long to pay to victim. more time they spend to pay victims means more un necessary money they get it from our find
no wonder funds getting short. stop playing with our money and hurry to pay victims as soon as possible so we can go on with our life. what a joke FVT is.
I don’t what is FVT game plan is. as long as they take longer to pay fire victim, their pay check is secured. what they waiting for not selling all the stocks. waiting for value go up? Is it really matter? if waiting for value go up, whatever up value they will pocket anyway. just to make them looks good helping fire victim when victims waiting to get pay over 4 years but, they get their pay each month out of our fund. Don’t they know it’s not their money to spend? Hurry up pay to victim. stop using our fund for themself. be truthful and honest about all thing. Don’t know how much money there? figure it out. that’s their excuse. sell all stocks then they will know but, come up with scam like they don’t know? why not? talk out the helping self hand out of our fund. be real.