Suzie Bewley wanted PG&E’s CEO to know how her granddaughter died. CEO Patti Poppe blocked her. SACRAMENTO, Calif — When she took over as CEO of PG&E this year, Patti Poppe quickly promoted the “theme” she uses to brand her approach as an executive: “leading with love.” As a survivor of a wildfire blamed on PG&E power lines, Suzie Bewley isn’t feeling that love. After tweeting Poppe a family photo and details of how her granddaughter and daughter-in-law died in last year’s Zogg Fire, Bewley got a response she didn’t see coming. “She blocked me,” Bewley said. “Patti Poppe blocked me.” Poppe did not respond to email and Twitter messages asking why she blocked Bewley and how that action squares with her promise to “lead with love.” Bewley says she took care not to use harsh or vulgar language when she responded to Poppe’s Sept. 1 tweet touting that PG&E had installed more weather stations since 2018 as part of the company’s plan to “make it right and make it safe” in wildfire country. 8-year-old Feyla McLeod burned to death last year in a pickup truck driven by her mother Alaina Rowe McLeod. The mother and child were trying to…
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