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Scott Rodd

@srodd_cpr

Investigative Reporter at @KPBSnews. Past bylines: @CapRadioNews, @NPR, @WashingtonPost, @SacBiz, @Stateline, @Observer.

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Today, The Sacramento Bee published my four-month-long investigation into Cal-OSHA and the Department of Industrial Relations. The reporting shows how an understaffed and overworked safety agency makes CA workers vulnerable to injury — and death — on the job sacbee.com/article2830789…

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The Marine Corps systematically funnels thousands of recruits into Frontwave Credit Union every year. Frontwave then reaps millions in fees when these Marines run out of money. “We needed that money to survive,” said a former employee. My investigation: kpbs.org/news/2024/03/1…

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"When a young Marine runs out of money, Frontwave makes a profit. The credit union relies on overdraft fees as a key source of income." Essential public service reporting by my colleague Scott Rodd / KPBS News. kpbs.org/news/2024/03/1….

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Must-read investigative reporting from Scott Rodd on how Frontwave funnels Marine Corps recruits into their checking accounts and then whacks them with overdraft fees. This is no way to treat our Marines.

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New: Nathan Fletcher used $323,000 from his abandoned state Senate campaign to pay for his legal defense in an alleged sexual assault lawsuit. The former #SanDiego County Supervisor dropped out of the race days before the suit was filed last March. 1/ kpbs.org/news/politics/…

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NEW: Congress members launch investigation into Frontwave Credit Union, following KPBS reporting We revealed how Marine recruits are systematically funneled into Frontwave during boot camp. The company then collects millions in overdraft fees every yr 1/ kpbs.org/news/politics/…

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New: Elizabeth Warren calls on the Department of Defense 🇺🇸 to review the contract between the Marine Corps and Frontwave Credit Union. A KPBS investigation found the Oceanside-based credit union hits young Marines with millions of $$ in #overdraftfees every year. kpbs.org/news/economy/2…

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#Recycling centers have been shuttering across CA for years. The result? As of last year, the state was sitting on $820M in unclaimed bottle deposits. Our investigation found state leaders routinely borrow money from the fund to plug holes in the budget kpbs.org/news/environme…

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Thank you Scott Rodd from CRI for this imp story about CA's beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill) - including a lack of transparency about the amount of state funding available to upgrade the program.

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San Diego’s Privacy Advisory Board is supposed to review #surveillance technology used by city police and departments. But the board is hobbled. It can’t meet because it doesn’t have enough members. Mayor Gloria has let the vacancies pile up for months. kpbs.org/news/2024/07/1…

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Wonder how his donors feel about this -- Nathan Fletcher again turns to campaign cash for legal defense against sexual assault allegations kpbs.org/news/politics/…