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From:Paulsen, Shaina
To:BOS
Cc:McAfee-Bowersox, Miranda
Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Media Inquiry: Oroville dam spillway
Date:Tuesday, April 12, 2022 8:10:49 AM
Please see Board Correspondence.
Shaina Paulsen
Associate Clerk of The Board
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120
From: Novelo, Allison (Contractor) <Allison.Novelo@hearst.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 8:08 AM
To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>
Subject: Media Inquiry: Oroville dam spillway
Hello,
My name is Allison Novelo. I’m a researcher for the Hearst Television National Investigative Unit
located in Washington D.C. My team and I are currently working on a story about the effects that
climate change has had on dams, and we were hoping to interview civilians who have been impacted
by dam floods. I was wondering if the Board of Supervisors in Butte County could potentially help us
get in contact with any of the families who were affected by the Oroville dam spillway in 2017. If not
with a family, we’d also appreciate help finding a contact who could connect us with a family. Please
let me know if someone within this department can direct us appropriately. I appreciate your time.
A little bit about us: Our stories here at the National Investigative Unit air on Hearst-owned TV/radio
stations (ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, MyTV affiliates), newspapers (including the San Francisco Chronicle,
Houston Chronicle, Connecticut Post, etc), and digital properties nationwide. We cover 52 million
people a day; for context, the Big 3 broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) combined get 23 million
viewers for their nightly newscasts. So our reach is broad and diverse and multi-platform.
Warm regards,
Allison
Researcher
Hearst Television National Investigative Unit
1100 13th St NW STE 950
Washington, DC 20005
(224) 619-6007 cell
Email: allison.novelo@hearst.com