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Community Bridges, PG&E team for bill assistance workshops

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WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Community Bridges and PG&E have partnered for a series of bill assistance workshops in Watsonville as part of a senior outreach program.

PG&E is being joined by Community Bridges and Central Coast Energy Services to aid in their Senior Advocate Outreach Program which provides energy assistance programs with help from non-profits.

Community Bridges's first workshop focused on Spanish-speaking seniors with PG&E answering questions on-site on Thursday. There will also be a focus on how to cut energy costs and save money with seniors enrolled in the Watsonville Senior Center Meals on Wheels program.

“Many seniors in disadvantaged communities are grappling with financial challenges and limited resources,” vice president for PG&E’s South Bay and Central Coast Teresa Alvarado said.

Both non-profits are two out of the 11 non-profits to host six in-person bill assistance workshops throughout PG&E's service area focusing on financial assistance programs. These programs include the energy company's Medical Baseline and California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) programs.

"We’re proud to partner with Pacific Gas and Electric Company to ensure our local seniors, especially those in underserved and hard-to-reach areas, have the tools to save energy and keep more of their hard-earned dollars where they belong—in their pockets," Community Bridges marketing and communications manager Tony Nunez said.

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Sergio Berrueta has been in the news for quite awhile going from studying print media to entering the realm of broadcast.

Originally from Bell Gardens, California, in Southeast Los Angeles. Berrueta started his professional news career in Eureka as a newscast producer for North Coast News (now The Northstate’s News) at KAEF ABC 23 in 2022. He pivoted a year later in 2022 going from behind-the-scenes to in front of the camera as a multimedia journalist for Redwood News Channel 3 (KIEM/KVIQ) also in Eureka.

Berrueta studied journalism at Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt) earning his Bachelor’s Degree. Berrueta was a staff writer, page editor, social media manager and editor-in-chief of the university’s El Lenador, the only bilingual publication in all of Humboldt County.

Before moving to the North Coast, Berrueta had earned his Associate’s Degree at East Los Angeles College in 2019 after beginning his educational journey in 2012. He also was on staff for the ELAC’s publication, ELAC Campus News, having been a staff writer, page editor, and online editor.

Outside of news experience, Berrueta has also been in education as an AmeriCorps tutor in East Hollywood from 2017 to 2019 and served in a government role as a National Hometown Fellow for Lead for America with the City of Arcata in 2021.

When not focusing on news, Berrueta is an avid amateur cinephile having written about films in free time. He also writes poetry, attempting to get through a backlog of video games, enjoys visiting new places along the California Coast, and trying to keep up with the latest music and podcasts.

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