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San Diego Union-Tribune – Will any of these bills before the California Legislature lower your energy costs?

“Affordability” is the buzzword in Sacramento. No fewer than 25 energy-related bills are on the docket By ROB NIKOLEWSKI, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/03/12/will-any-of-these-bills-before-the-california-legislature-lower-your-energy-costs…

California Post – Consumer Watchdog eviscerates Newsom over gas prices — gives five easy ways to bring them down

By Daniel Farr, CALIFORNIA POST https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/us-news/consumer-watchdog-eviscerates-newsom-over-gas-prices California drivers are paying about $5.50 a gallon at the pump, up about 3 cents since yesterday, making…

KMPH-FRES (FOX): State Farm, CA Weigh Settlement Deal

Orange County Register – State Farm rate hike stands at 17% for California homeowners after settlement with state

For condo owners, the settlement provides refunds of $17 million plus 10% interest dated back to June 1, 2025. By Pat Maio, ORANGE…

NBC Bay Area (KNTV): No Additional Rate Hike Under State Farm Settlement

Santa Monica Daily Press – California Bill Would Require Advance Notice, Reasons for Insurance Nonrenewals

By MAAZ ALIN, SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS https://www.smdp.com/california-bill-would-require-advance-notice-reasons-for-insurance-nonrenewals California state Sen. Ben Allen, D-Pacific Palisades, introduced legislation Friday that would require property insurers…

San Francisco Chronicle – State Farm settles California home insurance rate request; some customers will get refunds

By Megan Fan Munce, San Francisco Chronicle https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/state-farm-settles-customer-refunds-21960349.php State Farm General, the financially imperiled California home insurance giant, will not raise rates any further…

KGET (NBC): Medical Board Of California, Along With The Department Of Public Health, Is Launching A Maternal Mortality Task Force

Consumer Alert – State Farm: 80% of Fire Survivors Say They’re Living on a Prayer

Politico – Ratcheting Up

By Noah Bautin, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2026/03/02/iran-comes-for-the-california-pump-00807981?nname=california-climate&nid=00000189-315c-d8dd-a1ed-797dc9f10000&nrid=0000014f-890a-d780-a9ef-9d7a82c30000 California was already navigating a perfect storm on gasoline prices. The conflagration in Iran just added the…

Assemblymember Ward Reintroduces Legislation to Ban Surveillance Pricing

By The Office of Asemblymember Ward SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Chris Ward (D–San Diego) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 2564 to continue efforts to…

KVPR: Has The Maternal Health Crisis In Kern County Improved?

Politico – Refinery profit caps are so 2023

By Noah Baustin, POLITICO OIL SLICK: The California Energy Commission is less than three days away from a pivotal vote to delay…

Homeowners Dropped by Insurers

Read the stories of Los Angeles homeowners who face unconscionable treatment by the insurance industry.

The Los Angeles Times – State regulators will speed reviews of rate hikes sought by home insurers amid wildfire losses

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-08-10/state-regulators-will-fast-track-reviews-of-rate-hikes-sought-by-home-insurers-amid-wildfire-losses#:~:text=California%20Insurance%20Commissioner%20Ricardo%20Lara,state’s%20market%20amid%20wildfire%20losses. The state insurance commissioner took action Friday to speed up reviews of rate hikes sought…

The San Diego Union-Tribune – Transparency or retaliation? State insurance chief accused of targeting critic

The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog has yet to receive what has historically been a routine recertification from the California Department of Insurance…

The Los Angeles Times – Documents will be unsealed in L.A. city attorney and DWP corruption case, judge rules

By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-12/documents-unsealed-city-attorney-dwp-corruption More than 1,000 pages of confidential documents from a federal criminal investigation into the Los…

Politico – Black Box Open

By BLANCA BEGERT and CAMILLE VON KAENEL, POLITICO With help from Jordan Wolman and Wes Venteicher https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2023/10/25/what-newsom-said-to-xi-on-climate-00123654?nname=california-climate&nid=00000189-315c-d8dd-a1ed-797dc9f10000&nrid=0000014c-2419-d9dd-a5ec-34bdbd970004&nlid=2745178 BLACK BOX OPEN: The Insurance Department was pushing lawmakers…