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By Levi Sumagaysay, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/economy/2026/09/ca-insurance-commissioner-power/ In November, California voters will choose who oversees one of the biggest insurance markets in the world.…
Sep 9, 2026
By CAMILLE VON KAENEL, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-currents/2026/09/04/the-pickleball-organizer-who-helped-kill-newsoms-wildfire-plan-01066151 With help from Alex Nieves and Marisa Guerra Echeverria WHAT’S AFTER FIRE: Joy Chen was organizing pickleball games in…
Sep 4, 2026
By Laurence Sarmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-09-04/george-joseph-pioneering-mercury-general-founder-dies-at-104 George Joseph came of age during the Great Depression, a calamity that left with him…
Sep 4, 2026
By Tony Saavedra, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER https://www.ocregister.com/2026/09/01/wildfire-reform-proposal-dies-at-the-last-minute-amid-pushback-from-edison-pge-sempra After months of negotiations and a last-minute compromise, a once-vaunted wildfire liability plan was killed…
Sep 3, 2026
By Stephen Hobbs, THE SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article317102668.html Pacific Gas and Electric Co., the major California utility, announced Wednesday that it was deferring…
Sep 3, 2026
By By MELANIE MASON, DUSTIN GARDINER and BLAKE JONES, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2026/09/03/the-incredible-missing-man-01063174 Gavin Newsom had his successor in his mind when he pushed…
Sep 3, 2026
By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-09-02/bill-that-would-have-allowed-insurers-to-track-driving-habits-dies-in-california-legislature A bill that would have allowed California insurers to track motorists driving habits in exchange for potentially lower rates has come to a dead end.…
Sep 2, 2026
By Rob Nikolewski, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/02/california-legislature-withdraws-a-controversial-wildfire-liability-bill-what-now A hectic legislative session ended Tuesday with lawmakers in Sacramento withdrawing a last-minute and controversial wildfire…
Sep 2, 2026
By George Avalos, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/02/pge-fire-electric-gas-oakland-california-bill-economy-home-build-jobs OAKLAND — PG&E said Wednesday it will defer $2 billion in planned spending next year, a move…
Sep 2, 2026
By Megan Fan Munce, Kathryn Palmer, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/pge-ceo-politics-bill-22414649.php Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will defer $2 billion in connections to new renewable-energy…
Sep 2, 2026
By Melody Petersen, Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-09-01/state-lawmakers-kill-wildfire-bill-after-utility-complaints Legislation that would have helped wildfire victims receive compensation more quickly but that…
Sep 1, 2026
By HSJC Newsroom, THE HEMET & SAN JACINTO CHRONICLE https://hsjchronicle.com/wildfire-liability-bill-fails-to-reach-vote-as-legislative-session-closes/ California lawmakers let a closely watched wildfire liability bill collapse on the…
Sep 1, 2026
By Levi Sumagaysay, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/economy/2026/09/wildfire-liability-bill-dies-without-a-vote-on-final-day-of-session/ This story has been updated to include reaction from legislators and utility representatives. After nearly a month…
Sep 1, 2026
By Nicole Nixon and Noah Haggerty, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-01/coverage-for-smoke-damage-money-for-protecting-homes-passed-to-help-wildfire-victims SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers passed laws that would ensure financing for upgrades protecting residences from future fire…
Sep 1, 2026
By JAMES BARATTA, THE AMERICAN PROSPECT https://prospect.org/2026/09/01/california-wildfire-package-preserves-survivors-legal-rights/ Update, September 1: A vote on SB 492 was expected today, but after legislative leaders caucused…
Sep 1, 2026
By Matt Hamilton, L.A. MATERIAL https://lamaterial.com/p/la-karen-bass-donation-lineage The little-known fundraising tool that lets elected officials solicit donations from corporations, unions and wealthy backers.…
Sep 1, 2026
By The Office of the County Counsel https://counsel.lacounty.gov/los-angeles-county-sues-state-farm-for-unfair-business-practices-in-handling-2025-wildfire-claimslawsuit-alleges-illegal-delays-underpayments-and-denials-seeks-restitution-and-civil-penalties/ Los Angeles County has sued State Farm, alleging unfair business practices in the company’s…
Aug 31, 2026
By NOAH BAUSTIN, JEREMY B. WHITE, MARISA GUERRA ECHEVERRIA and CAMILLE VON KAENEL, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/31/california-dems-hand-newsom-rare-defeat-on-wildfires-01056887 SACRAMENTO, California — Gavin Newsom scrambled to…
Aug 31, 2026