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By Michael Finney and Simone Chavoor, KGO ABC TV-7, San Francisco, CA August 16, 2019 https://abc7news.com/shopping/consumer-catch-up-mercury-ordered-to-pay-largest-ever-insurance-fine-tyson-recalls-chicken-patties-and-more/5472530/ SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Mercury Insurance…
Aug 16, 2019
By Howard Fine, LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL August 16, 2019 Mercury Loses Bid to Overturn State $28M Fine Mid-Wilshire-based Mercury General Corp.…
Aug 16, 2019
By Charlie Wood, REINSURANCE NEWS August 16, 2019 Department of Finance halts California disaster bill Legislation which for the past few months…
Aug 16, 2019
By Staff Writers, INSURANCE JOURNAL August 16, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/08/16/536518.htm California regulators say a ruling by the state’s highest court means a $27.6…
Aug 16, 2019
By Nicole Hayden, THE PALM SPRING DESERT SUN August 15, 2019 https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2019/08/15/closure-recycling-centers-palm-springs-area-impacts-homeless-community/1991639001/ Starr Thornton was tired from the heat. She felt sticky…
Aug 15, 2019
By Steve Evans, ARTEMIS August 15, 2019 California disaster risk transfer bill stalls as Department of Finance objects The passage of…
Aug 15, 2019
Editorial by The Editorial Board of THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE August 14, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-California-disaster-insurance-bill-14305113.php As this year’s fire season heats up, there…
Aug 14, 2019
By Margie Murphy, THE TELEGRAPH UK August 14, 2019 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/08/14/hackers-could-hurt-cars-medical-devices-household-gadgets-become/ It may seem like something straight out of a thriller: a terrorist hacking…
Aug 14, 2019
By Tim Sandle, DIGITAL JOURNAL August 13, 2019 http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/hacking-of-connected-cars-stands-as-a-major-security-threat/article/555718 Connected vehicles will need better security feature to avoid cyber-attack. A new report…
Aug 13, 2019
By David Lazarus, LOS ANGELES TIMES August 13, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-08-12/toll-road-agencies-privacy Transit authorities statewide have been targeted with lawsuits alleging that, among other…
Aug 13, 2019
The state is sitting on a $340 million surplus in recycling funds. By Kevin Smith, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS August 13, 2019…
Aug 13, 2019
By Alexei Koseff, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE August 13, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-officials-warn-of-unsustainable-14301341.php SACRAMENTO — A bill that state finance officials warn could saddle California taxpayers…
Aug 13, 2019
By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS August 12, 2019 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/mobility/2019/08/12/self-driving-cars-no-rules-from-washington/1891200001/ Motorists may have to rely on automakers to keep them safe in self-driving cars…
Aug 12, 2019
By Andrew Sheeler, SAN LUIS OBISPO TRIBUNE August 12, 2019 https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/state/california/article233714092.html The leadership of CalRecycle must drastically change or else be sacked…
Aug 12, 2019
By Scott Ikeda, CPO MAGAZINE August 12, 2019 https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/connected-cars-a-new-and-dangerous-vector-for-cyber-attacks/ The march of the smart device is relentless, connecting just about everything that…
Aug 12, 2019
By Jaclyn Cosgrove, LOS ANGELES TIMES August 9, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-09/woolsey-fire-mayor-garcetti-texts On a November afternoon, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti texted the city’s…
Aug 9, 2019
By Theodore F. Claypool, NATIONAL LAW REVIEW August 9, 2019 https://www.natlawreview.com/article/heavy-metal-murder-machines-and-people-who-love-them What is the heaviest computer you own? Chances are, you are…
Aug 9, 2019
Editorial by Editor James Folmer, REDLANDS COMMUNITY NEWS August 9, 2019 https://www.redlandscommunitynews.com/opinion/columns/can-recycling-be-saved/article_6cdec434-ba16-11e9-8782-7f2250afed82.html Recycling your cans, bottles, plastic, paper and other disposables through…
Aug 9, 2019