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By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA April 25, 2019 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/ca-insurance-commissioner-rejects-petition-to-have-insurers-disclose-fossil-fuel-business-165699.aspx California insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara recently rejected a petition from over 60…
Apr 25, 2019By Steve Scauzillo, THE DAILY NEWS OF LOS ANGELES April 24, 2019 66% of stores — names you know — refused to…
Apr 24, 2019By Chris Seekings, THE ACTUARY April 24, 2019 https://www.theactuary.com/news/2019/04/californian-insurance-commissioner-refuses-to-mandate-climate-risk-disclosures/ In his denial of the petition, Lara explained how climate-related financial disclosures only…
Apr 24, 2019By Jessie Gomez, MUCKROCK April 23, 2019 https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2019/apr/23/california-ab-700/ Following sweeping changes to access to police records, California legislators remain focused on reforming…
Apr 23, 2019By Jamie Yuccas, CBS EVENING NEWS April 23, 2019 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gas-prices-continue-climbing-across-us-2019-04-23/ Los Angeles — For eight straight weeks, gas prices are climbing across…
Apr 23, 2019By David Lazarus, LOS ANGELES TIMES April 19, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-cfpb-kraninger-takes-consumers-to-school-20190419-story.html After becoming head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — a job…
Apr 19, 2019By Staff Reporters, CLIMATEWIRE April 17, 2019 Massive wildfires in California are triggering insurance rate hikes and policy cancellations, according to a…
Apr 17, 2019By Ken Harrison, SAN DIEGO READER April 16, 2019 https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2019/apr/16/stringers-cheapest-san-diego-county-gas-pauma/# Just as reported in the Reader’s February 11 article, the expected raise…
Apr 16, 2019By Dan Morain, CALMATTERS April 15, 2019 Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting pushback by lawmakers on some proposals. Let the wildfire negotiations…
Apr 15, 2019By Vicki Gonzalez, KCRA NBC TV-3, SACRAMENTO, CA April 15, 2019 https://www.kcra.com/article/cars-operated-from-100-miles-away-drive-on-sacramento-roads/27157125 SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (KCRA) — Sacramento is taking another step toward…
Apr 15, 2019By Mark Chediak, Romy Varghese & Michael B. Marois, BLOOMBERG April 12, 2019 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-12/california-s-newsom-signals-pg-e-edison-will-get-wildfire-help Utility giant PG&E Corp. capped its best day…
Apr 12, 2019By George Avalos, THE MERCURY NEWS April 12, 2019 Governor releases wildfire and PG&E plan that could raise monthly power bills New…
Apr 12, 2019By J.D. Morris and Alexei Koseff, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE April 12, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Wildfires-climate-change-and-PG-E-Newsom-s-13763121.php Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday challenged the Legislature…
Apr 12, 2019By Peter Eavis, THE NEW YORK TIMES April 12, 2019 With another wildfire season looming, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Friday…
Apr 12, 2019EDITORIAL – By THE MERCURY NEWS & EAST BAY TIMES EDITORIAL BOARDS April 12, 2019 Editorial: Fix California’s broken can and bottle…
Apr 12, 2019Lisa Green, NERDWALLET.COM April 5, 2019 Your driving record may be flawless. Your car may be one of the safest on the…
Apr 5, 2019By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA April 4, 2019 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/watchdog-group-wants-tougher-rules-for-the-insurance-industry-163991.aspx A consumer advocacy group in California is petitioning legislators to reconsider a…
Apr 4, 2019By Hannah Wiley, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL MORNING April 3, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/site-services/newsletters/capitol-morning/article228740509.html For your radar — Wandering around the Capitol halls today…
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