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By Sophia Bollag, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL ALERT July 12, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article232599842.html California Gov. Gavin Newsom a day after firing the state’s…
Jul 12, 2019
By Kathleen Ronayne and Andrew Oxford, ASSOCIATED PRESS July 12, 2019 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he…
Jul 12, 2019
The legislation establishes a $21 billion fund that power companies can access for damages related to utility-caused wildfires. By Rob Nickolewski, SAN…
Jul 12, 2019
By the Editorial Board, SANTA ROSA PRESS-DEMOCRAT July 12, 2019 https://www.pressdemocrat.com/opinion/9790544-181/thumbs-down-ricardo-laras-broken When he ran for state insurance commissioner last year, Democrat Ricardo…
Jul 12, 2019
By Andrew Oxford, ASSOCIATED PRESS July 12, 2019 Gov. Newsom orders firing of California’s top oil, gas regulator over fracking permits SACRAMENTO …
Jul 12, 2019
By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE July 11, 2019 The California Assembly is considering legislation to create a wildfire insurance fund to help utilities…
Jul 11, 2019
By Janet Wilson, THE PALM SPRING DESERT SUN July 11, 2019 https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2019/07/11/california-governor-gavin-newsom-orders-firing-state-top-oil-regulator/1710651001/ California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday directed his secretary of…
Jul 11, 2019
By THE LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD July 11, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-ricardo-lara-insurance-donations-20190711-story.html It is not illegal for California’s insurance commissioner to accept campaign…
Jul 11, 2019
By The Editorial Board, SACRAMENTO BEE July 10, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article232509952.html Shady and suspicious. These two words describe how Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s…
Jul 10, 2019
By Hannah Wiley, SACRAMENTO BEE – Capitol Alert AM July 10, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/site-services/newsletters/capitol-morning/article232453557.html The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on Sunday that California…
Jul 10, 2019
By J.D. Morris, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 10, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Newsom-s-utility-wildfire-plan-speeds-through-14086456.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result California lawmakers are on the cusp of approving a landmark bill to…
Jul 10, 2019
By Robert Walton, UTILITY DIVE July 9, 2019 https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-senate-passes-21b-wildfire-fund-legislation-as-newsom-pushes-f/558361/ Dive Brief: The California Senate on Monday passed AB 1054, legislation Gov. Gavin…
Jul 9, 2019
His explanation has a caught-with-a-hand-in-the-cookie-jar quality. By THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL BOARD July 8, 2019 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/story/2019-07-08/insurance-commissioner-lara-donations-insurance-companies In 2000, state Insurance Commissioner…
Jul 8, 2019
Ricardo Lara, a San Diego State graduate, also announced he will hire a campaign treasurer instead of doing the job himself By…
Jul 8, 2019
By Editorial Board, SANTA MARIA TIMES July 8, 2019 https://santamariatimes.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-deciding-on-sunshine-always-best/article_b4c5e970-675c-5ab1-800a-eef463a47544.html California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed legislation that would create a Wildfire…
Jul 8, 2019
By Nadia Dreid, LAW 360 July 8, 2019 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/1176121/youtube-shouldn-t-be-let-off-hook-on-kids-privacy-ftc-told Advocates who take issue with YouTube content that targets children warned the Federal…
Jul 8, 2019
By Paul Lilly, HOT HARDWARE July 8, 2019 https://hothardware.com/news/steve-wozniak-you-should-dump-facebook-concerned-privacy Do you think Facebook is listening to your conversations, through your smartphone or…
Jul 8, 2019
Ricardo Lara previously pledged not to accept campaign donations from insurers. By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE July 7, 2019 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-07-05/states-top-insurance-regulator-accepted-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars-from-industry-executives-records-show…
Jul 7, 2019