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KABC-LA (ABC) – Los Angeles, CA: State Farm Rate Hike Hearing

Insurance News Net – Everyone else about to start subsidizing mansion payouts

By Thomas Elias, INSURANCE NEWS NET Here’s the likely outcome of the April 8 hearing set to follow the California insurance commissioner’s…

At Hearing, Consumer Watchdog Will Oppose A Deal on State Farm’s “Emergency” Home & Renters’ Insurance Rate Hike

Sacramento, CA – On Tuesday, April 8, at 10:00 AM, Consumer Watchdog will be presenting its case at the California Department of Insurance…

My 58 – Sacramento, CA: State Farm Emergency Rate Hike Request

San Francisco Chronicle – Car insurance premiums likely to rise due to tariffs, industry groups say

By Molly Burke, SAN FRANCISCO Americans could see another tariff-caused rise in costs — to their auto insurance policies — as the insurance…

Community Voice – Western Regional grid imperils independence

By Thomas Elias, COMMUNITY VOICE https://www.thecommunityvoice.com/opinion/columnists/western-regional-grid-imperils-california-independence/article_205937d1-fc49-416e-ac73-71aed574b5b1.html If California wants power company executives from coal-happy states like Wyoming and Utah to run energy…

Monterey Herald – Rooftop solar is not the culprit behind high California electric bills, advocates say

By TERI SFORZA, MONTEREY HERALD That $8.5 billion “cost shift” that regulators say falls on non-solar customers and is partly responsible for our…

Fast Company – California Lawmakers Take on ‘Surveillance Pricing’ as FTC Retreats

By Scott Nover, FAST COMPANY https://www.fastcompany.com/91304742/california-lawmakers-take-on-surveillance-pricing-as-ftc-retreats You pay $75 more for your hotel room than the guest in an identical room next…

Law 360 – State Farm’s Calif. Rate Request Exemplifies Long Negotiation

By Eli Fischer, LAW360 California regulators’ provisional approval of State Farm’s premium increase request following the Los Angeles fires is another step…

Enterprise-Record – We’re all on the verge of subsidizing mansion payouts

By Thomas Elias, ENTERPRISE-RECORD Here’s the likely outcome of the April 8 hearing set to follow the California insurance commissioner’s tentative mid-March…

State Farm – Emergency Public Rate Hearing on Request for Nearly $1 Billion Increase in Home, Renter and Condo Premiums

Public hearing begins Tuesday, April 8, 10:00 AMWATCH LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/@cdiahb3069/streamsKey documents below ** IN BOLD Consumer Watchdog is challenging State Farm’s unprecedented…

ABC 7 – Bogotá and Paris? CA insurance boss takes series of taxpayer-funded trips, raising concerns

By Stephanie Sierra, ABC 7 https://abc7news.com/post/ca-insurance-commissioners-attendance-record-in-question/16045912 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — After missing the first key state insurance briefing of the year while…

The Center Square – Insurance commissioner criticized for trip to Bermuda

By Dave Mason, The Center Square https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_cc0af8fa-0426-11f0-b653-d31cb0344b54.html Lara’s trip meant he wasn’t available to testify March 12 in Sacramento at the first state…

Los Angeles Times – Adults-only hotels are all over California. Are they even legal?

By Christopher Reynolds, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2025-03-18/adults-only-hotel-ban-children-is-it-legal Can hotels legally ban children? With spring breaks starting momentarily and summer vacations not far away,…

KGO-SF (ABC) – San Francisco, CA: State Senate Considers Price Gouging Bill

Surveillance pricing is when companies use personal locations and data to set individualized prices, aiming to charge consumers the highest price they…

Enterprise-Record – Western regional grid imperils state’s independence

By Thomas Elias, ENTERPRISE RECORD If California wants power company executives from coal-happy states like Wyoming and Utah to run energy policy…

Insurance Business – California approves State Farm’s 22% insurance rate hike with conditions

By Matthew Sellers, INSURANCE BUSINESS https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/catastrophe/california-approves-state-farms-22-insurance-rate-hike-with-conditions-528660.aspx California regulators have given State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. preliminary approval to raise home insurance premiums by an average of…

KOVR-SAC (CBS) – Sacramento, CA: Home Insurance Premium Hike On The Horizon?