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By Kerry Klein, KVPR https://www.kvpr.org/local-news/2026-01-29/bakersfield-obstetrician-barred-from-practicing-medicine-until-he-passes-competency-exam BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – A Kern County obstetrician has been ordered to temporarily stop practicing medicine for not upholding…
Jan 29, 2026
By Anissa Rivera, PASADENA STAR NEWS Eaton fire survivors can delve into two new bills with state Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez designed…
Jan 21, 2026
From the ballot box in California to the halls of Congress and Wall Street, several new initiatives would require more oversight of…
Jan 21, 2026By Rebecca Ellis, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-17/uber-personal-injury-lawsuits-california-law The long-simmering fight between some of L.A.’s best-known billboard attorneys and Uber, one of their…
Jan 19, 2026By Jon Cox, BAKERSFIELD.COM https://www.bakersfield.com/news/state-medical-board-tells-bakersfield-ob-gyn-to-stop-practicing-medicine/article_2a71b96d-937a-4b54-8900-f76524206ff8.html A Bakersfield obstetrician-gynecologist has been ordered to stop practicing medicine, at least temporarily, after he failed a…
Jan 16, 2026Instead of heeding calls to resign, Ricardo Lara is working on FAIR Plan reform and holding insurers accountable in fire-prone zones. By PAT…
Jan 16, 2026By Melody Petersen, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-01-16/wildfire-victims-decry-state-law-protecting-utilities-from-cost-of-disasters-they-cause A year after the Eaton fire, survivors and the state’s electric utilities are clashing over whether…
Jan 16, 2026
By Michael Hiltzik, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-01-16/uber-tries-to-snow-voters-with-supposedly-pro-consumer-ballot-initiative Uber loves to define itself as a most public-spirited company. “We’re reimagining how the world moves…
Jan 16, 2026By Ethan Varian, THE PRESS DEMOCRATS On June 23, Gov. Gavin Newsom had a scheduled call with Mark Lashier, the chief executive…
Jan 14, 2026By Megan Fan Munce, Susie Neilson, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/underinsurance-legislation-21280891.php A year after fires razed entire neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California lawmakers unveiled a slate of…
Jan 8, 2026
By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES Since the January 2025 firestorms damaged or destroyed more than 12,000 homes in Los Angeles County,…
Jan 8, 2026By Pat Maio, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS Billions of dollars have flowed into the Los Angeles area since the January 2025 wildfires exploded across the region.…
Jan 8, 2026By Malcom Maclachlan, DAILY JOURNAL CAOC-backed committees report massive fundraising totals as title and summary approvals allow competing ballot measures to move…
Jan 6, 2026The class action lawsuit argues that five gasoline producers preemptively raised prices before changes to the low-carbon fuel standard kicked in. By…
Dec 30, 2025By Tom Elias, DAVIS ENTERPRISE https://www.davisenterprise.com/forum/tom-elias-lara-here-to-make-insurers-wishes-come-true/article_ace33bc7-f7c2-4b7a-a6fa-e3805c5f3df9.html As he prepares for his last year in office, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is going…
Dec 26, 2025By Thomas Elias, SANTA YNEZ VAKKEY NEWS https://syvnews.com/opinion/columnists/lara-seeks-to-fulfill-insurance-company-wishes-thomas-elias/article_457c9351-dd88-5de5-a26f-c74b5de45b46.html As he prepares for his last year in office, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara…
Dec 19, 2025