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By Becca Habegger, ABC10 https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california-solving-homeowners-insurance-crisis/103-93220208-5403-44c6-9135-1276ecd74fb7 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As insurance companies have paused or limited business in California in recent years (opens in…
Oct 10, 2024BY CATALINA VILLEGAS (opens in new tab), SPECTRUM NEWS 1 https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-california/public-safety/2024/10/05/homeowners-insurance-issues-for-fire-victims From the ashes, they rebuilt, but just as they thought the saga…
Oct 7, 2024By Jim Shields, THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL This past Monday as I drove by the Laytonville Chevron station I saw that the…
Oct 7, 2024By Kenneth Araullo, INSURANCE BUSINESS https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/property/consumer-watchdog-condemns-amendments-to-california-insurance-hike-rules-508253.aspx Consumer Watchdog criticized the recent amendments to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s proposed regulations, stating that they…
Oct 3, 2024By Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article293334794.html On Tuesday, the Assembly voted to send ABX2-1 to the Senate, which has yet to reconvene…
Oct 3, 2024By Staff Reporters, Capital Public Radio – Sacramento, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. Part 1…
Oct 2, 2024The legislation, passed in a special session, now heads to the Senate next week By ROB NIKOLEWSKI, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE Bill…
Oct 2, 2024By Kate Talerico, Ethan Varian, EAST BAY TIMES State Farm is projecting that by 2028, the number of by 1 million, as…
Sep 30, 2024By Molly Burke, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/prop-34-aids-healthcare-19789238.php If you check California’s official voter guide — or even the text of the proposed…
Sep 30, 2024By The Office Of Governor Newsom https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/09/26/ahead-of-first-special-session-vote-governor-newsom-meets-with-supporters-of-proposal-to-prevent-gas-price-spikes Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Ahead of…
Sep 30, 2024By Thomas Elias, ENTERPRISE-RECORD From the way they’re acting, it’s clear Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara believe they…
Sep 26, 2024By Michael Shashoua, DIGITAL INSURANCE https://www.dig-in.com/news/californians-dropped-by-insurers-testify-to-state-officials Two Californians who lost insurance coverage because of wildfire risk shared their stories with the California Assembly Insurance Committee…
Sep 24, 2024OFFICE OF GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/09/20/special-session-hearings-prove-case-for-proposal-to-prevent-gas-price-spikes The following information was released by the office of the Governor of California: The Assembly hosted…
Sep 23, 2024By Molly Burke and Megan Fan Munce, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/home-insurance-california-bill-19743241.php This year may go down as the most impactful for insurance…
Sep 23, 2024By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/21/2272020/-CA-oil-regulators-issue-35-new-well-drilling-permits-in-first-six-months-of-2024 Los Angeles, CA – California oil and gas regulators approved 35 new oil and gas well drilling permits…
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By Kristin J. Bender, MERCURY NEWS Lawmakers gathered in Sacramento this week in a bid to prevent from soaring in the Golden…
Sep 20, 2024By Laura Fitzgerald, CAP RADIO https://www.capradio.org/articles/2024/09/18/lawmakers-embark-on-second-special-session-aimed-at-lowering-gas-prices Special session proceedings started in the Assembly on Wednesday as lawmakers held informational hearings on Governor…
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