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By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-05-29/consumer-group-blasts-insurance-bill-backed-by-gov-newsom A bill backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that is intended to halt more exits from…
May 29, 2024By Staff Reporters, KNX-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
May 29, 2024By George Skelton, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-27/column-unaffordable-homeowners-insurance-is-leaving-californians-exposed-to-the-elements SACRAMENTO — Memorial Day weekend means the start of summer vacations — and also the onset of wildfire…
May 28, 2024By Ethan Varian, MERCURY TIMES Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is suing Farmers Insurance over an alleged “widespread scheme” to underinsure…
May 23, 2024By Sameea Kamal, CAL MATTERS What’s the cost of democracy in California? If we calculate that based just on the pages informing…
May 23, 2024By Susan Shelley, WHITTIER DAILY NEWS In February, former Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer acknowledged to the editorial board of this…
May 23, 2024By Kenneth Araullo, INSURANCE BUSINESS https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/catastrophe/consumer-watchdog-criticizes-commissioner-over-disappointing-state-farm-ruling-490096.aspx Consumer Watchdog has criticized Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s approval for State Farm to reduce the discounts offered to…
May 21, 2024By Stephen Hobbs, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article288453469.html Gov. Gavin Newsom made a splash when he promised on May 10 to bring relief to…
May 21, 2024A trove of investigative materials from the U.S. Attorney’s Office relating to the LADWP billing scandal were released Wednesday. By David Houston,…
May 17, 2024By Staff Reporters, KFI-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
May 17, 2024By CNS Staff, YAHOO! NEWS https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-alleges-former-la-city-193034282.html LOS ANGELES – Court documents released this week allege former Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer lied to investigators probing…
May 17, 2024Low-benefit, high-cost policy is the best that homeowners can hope to get, it suggests By Kenneth Araullo, INSURANCE BUSINESS https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/property/consumer-watchdog-issues-warning-over-commissioner-laras-deal-with-insurers-489699.aspx In a consumer…
May 17, 2024By Staff Reporters, KNX-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
May 16, 2024By Dakota Smith and Matt Hamilton, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-16/former-la-city-attorney-mike-feuer-lied-to-investigators-and-obstructed-justice-according-to-fbi-affidavit Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer lied to government investigators and likely obstructed justice…
May 16, 2024By Eric Leonard and Andrew Blankstein, NBC LOS ANGELES https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/unsealed-fbi-files-show-agents-believed-former-la-city-attorney-was-involved-in-dwp-lawsuit-coverup/3414296/#:~:text=FBI%20files%20unsealed%20Thursday%20show,says%20is%2C%20%22absurd.%22 FBI files unsealed Thursday show agents investigating corruption at the LA Department of Water and Power,…
May 16, 2024By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/restaurant-surcharge-ban-19456033.php When you sit at a restaurant table and order food and drink, are you receiving…
May 14, 2024By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-05-13/california-governor-newsom-insurance-rates-fair-plan#:~:text=What%20to%20know,conference%20in%20Sacramento%20in%202020.&text=With%20insurers%20continuing%20to%20pull,requests%20for%20rate%20hikes%20reviewed. With insurers continuing to pull back from the California’s homeowners’ market, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to…
May 13, 2024By Kenneth Schrupp, THE CENTER SQUARE https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_2a002ae8-0d6f-11ef-98a3-23aafa7ad2d6.html (The Center Square) – As the California Energy Commission considers adopting a rule to put…
May 13, 2024