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By Levi Sumagaysay, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/economy/2024/05/california-insurance-crisis-2 Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed legislation to speed up insurance premium rate reviews as he and the Insurance Department try to...

By Staff Reporters, KCBS-AM – San Francisco, CA  Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

By Camille Von Kaenel, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2024/05/29/how-newsom-ended-up-siding-with-insurers-00160534?nname=california-playbook-pm&nid=00000177-6f21-d412-abff-6ff78f190000&nrid=0000014f-890a-d780-a9ef-9d7a82c30000&nlid=2693079 HITTING A CRISIS POINT: The wildfire insurance problem in California has gotten so bad that Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking...

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 California’s troubled homeowners insurance...

By Staff Reporters, KNX-AM – Los Angeles, CA  Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

By 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 season. Many Californians will...

By Ethan Varian, MERCURY TIMES https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/05/22/alameda-county-da-sues-farmers-insurance-over-widespread-scheme-to-underinsure-homes/ Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is suing Farmers Insurance over an alleged "widespread scheme" to underinsure homes across California. Price...

By Sameea Kamal, CAL MATTERS https://calmatters.org/politics/elections/2024/05/california-election-voter-guide-cost/ What’s the cost of democracy in California?  If we calculate that based just on the pages informing the state’s 22 million...