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KCRA News: Fire Victims Want Insurance Commissioner To Resign

FOX26 News – California insurance commissioner responds to calls for his resignation

By Michael Tellez, FOX26 NEWS  https://kmph.com/news/local/california-wildfire-survivors-demand-ricardo-lara-resigns-palisades-new-york-times-policies-insurance-commisioner-loopholes CALIFORNIA (FOX26) — A new report is raising questions about how California’s wildfire insurance system ended up where…

KTLA 5 – Fire survivors urge Gov. Newsom to call for Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s resignation following New York Times report

By Iman Palm, Kimberly Cheng, KTLA 5 https://ktla.com/news/california/fire-survivors-urge-gov-newsom-to-call-for-insurance-commissioner-ricardo-laras-resignation-following-new-york-times-report Survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to urge California…

Mercury News – California wildfire survivors urge resignation of state insurance commissioner

By Julianna Lozada, MERCURY NEWS Eaton and Palisades fire survivors on Thursday, Nov. 6, are calling for California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to resign after…

The Downey Patriot – LA fire survivors urge for resignation of state insurance commissioner

By City News Service, THE DOWNEY PATRIOT https://www.thedowneypatriot.com/articles/la-fire-survivors-urge-for-resignation-of-state-insurance-commissioner Survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires Thursday urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to call…

Insurance Journal – Wildfire Victims Ask Gov. Newsom to Call for Insurance Commissioner’s Resignation

By Insurance Journal Staff https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/11/06/846762.htm A few of the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires in January are asking California Gov. Gavin…

New York Times – California Fire Victims Urge State to Hold Insurers Accountable

“We thought we could trust the system,” said a homeowner in Altadena whose insurance policy was canceled only months before the January…

Los Angeles Times – L.A.-area fire victims demand resignation of state’s top insurance regulator

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES Victims of the January wildfires in Los Angeles County urged Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday to…

New York Times – California Promised Insurance Relief, But Delivered Loopholes

By Jo BeckerJeremy Singer-VineKatie Benner and Laurel Rosenhall Graphics by Mira Rojanasakul November 1, 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/us/los-angeles-california-fire-insurance-regulations.html?smid=em-share Even before the devastating wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles this…

Consumer Alert: Edison’s Fast Pay for Eaton Wildfire Survivors isn’t Fair Pay

Politico – CONSUMER WATCHDOG WOOFS

By Dustin Gardiner (opens in new tab) and Blake Jones (opens in new tab), POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2025/10/23/federal-agents-assemble-across-the-bay-00619516?nname=california-playbook&nid=00000150-384f-da43-aff2-bf7fd35a0000&nrid=7c1e98f8-1e02-4590-8f98-9bfefd9130cd Consumer Watchdog produced a podcast featuring accounts of people…

Los Angeles Times – California insurers set to charge homeowners for L.A. County fire costs

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-10-22/california-insurers-given-ok-to-charge-homeowners-statewide-for-l-a-county-fire-costs Residential policyholders across California could be paying several hundred million dollars to help cover the…

KCAL Mornings: CA Homeowners Face Surcharges To Help Recoup Costs From January Wildfires

The Mercury News – As wildfires scorch California, should insurers divest from fossil fuels?

By Ethan Varian, MERCURY NEWS As catastrophic wildfires spur insurance companies to raise homeowner premiums and drop thousands of policyholders across California,…

Inside EPA – Newsom Signs EJ-Opposed Bill To Develop CO2 Pipeline Regulations

By Curt Barry, INSIDE EPA https://insideepa.com/daily-news/newsom-signs-ej-opposed-bill-develop-co2-pipeline-regulations#:~:text=Gavin%20Newsom%20(D)%20has%20signed,Materials%20Safety%20Administration%20(PHMSA). California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed into law a bill requiring the State Fire Marshall…

Stateline – The West’s power grid could be stitched together — if red and blue states buy in

By Alex Brown, STATELINE https://stateline.org/2025/10/13/the-wests-power-grid-could-be-stitched-together-if-red-and-blue-states-buy-in For years, Western leaders have debated the creation of a regional energy market: a coordinated grid to…

Los Angeles Times – Insurance commissioner proposes controversial changes to landmark insurance law

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES One hallmark of the 1988 ballot measure that governs California’s auto and home insurance code allows the…

Sacramento Business Journal – Last-resort homeowners insurance in California eyes major price increase for April

By Mark Anderson, SACRAMENTO BUSINESS JOURNAL https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2025/10/11/fair-insurance-plan-seeks-rate-increase.html The California FAIR Plan, the homeowners insurance of last resort, is seeking an average 35.8%…