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East Bay Times – Newsom throws support behind California home insurance overhaul with order that could speed rate hikes

By John Woolfolk, EAST BAY TIMES https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/09/21/newsom-throws-support-behind-california-home-insurance-overhaul-with-order-that-could-speed-rate-hikes/amp/#:~:text=Gavin%20Newsom%20leaned%20into%20California%27s,wildfires%20fueled%20by%20climate%20change. Gov. Gavin Newsom leaned into California’s home insurance market meltdown with an executive order Thursday…

Sep 21, 2023

In The News

KXTV-SAC (ABC) – Sacramento, CA: Changes Coming to Home Insurance Market

Consumer Watchdog opposes the governor's executive order saying there are other ways to address the impact of climate change that we have…

Sep 21, 2023

Audio

KFBK-AM (Radio) – Sacramento, CA: The New Insurance Deal is a Terrible Move by California

By Staff Reporters, KFBK – Sacramento, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Sep 21, 2023

Audio

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: The State is Caving Into Pressure For From the Insurance Industry

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

Sep 21, 2023

In The News

KCBS-LA (CBS) – Los Angeles, CA: CA Insurance Pricing Proposal

Insurance companies will use secret algorithms to set rates for homeowners in their coverage for wildfires and to add reinsurance cost premiums…

Sep 21, 2023

Audio

Capital Public Radio – Sacramento, CA: Consumer Watchdog is Not Opposed to Insurance Companies Using a Model To Set Rates but We Want to See What is in that Model

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

Sep 21, 2023

Energy

Politico – Unanswered questions on the wildfire insurance deal

By Blanca Begert, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2023/09/21/unanswered-questions-on-the-wildfire-insurance-deal-00117519 WE HAVE A DEAL — Things moved pretty quickly today. Around 2:00 p.m., Gov. Gavin Newsom put out an executive…

Sep 21, 2023

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The Los Angeles Times – California home insurers plan return to fire zones under new deal

By Sam Dean, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-09-21/california-home-insurers-plan-return-to-fire-zones-under-new-deal After a summer that saw many of California’s top home insurers pull back from the state…

Sep 21, 2023

Energy

KQED Bay Curious – Cashing In on the Future of California’s Bottle Deposit System

By Steven Rascón, KQED Bay Curious https://www.kqed.org/news/11961915/cashing-in-on-californias-broken-bottle-deposit-system When Paul Beach was a kid growing up in Maine, he remembers going to a…

Sep 21, 2023

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Cal Matters – Can this plan fix California’s insurance crisis? What you need to know

By Ben Christopher, CAL MATTERS https://calmatters.org/politics/2023/09/california-insurance-crisis/ A week after negotiations to rescue California’s floundering home insurance market stalled out in the Legislature, the…

Sep 21, 2023

Energy

The Daily Kos – 55 groups urge Gov. Newsom to veto Big Oil-backed bill weakening refinery price gouging legislation

By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/21/2194643/-55-groups-urge-Gov-Newsom-to-veto-Big-Oil-backed-bill-weakening-refinery-price-gouging-legislation Los Angeles, CA — The struggle between Big Oil, represented by the Western States Petroleum Association…

Sep 21, 2023

Energy

CalMatters – Newsom burnishes his national image by waging new attack on oil industry

By Dan Walters, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/09/newsom-national-image-oil-industry/ When Ken Cory, an assemblyman from Orange County, was running for state controller 49 years ago, he…

Sep 20, 2023

Accountability

The Los Angeles Times – Questions remain as feds signal an end to DWP billing probe

By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-20/los-angeles-dwp-billing-investigation-ending-questions-remain It was a shocking sight on a July morning in 2019: An FBI van parked…

Sep 20, 2023

Energy

LA ist – Here Are The Major Climate Bills That Made It Through California’s Legislature This Year

By Erin Stone, LA IST https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/here-are-the-major-climate-bills-that-made-it-through-californias-legislature-this-year The California Legislature wrapped up its session last week and dozens of climate bills now await…

Sep 20, 2023

Energy

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom – “This is a Big Big Deal”: Climate Leaders Praise California’s Lawsuit to Hold Big Oil Accountable

By The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/09/18/this-is-a-big-big-deal-climate-leaders-praise-californias-lawsuit-to-hold-big-oil-accountable/ After Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday that California is suing Big…

Sep 18, 2023

Energy

Ventura County Star – Will Newsom allow legislators to assist gas gougers?

By Tom Elias, VENTURA COUNTY STAR https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/2023/09/18/will-newsom-allow-legislators-to-assist-gas-gougers/70890866007/#:~:text=It%27s%20up%20to%20Gov.,lying%20and%20gasoline%20price%20gouging. It’s up to Gov. Gavin Newsom, but if he signs a last-minute bill just passed…

Sep 18, 2023

In The News

The Ukiah Daily Journal – The Observer: Bringing the government to the people, a real road show

By Jim Shields, UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL I’ve lobbied for years for the Board of Supervisors to hold meetings outside of the county…

Sep 17, 2023

In The News

KABC-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: Homeowners Have Lost Their Property Insurance as More Insurance Companies Exit the State

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

Sep 16, 2023