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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, 2023By 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, 2023By 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, 2023By 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, 2023By Jim Shields, UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL I’ve lobbied for years for the Board of Supervisors to hold meetings outside of the county…
Sep 17, 2023By Staff Reporters, KABC – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Sep 16, 2023By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/16/2193734/-California-oil-production-declines-as-U-S-crude-oil-drilling-increases?utm_campaign=recent Today I’m going to talk briefly about oil production in California and the U.S. and the…
Sep 16, 2023By Alexei Koseff, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/politics/2023/09/california-insurance-wildfires/ As a string of last-minute deals surfaced this week before tonight’s end of the legislative session, one…
Sep 15, 2023By Melody Gutierrez, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-15/lawmakers-take-up-bill-to-overhaul-state-board-that-investigates-doctors# When Angela Contreras complained to the state’s medical board last fall that a Long Beach…
Sep 15, 2023
Jose Ibarra was fortunate to be surrounded by family that loved him. He had a different life than most young men his…
Sep 15, 2023By Staff Reporters, KABC – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Sep 14, 2023By Sam Dean, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-09-14/newsom-homeowners-insurance-rates-coverage New home buyers — and people getting dropped from their existing coverage — have had…
Sep 14, 2023By Staff Reporters, BIN – New York, NY Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Sep 14, 2023
Consumer watchdog called for a public transparent debate to address insurers pull outs from the home insurance market.
Sep 14, 2023By Staff Reporters, NPR – U.S. Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Sep 13, 2023By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Sep 13, 2023By Staff Reporters, NPR – U.S. Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Sep 13, 2023By John Woolfolk & Julia Prodis Sulek, EAST BAY TIMES A rumored legislative deal aimed at keeping home insurance companies from bailing…
Sep 12, 2023