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By 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
The insurance industry’s efforts to pass a last minute bailout deal failed for this legislative session.
Sep 12, 2023By Mathew Kupfer, THE SF STANDARD https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/12/california-insurance-crisis-lawmakers-fail-to-pass-bill-aimed-at-luring-insurers-back/ Controversial efforts to pass a last-minute bill through the California Legislature to ease the state’s…
Sep 12, 2023Groups say plan is being “rushed through in secrecy” By Mika Pangilinan, INSURANCE BUSINESS https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/california-insurance-bailout-plan-sparks-outcry-from-advocacy-groups-459198.aspx A coalition of consumer, environmental, and economic…
Sep 11, 2023State officials trying to figure out how to stem the exodus of property insurers from wildfire-prone areas are looking with trepidation at…
Sep 11, 2023By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Sep 9, 2023
Consumer advocates fear the rates would skyrocket even more than they already have.
Sep 8, 2023