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By Claire Hao & Carolyn Said, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/insurance-state-farm-18125433.php State Farm, California’s largest property and casualty insurer, ceased writing new homeowners’ policies…
May 31, 2023By Brooke Staggs, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER The photo above captures a scenario that would be illegal in some states. California is…
May 31, 2023By Ben Christopher and Grace Gedye, CAL MATTERS https://calmatters.org/housing/2023/05/state-farm-california-insurance/ State Farm made national headlines last week when it said it would stop…
May 31, 2023By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
May 30, 2023State farm insurance hitting the pause button company says it will stop issuing new policies for homes and properties in California because…
May 29, 2023Consumer Watchdog's founder, Harvey Rosenfield, is calling out CA insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara to take action and protect the public.
May 27, 2023Advocates want to hold ‘reckless’ oil companies liable for health and climate impacts. Companies are counting on support from legislators, courts and…
May 24, 2023By Eric D. Lawrence, DETROIT FREE PRESS freep.com/story/money/cars/2023/05/23/defense-department-automotive-cybersecurity-udm-viceroy/70238098007/ (opens in new tab) Kevin Tierney said he has been talking to officials at…
May 23, 2023California State Senator Anthony Portantino abused his power to side with oil drillers and threaten the public’s health. He prevented a vote…
May 22, 2023By John Cox, BAKERSFIELD.COM https://www.bakersfield.com/news/study-on-oilfield-buffers-ids-surprising-tradeoffs/article_463c9044-f744-11ed-ad66-ff21db16715a.html A policy study published last week concludes California can best advance its oil supply-related climate goals by…
May 21, 2023By JW August, TIMES OF SAN DIEGO In our state it’s the job of the Medical Board of California to investigate complaints against doctors. The…
May 21, 2023By Dan Bacher, The Daily Kos https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/18/2170113/-California-taxpayers-could-be-stuck-with-paying-6-9-billion-to-close-and-clean-up-oil-wells?utm_campaign=recent The supposedly “green” state of California could be facing a $21.5 billion tab to decommission oil…
May 19, 2023By Sophie Austin, ASSOCIATED PRESS https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/18/california-legislature-oil-well-lawsuits/f33826b6-f5d0-11ed-918d-012572d64930_story.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers blocked two big environmental bills Thursday, one that would have ramped…
May 18, 2023Para proteger a las familias latinas, la Legislatura de California debe aprobar la ley SB 556 To protect Latino families, the California…
May 17, 2023By Marisa Endicott, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/endicott-homeowners-in-areas-of-high-fire-risk-hit-with-sudden-policy-canc/ Last year, JoAnna Price of Napa returned from vacation to a letter stating that her…
May 17, 2023
Community oil drilling threatens our public health. Senator Portantino has an opportunity to stand up for our communities.
May 17, 2023An open letter on behalf of Californians By Ellen Snortland, LA DOWNTOWN NEWS Read the PDF here. I’m pleased to see that…
May 15, 2023With deficit growing by $9.3 billion, Gov. Newsom pitches plan to float a climate bond to continue funding key projects. (opens in…
May 12, 2023