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Sacramento Bee – California legislator wanted to guarantee home insurance. Companies fought back

Stephen Hobbs, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article315496436.html Insurance companies on Wednesday beat back the latest effort to force them to sell homeowner policies to…

KCRA3 – Sexual assault survivor supports California rideshare safety law

A proposed California law would require rideshare companies to adopt stricter safety standards and take legal responsibility for sexual misconduct. By Anahita…

KSBW (NBC): Sexual Assault Survivors Push For Rideshare Safety

ABC7: CA State Senate to vote on slew of insurance reform bills, addressing transparency, non-renewals

By Stephanie Sierra, ABC7 https://abc7news.com/post/ca-state-senate-vote-slew-insurance-reform-bills-addressing-transparency-renewals/18945247 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) — A slew of bills that would bring significant insurance reforms to California are set…

Los Angeles Times – Senate committee kills bill mandating insurance coverage for wildfire safe homes

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-04-23/senate-committee-kills-bill-mandating-insurance-coverage-for-wildfire-safe-homes A bill that would have required insurers to offer coverage to homeowners who take steps…

Politico – California Senate committee rejects climate liability, wildfire insurance proposals

BY NICOLE NORMAN, CAMILLE VON KAENEL, POLITICO https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/04/california-senate-committee-rejects-climate-liability-wildfire-insurance-proposals-00888360?site=pro&prod=alert&prodname=alertmail&linktype=article&source=email SACRAMENTO, California — A key California Senate committee on Wednesday sided with business interests…

Survivors in Sacramento Urge Passage of Insurance Reform Bills to Keep Californians Insured and Get the Benefits They Paid for 

Politico California Climate – Setting The Table

By Camille von Kaenel, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2026/04/21/the-gas-debate-is-cooking-again-00885914 SETTING THE TABLE: A major new report that put forth suggestions for how California’s insurance and…

Los Angeles Times – Powerful California institutions backed Swalwell’s rise. Now they’re facing questions

By Dakota Smith and Nicole Nixon, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-17/powerful-california-institutions-backed-swalwells-rise-now-theyre-facing-questions Before it all came crashing down, Eric Swalwell appeared on the cusp of rising to…

Puck – The Talented Mr. Swalwell

By Peter Hamby, PUCK https://puck.news/eric-swalwell-was-the-favorite-to-succeed-newsom-now-what Just four days ago, California Rep. Eric Swalwell was a frontrunner in the race to lead his state as governor.…

Politico – Oil Fight

By Noah Baustin, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2026/04/09/cash-for-trucks-and-bikes-00866340?template_id=OT5J0E7B7DD7&is_login_link=true Environmentalists are starting to get loud about their desire for Newsom to address California’s high gasoline prices…

Hearing Video: Landmark Legislation Requiring Independent Audits Of Utility Wildfire Mitigation Spending Before More Is Approved Passes Assembly Energy Committee

Mercury News – Does a new report offer a way out of California’s home insurance crisis?

By Ethan Varian, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/04/08/does-a-new-report-offer-a-way-out-of-californias-home-insurance-crisis As insurers hike rates and cancel policies for thousands of homeowners across California, a new state report…

Los Angeles Times – Fire survivors call for audits of Edison’s wildfire prevention spending

By Melody Petersen, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-04-09/fire-survivors-call-for-audits-of-edisons-wildfire-prevention-spending Survivors of the devastating Eaton fire called on state lawmakers on Wednesday to pass a bill…

Streetsblog NYC – Hochul’s Insurance Push Follows Uber’s National Playbook — As The Company Spends Big on Her Re-Election

By Kevin Duggan, STREETSBBLOG NYC https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/08/hochul-insurance-uber-playbook Gov. Hochul’s re-election campaign is raking in cash from Uber (opens in new tab) as she follows the tech…

Politico – The electricity market slide

By  NOAH BAUSTIN, POLITICO With help from Camille von Kaenel and Alex Nieves https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2026/04/07/the-electricity-market-slide-00863109 THE BUZZ OF THE BALL: Establishing a new Western electricity…

Pasadena Now – Fire-Safe Homes Could Reduce Losses by One-Third in LA Fire Zones

By CITY NEW SERVICE https://pasadenanow.com/main/analysis-fire-safe-homes-could-reduce-losses-by-one-third-in-la-fire-zones Rebuilding homes to fire-safe standards in areas burned by the Eaton and Pacific Palisades fires could reduce…

Politico – Fuel for the unaffordability fire

By Noah Baustin, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2026/03/30/fuel-for-the-unaffordability-fire-00851401?nname=california-climate&nid=00000189-315c-d8dd-a1ed-797dc9f10000&nrid=0000014f-890a-d780-a9ef-9d7a82c30000 THE PRICE WE PAY: Affordability concerns dominate today’s politics, so the last thing any government leader wants…