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By The LOS ANGELES TIMES Editorial Board April 28, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-04-28/marc-levine-endorsement-insurance-commissioner Ricardo Lara’s first year as California insurance commissioner — the elected office…
Apr 28, 2022By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE April 27, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Victims-of-medical-malpractice-could-win-more-in-17131311.php Consumer advocates, physicians and legislative leaders announced a long-sought agreement Wednesday to…
Apr 27, 2022By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS Aprili 27, 2022 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/story/2022-04-27/california-to-increase-awards-in-medical-malpractice-cases SACRAMENTO, Calif. — People who get hurt because of a doctor’s negligence in California could…
Apr 27, 2022By Victoria Colliver, POLITICO PRO April 27, 2022 California’s nearly 50-year-old medical malpractice compensation limits may soon be increased as part of…
Apr 27, 2022By Melody Gutierrez, LOS ANGELES TIMES April 27, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-27/california-malpractice-payouts-would-rise-under-deal-to-avoid-costly-ballot-fight SACRAMENTO — Cash payments in California medical malpractice cases would go up for the…
Apr 27, 2022Oil and gas CEOs received nearly $45m more in combined total compensation in 2021 compared to 2020 amid a spike in prices…
Apr 25, 2022By Timothy Darragh, BestWire April 22, 2022 A bill requiring greater disclosure between California Department of Insurance personnel and insurance companies and…
Apr 22, 2022By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS April 19, 2022 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/4/19/2092852/-Breaking-First-Quarter-Approvals-For-Higher-Risk-Oil-Extraction-Up-Sharply-in-California Los Angeles, CA — If anybody still believes that California is the nation’s “green” and “progressive”…
Apr 19, 2022By Colby Bermel, POLITICO PRO April 18, 2022 https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2022/04/lara-and-levine-spar-over-fossil-fuel-disclosures-00026099?source=email A new fossil fuel investments disclosure tool unveiled Monday by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo…
Apr 18, 2022By Kellie Hwang, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE April 12, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/san-francisco-inflation-17073956.php Buying pretty much anything in the Bay Area is generally more expensive,…
Apr 13, 2022The role is being filled nearly three years after FBI raid at LADWP headquarters and other offices. By Elizabeth Chou, THE DAILY…
Apr 11, 2022By Jennifer Kastner, KGTV ABC TV-10 San Diego, CA April 7, 2022 https://www.10news.com/news/team-10/new-lawsuit-against-sd-plastic-surgeon-charged-in-patients-death SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A Bonita plastic surgeon who’s…
Apr 7, 2022By Dustin Gardiner, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE April 6, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Newsom-proposal-California-would-open-more-17052423.php SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration unveiled a $330 million proposal Friday…
Apr 6, 2022By City News Service, THE DAILY NEWS OF LOS ANGELES April 5, 2022 Ex-LA City Attorney’s Office lawyer pleads guilty in DWP…
Apr 5, 2022By Dustin Gardiner and J.D. Morris, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE April 5, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/sf-bottle-recycling-17052505.php When San Francisco launched its mobile recycling program at…
Apr 5, 2022Federal prosecutors allege a key discussion about the extortion took place during a Dec. 1, 2017 meeting. By Eric Leonard, KNBC TV-4,…
Apr 5, 2022Gov. Newsom’s budget calls for investing $155 million to expand mobile recycling and reverse vending machine locations. By DeAnne Toto, RECYCLING TODAY…
Apr 4, 2022By Don Thomson, ASSOCIATED PRESS April 2, 2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/california-has-600m-in-unclaimed-can-bottle-deposits/2022/04/01/a4783bbe-b21b-11ec-9dbd-0d4609d44c1c_story.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is sitting on a $600 million pile of…
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