The Downey Patriot – LA fire survivors urge for resignation of state insurance commissioner

By City News Service, THE DOWNEY PATRIOT https://www.thedowneypatriot.com/articles/la-fire-survivors-urge-for-resignation-of-state-insurance-commissioner Survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires Thursday urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to call for the resignation of...

Insurance Journal – Wildfire Victims Ask Gov. Newsom to Call for Insurance Commissioner’s Resignation

By Insurance Journal Staff https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/11/06/846762.htm A few of the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires in January are asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom to call for...

New York Times – California Fire Victims Urge State to Hold Insurers Accountable

“We thought we could trust the system,” said a homeowner in Altadena whose insurance policy was canceled only months before the January fires destroyed...

Los Angeles Times – L.A.-area fire victims demand resignation of state’s top insurance regulator

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES Victims of the January wildfires in Los Angeles County urged Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday to call for the...

KPCC-FM (Radio): Car Insurance Is Getting More Expensive We; Premiums Are Up 5% Since 2020

By Staff Reporters, KPCC-FM – Los Angeles, CA: Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

New York Times – California Promised Insurance Relief, But Delivered Loopholes

By Jo BeckerJeremy Singer-VineKatie Benner and Laurel Rosenhall Graphics by Mira Rojanasakul November 1, 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/us/los-angeles-california-fire-insurance-regulations.html?smid=em-share Even before the devastating wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles this year, companies that insure the ever-growing...

Politico – CONSUMER WATCHDOG WOOFS

By Dustin Gardiner and Blake Jones, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2025/10/23/federal-agents-assemble-across-the-bay-00619516?nname=california-playbook&nid=00000150-384f-da43-aff2-bf7fd35a0000&nrid=7c1e98f8-1e02-4590-8f98-9bfefd9130cd Consumer Watchdog produced a podcast featuring accounts of people whose homes burned in this year’s Los Angeles fires to show “how...

KNX-AM (Radio): Some Insurers Have State Approval To Pass That Cost On To You

By Staff Reporters, KNX-AM – Los Angeles, CA: Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Los Angeles Times – California insurers set to charge homeowners for L.A. County fire costs

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-10-22/california-insurers-given-ok-to-charge-homeowners-statewide-for-l-a-county-fire-costs Residential policyholders across California could be paying several hundred million dollars to help cover the costs of claims arising...

The Mercury News – As wildfires scorch California, should insurers divest from fossil fuels?

By Ethan Varian, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/19/insurance-companies-divest-oil-gas/ As catastrophic wildfires spur insurance companies to raise homeowner premiums and drop thousands of policyholders across California, the industry has...

Stateline – The West’s power grid could be stitched together — if red and blue states buy in

By Alex Brown, STATELINE https://stateline.org/2025/10/13/the-wests-power-grid-could-be-stitched-together-if-red-and-blue-states-buy-in For years, Western leaders have debated the creation of a regional energy market: a coordinated grid to pool solar power in...

Los Angeles Times – Insurance commissioner proposes controversial changes to landmark insurance law

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES One hallmark of the 1988 ballot measure that governs California’s auto and home insurance code allows the public to review...

Sacramento Business Journal – Last-resort homeowners insurance in California eyes major price increase for April

By Mark Anderson, SACRAMENTO BUSINESS JOURNAL https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2025/10/11/fair-insurance-plan-seeks-rate-increase.html The California FAIR Plan, the homeowners insurance of last resort, is seeking an average 35.8% rate increase that would...

Politico – Katie Porter’s spiral and a $12M ad buy spark chatter of a Tom Steyer comeback

The billionaire megadonor’s ad buy has fueled a fresh round of speculation about his political prospects. By Jeremy White, POLITICO https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/10/tom-steyer-ad-buy-katie-porter-stumble-stir-comeback-talk-pro-00601059 Tom Steyer's previous explorations of a...

LAW360 – Trump Tariffs Unconstitutional, Watchdog Tells Justices

By Dylan Moroses, LAW360 https://www.law360.com/articles/2397413?ta_id=1324219&utm_source=targeted-alerts&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=case-article-alert# Law360 (October 8, 2025, 11:47 PM EDT) -- Either President Donald Trump doesn't have authority to impose tariffs under the International...

CalMatters – Federal oversight is disappearing as multiple refineries explode. Who’s in charge now?

By Alejandro Lazo, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/10/refinery-explosion-federal-state-oversight/ An explosion rattled windows across nearby neighborhoods. Orange columns of flame shot like blowtorches out of stacks and pipes, uncontrolled. The incident...

Insurance News Net – Calif. wildfire crisis sparks push for public insurance model

By Doug Bailey, INSURANCE NEWS NET https://insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/calif-wildfire-crisis-sparks-push-for-public-insurance-model As wildfires continue to drive up homeowners' insurance premiums and prompt policy cancellations in California, a new piece of legislation...

Orange County Register – Map: See where California FAIR Plan seeks home insurance rate hikes

By Ethan Varian, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER https://www.ocregister.com/2025/10/06/california-fair-plan-home-insurance-rate-hike/ The FAIR Plan, California's last-resort insurance program for homeowners needing fire coverage, is seeking approval for steep rate hikes...

Los Angeles Times – California’s home insurer of last resort seeks 36% rate hike following January fires

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES The California FAIR Plan, the state's home insurer of last resort, is seeking an average 35.8% rate hike, its...

Politico – Refinery fire puts pressure on California gas prices, oil politics

By Noah Austin, POLITICO https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/10/refinery-fire-puts-pressure-on-california-gas-prices-oil-politics-00593806?site=pro&prod=alert&prodname=alertmail&linktype=headline&source=email SACRAMENTO, California — The fire Thursday night at California’s second-largest oil refinery spiked wholesale fuel prices and raised the temperature on...

KNX-AM (Radio): Governor Newsom And The California Energy Commission Will Be Partly To Blame If Gas Prices Shoot Up Because Of The Fire

By Staff Reporters, KNX-AM – Los Angeles, CA: Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
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KTVU (Fox): New Report Alleges Price Gouging By Gas Companies
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KERO-BFL (ABC): Gas Prices In California Were Lower And More Stable In 2024
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Consumer Alert: Edison's Fast Pay for Eaton Wildfire Survivors isn't Fair Pay
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Spectrum News 1: Search For Answers Underway After Massive Blast & Fire Rocks El Segundo Refinery
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KXTV-SAC (ABC) To the Point with Alex Bell: CA Bills Addressing Gas Prices
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Newsom and CA Legislators Sham End of Session Dirty Deal
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KTVU: Electricity Deregulation Could Be Coming Back In Last Days of Session
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KFMB SD CBS San Diego, CA: CA Pauses Penalty On Big Oil To 2030
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Consumer Alert: 11th Hour Push To Deregulate Electricity In California, Raise Rates
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KTLA-LA (CW) - Los Angeles, CA: Gas Prices Expected To Spike By July 4th
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Who is Behind SB 540?
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ABC 7: Controversial CA Energy Bill Moves Forward
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KCBS-LA (CBS) - Los Angeles, CA: Late-Night Vote Can Spike Gas Prices
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KCAL-LA - Los Angeles, CA: How Will Phillips 66 Closing The Refinery Impact Consumers At The Pump?
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KCBS-LA (CBS) - Los Angeles, CA: Phillips 66 To Close Refinery
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KGO-SF (ABC) - San Francisco, CA: Controversy Over SF's Bottle Bank Pilot
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KTLA-LA (CW) - Los Angeles, CA: Newsom Signs Gas Law Aimed At Preventing Spike In Gas Prices
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KNBC-LA (NBC) - Los Angeles, CA: New CA Law Aims To Protect Gas Price Spikes
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KTTV-LA (FOX) - Los Angeles, CA: New Laws On Oil And Gas In California
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Consumer Alert: Newsom Takes on Gasoline Price Spikes
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KCBS-LA (CBS) - Los Angeles, CA: Chevron Moving Headquarters to TX
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KGTV-SD (ABC) - San Diego, CA: Californians Overcharged For Gas in 2015
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KTXL-SAC (FOX) - Sacramento, CA: Oil Windfall Profits Law Under Microscope
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KGTV-SD (ABC) - San Diego, CA: Watchdog Blames Oil Industry For High Prices
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KGTV-SD (ABC) - San Diego, CA: Who's To Blame For Recent Spikes In Gas Prices?
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Support Oil Driller Accountability, AB 3155
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Consumer Alert: The Buck Stops This Summer
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New Consumer Alert Exposes Deceptive Oil Industry Attack On Governor Newsom
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KOVR-SAC (CBS) - Sacramento, CA: Signs Fueling Debate Over Gas Tax
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Consumer Alert: More Deceptive Big Oil Ads Targeting California
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KGO-SF (ABC) - San Francisco, CA: CRV Fee on Alcohol Starts On January 1st
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Consumer Alert: Deceptive Oil Ads
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Consumer Alert: Big Oil’s BS Mailer
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KABC-LA, CA: Lawmakers Should Prevent Refineries from Selling Expensive Summer Blend of Gas Overseas
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KPIX-SF (CBS) - San Francisco, CA: California Gas Prices Are Soaring Again
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KCAL-LA - Los Angeles, CA: Gas Prices Skyrocketing
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KTLA-LA (CW) - Los Angeles, CA: So Cal Gas Prices Nearing $6 a Gallon
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Spectrum News 1 (San Fernando Valley) - Los Angeles, CA: Controversy Over Gas Storage Facility
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KFMB-SD (CBS) - San Diego, CA: Gas Tax Increase Takes Effect July 1st
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CBS 8 - Los Angeles, CA: What You Need to Know About Gas Prices
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KGO-SF (ABC) - San Francisco, CA: BottleBank Update, Is It Really Effective?
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Senator Portantino, Shame on You
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Senator Portantino: Protect Our Communities From Oil Drillers
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KERO-BFL (ABC) - Bakersfield, CA; Oil Drilling Near Homes Can Cause Health and Safety Concerns
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KNBC - LA, CA; Consumer Watchdog's Liza Tucker On New Concerns With Santa Susana Field Lab Clean Up
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(ABC) - LA, CA; SoCal Edison's New Income Based Proposed Charges Might Not Be As Stable As They Seem
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(CBS)-Fresno, CA; Victory For Californians As Bill Passes That Will Regulate Profits Of Oil Refiners
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CNBC - Jamie Court Speaks About The Bill That Would Penalize Oil Refineries For Price Gouging
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KXTV(ABC) - Sacramento, CA; Governor Newsom Announced A New Deal With Lawmakers To Take On Big Oil
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KNBC-LA (NBC) - Los Angeles, CA; Holding Utility Companies Accountable For Power Outages
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