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How One Regulator Made California’s Fire Recovery Harder

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Smoke & Mirrors
How One Regulator Made California’s Fire Recovery Harder
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We explore a recent investigative story by the New York Times about how industry-favored loopholes crafted behind closed doors at the California Department of Insurance have undermined fire recovery, and how Los Angeles fire survivors are now calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to ask Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to resign. 

Guests:

Branislav Kecman, Altadena fire survivor

Jill Spivack, Pacific Palisades, fire survivor

Zaire Calvin, Altadena fire survivor

Joy Chen, executive director, Eaton Fire Survivors Network

Carmen Balber, executive director, Consumer Watchdog

Jo Becker, reporter, New York Times

Justin Kloczko

Justin Kloczko

Justin Kloczko follows tech and privacy for Consumer Watchdog. He’s a recovering daily newspaper reporter whose work has also appeared in Vice, Daily Beast and KCRW.

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