The remains of a smoldering home in an Altadena neighborhood affected by the Eaton Fire on Jan. 8, 2025. California’s insurer of last resort is facing $1 billion in losses […]
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules.
Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed that state firefighters work full time in place of the seasonal workforce the agency currently staffs for nine months each year.
State Farm, which already has rate increase requests pending, asked state officials to approve more insurance price increases.
LA fires expose California’s difficult road to navigate between disaster risk and solving the state’s housing crisis.
Public utilities can bill directly for hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder returns despite being in what critics call a lower-risk business.
Citing the LA fires, Trump directed federal agencies to “immediately take actions to override” water operations and environmental rules. But the water mostly serves Central Valley farms.
Trump apparently wants to override new Biden-Newsom rules that have widespread support among Southern California cities and some Central Valley farmers.
Federal funding for rural schools goes to 39 California counties. School districts in those communities, including those in Shasta County, consider the money a lifeline.
