By FELICIA MELLO | CalMatters After flood waters from heavy rainstorms deluged two small farmworker towns in January 2023, California set aside $20 million each for the communities to rebuild. …
Recent raging winter storms have caved in streets, wrecked piers, collapsed homes and apartment buildings, and submerged property up and down California’s coastline. Now, as sea levels continue to rise …
Slope erosion and landslides pose a rocky risk for motorists along Southern California highways, and the Caltrans is using wire mesh to bolster freeway protections on the hilly Antelope Valley …
In yet another sign of instability across California’s home insurance market, Allstate is seeking to raise policyholders’ premiums by an average of 34%. The insurance giant, the sixth largest provider …
By Nadia Lopez and Paige Smith | Bloomberg California’s lofty home prices and scarce inventory already amounted to one of the most nightmarish housing markets in the US. Now, challenges …
Southern California is a disaster. Oh, you’ve heard? Sure, but in this case “disaster” isn’t code for “too expensive” or “not as cool as when I was a kid” or …
A San Bernardino County jury has awarded two women $18 million after determining their insurance carrier acted in bad faith when it failed to pay out more than $100,000 to …
A major project to overhaul a flood-prone section of Highway 37 has received $20 million from the Biden administration. The Federal Highway Administration funding is part of a $58.9 million …
But Lara found common ground with a major U.S. insurer’s CEO at a first-of-its-kind summit held in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Other insurance commissioners, government officials, insurance industry representatives, nonprofits …
The CZU Lightning Complex wildfire that burned through the Santa Cruz Mountains in late summer 2020 was a wakeup call for Frank Bäuerle. He wasted no time fireproofing his Ben …