Latest California Headlines
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California AG Pledges More Lawsuits Against Trump’s Green Rollbacks
Oct 6 2025 // California Attorney General Rob Bonta said his state would continue to sue the Trump administration’s aggressive deregulatory actions on environmental rules, and was also looking at more lawsuits connected to...
Hedge Funds Targeting Fire Insurance Hit a Wall in California
Oct 6 2025 // Hedge funds speculating on wildfire insurance claims in California were just dealt a legal blow, after the state adopted new legislation designed to stifle such bets. Under the law, approved last month by California...
California Department of Insurance Taking Actions Against Tesla Over Claims Handling
Oct 6 2025 // The California Department of Insurance launched enforcement actions against Tesla Insurance Services Inc. and Tesla Insurance Company companies for allegedly failing to adequately handle hundreds of California automobile...
Being Pleasant Is Key to Success at Small but Growing Southern California Firm
Oct 6 2025 // Being pleasant may not sound like it’s part of a recipe for success at a firm operating in a space where people survive and thrive by making sales, but it’s among the core philosophies at Kulchin Ross Insurance...
California State University Targeted by EEOC Antisemitism Inquiry
Oct 3 2025 // Federal officials have opened inquiries into California State University for allegations of antisemitism and claims of racial discrimination tied to a diversity hiring initiative. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
People Moves: California Commissioner Makes COIN Advisory Board, Curriculum Board Appointments
Oct 3 2025 // Ricardo Lara California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appointed Veronica Saldaña as the newest member of the California Organized Investment Network advisory board and Jason Meyerson to the curriculum board of the...
California Police Pulled Over A Waymo for An Illegal U-Turn, But They Couldn’t Cite
Oct 3 2025 // Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn, only to find no driver behind the wheel and therefore, no one to ticket. The San Bruno Police...
Trump’s $7.6 Billion Energy Cuts Hit California Grid Upgrade
Oct 2 2025 // The Trump administration’s plan to cancel billions of dollars for energy projects following the U.S. government shutdown includes an initiative to upgrade electric transmission lines in California. A consortium that...
Study Shows California Heat Standard Reduced Work Injuries on Hot Days
Oct 2 2025 // California’s worker heat standards led to fewer work-related injuries on hot days, a new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute found. The WCRI study, Impact of California’s Heat Standard on...
Pipeline Operator Fined, Must Cleanup in EPA Deal Over California Gas Spill
Oct 1 2025 // A pipeline operator is settling with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a massive gasoline spill in in Walnut Creek, California. Under an agreement, SFPP L.P. will pay a penalty of $213,560 to resolve claims of...
California Governor Signs Order on Economic and Insurance Impact of ‘Climate Crisis’
Sep 30 2025 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order he said will help mitigate the impacts and better allocate the costs of natural disasters while stabilizing the insurance market and energy utility sector. The...
People Moves: Delos Executive Pratt Appointed to Legislative Committee of Surplus Line Association of California
Sep 26 2025 // Tom Pratt Tom Pratt, head of public policy and government affairs at property insurance MGA Delos Insurance Solutions, has been appointed to the legislative committee of the Surplus Line Association of California. Delos is...
McGowan Acquires Limit.com in California
Sep 25 2025 // The McGowan Companies acquired Limit, a digital wholesale insurance brokerage headquartered in Covina, California, via an asset purchase agreement. After the transaction is closed, Limit will continue to operate under the...
California AG Encouraged by OpenAI’s Stance on Chatbot Harms in Wake of Suit
Sep 24 2025 // California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he was “encouraged” by a recent talk with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and actions the company has taken in the wake of a lawsuit alleging ChatGPT guided...
Guillermo del Toro Almost Lost His Movie Memorabilia in California Wildfire
Sep 24 2025 // Many fled when wildfires devastated Los Angeles earlier this year, but Guillermo del Toro rushed back in, determined to save his lifelong collection of horror memorabilia. It’s the same loyalty that finds him making...
California Couple Charged With Insurance Fraud, Identity Theft and Conspiracy
Sep 23 2025 // A California couple has been charged for running an insurance fraud scheme where they allegedly stole more than 21 patients’ identities and submitted false insurance claims. Rebecca Juarez, 39, and Juan Pablo...
Lawsuits Accuse Former California Megachurch Pastor of Child Sex Abuse
Sep 22 2025 // A former Riverside megachurch pastor has been accused of sexually abusing and trafficking children for years at a shelter he ran in Bucharest, according to lawsuits filed by two Romanian men in U.S. District Court in...
California Won’t Replace Expiring $7,500 Federal EV Tax Credit
Sep 22 2025 // California will not backfill a $7,500 federal tax credit for buyers of electric vehicles that is set to expire this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday, reversing an earlier pledge to restart the state’s own EV...
California Labor Commissioner Cites L.A. Restaurant $680K
Sep 22 2025 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited J BBQ, a Koreatown restaurant, more than $680,000 for wage theft violations. A total of 48 workers were impacted by the violations, which included unpaid wages, denied...
California Labor Commissioner Cites LA Developers $2.3M
Sep 22 2025 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office issued citations totaling more than $2.3 million to multiple developers and operators of construction projects at sites in Los Angeles. The citations stem from an...
