Latest California Headlines
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Trump Withholding $40.6M From California Over Truck Driver English Rules
Oct 15 2025 // The Trump administration said Wednesday it is withholding $40.6 million from California in federal transportation funding for failing to comply with truck driver English proficiency rules. The U.S. Transportation...
California Reports $6.7B Impact From Diverse Businesses in Insurance Industry
Oct 15 2025 // A new economic impact report from the California Department of Insurance shows that insurance companies contracting with small and diverse-owned businesses contributed a total economic output of $6.7 billion to the...
California Oil Workers Face Uncertain Future in State’s Energy Transition
Oct 15 2025 // Thirty years ago, Willie Cruz was shocked when he learned the Southern California oil refinery where he worked was shutting down. Cruz, now a 61-year-old living in Arizona, had spent five years working in the environmental...
Gavin Newsom Stares Down LA Revolt in California Housing Fight
Oct 14 2025 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill aimed at ramping up the housing supply, bucking opposition from detractors including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and neighborhoods around the state’s largest city. The...
New California Law Aims to Stabilize Insurance for Those Unable to Get Private Coverage
Oct 14 2025 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill that aims to prevent the state’s home insurer of last resort from running out of money following a natural disaster. The FAIR Plan is an insurance pool that...
People Moves: ICW Group in California Names Moretti Chief Claims Officer
Oct 14 2025 // ICW Group Insurance Companies named Lynn Moretti chief claims officer. Moretti will oversee the company’s claims operations nationwide. Moretti previously served as chief claims officer for AmTrust Specialty,...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Written Premium Levels Returned to Stability
Oct 9 2025 // California workers’ compensation written premium levels for calendar years 2022 to 2024 remained consistent, marking a return to stability following sharp fluctuations during the pandemic. The Workers’...
US Sues Southern California Edison Over 2019 Wildfire
Oct 8 2025 // The U.S. government sued Southern California Edison to help restore National Forest System lands burned in the Saddleridge wildfire near Los Angeles in 2019. Tuesday’s lawsuit seeks damages for fire suppression costs...
Lawmaker Calls for California Insurance Commissioner to Resign Amid Spending Probe
Oct 7 2025 // A lawmaker is calling on Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to resign in the wake of investigation that he allegedly used taxpayer dollars to take luxurious trips. The Fair Political Practices Commission is looking into a...
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...
