Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ex-Players’ Injury Suit Alleges NFL ‘Culture of Drug Abuse’
May 21 2014 // Retired players including ex-Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon accused the National Football League of using painkillers to mask injuries in a “culture of drug misuse,” expanding litigation over the damage...
California Railroad Bridge Collapses, Kills Worker
May 20 2014 // A construction worker died from a fall Sunday after a railroad bridge he was cutting collapsed and pulled him down to a freeway, authorities said. Okesene Faasalele, 59, of Long Beach was attached to the bridge over state...
California Governor: Unprecedented Fire Season
May 19 2014 // Gov. Jerry Brown says the state is gearing up for California’s worst fire season ever. Brown told ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday that the nearly dozen fires in San Diego County that destroyed 11 homes...
NCAA Athletes Drop Image-Use Damages Claim, Pursue Future Earnings
May 19 2014 // Ex-National Collegiate Athletic Association players suing to gain a share of the $800 million of annual broadcast revenue reaped by the organization said they won’t seek damages for past use of their images, instead...
WIAA Objects to In-House Producer Disciplinary Hearings in California
May 19 2014 // The Western Insurance Agents Association is throwing up some objections to a California Department of Insurance proposal that would enable the department’s hearing bureau to adjudicate agent/broker and carrier...
High Net Worth Carrier PURE Enters California
May 19 2014 // Call it a little luck or a good timing – maybe a bit of both – but an insurer focused on high net worth individuals has added California to the list of states in which it does business at a time when the number of...
Immigrants in California Study for Driver Test Months Out
May 19 2014 // There’s a lot riding on a California law to grant driver’s licenses to immigrants in the country illegally, and supporters are already preparing prospective drivers in the most populous U.S. state to pass the...
Snowpack Survey Gives Bleak Summer Outlook for California
May 19 2014 // With summer approaching state water managers say California’s snowpack is at 18 percent of average for the date. The Department of Water Resources at the end of April said the season’s final survey of the...
Policyholders File Claims, Get Payments for California Quake
May 19 2014 // The California Earthquake Authority reported it has paid numerous claims for damage to homes that sustained “relatively minor damage” from the magnitude 5.1 earthquake that struck La Habra on March 28. Most CEA...
Seawater May Be Drought Solution for One California City
May 19 2014 // With California in a drought, the coastal city of Santa Barbara is thinking about firing up a desalination plant that has been in storage for more than two decades. The city built the plant in the 1990s during the last...
Topa Insurance in California Names Donahue President and CEO
May 16 2014 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Topa Insurance Group named John Donahue president and chief executive officer. Donahue will provide leadership to all business endeavors of the organization. Donahue has 20 years of experience....
Southern California Spot Power in Surges Due to Fires
May 16 2014 // Spot electricity in Southern California surged as Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric Co. utility worked to restore service following a fire that disrupted high-voltage transmissions. On-peak, spot...
California Student Broke Bone While Arm Wrestling Teacher: Suit
May 16 2014 // An Orange County high school student has filed a lawsuit accusing his history teacher of breaking the boy’s arm after challenging him to an arm-wrestling contest in class. The Orange County Register reported the suit...
Several San Diego Fires Ongoing, Some Evacuations Lifted
May 16 2014 // Several ongoing fires around San Diego, Calif. that started early in the week have destroyed at least eight homes, an 18-unit condominium complex and two businesses. The fires have burned more than 10,000 acres, and are...
CIG Names Ostrem Regional Field Executive for Southern California
May 15 2014 // Capital Insurance Group named Bruce Ostrem the regional field executive for Southern California. CIG recently created the new Southern California region, consisting of Ventura, Anaheim and San Diego territoriesfield. CIG...
California’s Next Mega Fire, This Could be The Year
May 13 2014 // When Thomas Jeffery visits states like California, he likes to take some time out to drive around and take a hard look at the conditions and the landscape. As a scientist, Jeffery feels this helps put first-person...
Wildfire Season Starts Early Amid Drought; Costs to Top $1 Billion
May 13 2014 // U.S. states plagued by historic drought are bracing for an early wildfire season with a cost that may rise as high as $1.8 billion, or almost $500,000 more than what’s available to control the blazes. Oklahomans...
Heffernan Names De La Rosa as Director in California
May 12 2014 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers named Jani De La Rosa as director of employee benefits and senior vice president. De La Rosa will be responsible for managing benefit program designs, benefit...
Firefighter Involved in California Asiana Rescue Files Lawsuit
May 12 2014 // A San Francisco firefighter accused of accidentally running over a passenger thrown from the wreckage of an Asiana Airlines flight that crashed at San Francisco International Airport is suing the San Francisco Fire...
California Injured Workers Medical Costs Moderated Before Reforms
May 12 2014 // A study issued by the Workers Compensation Research Institute shows medical costs for injured workers in California moderated before sweeping reforms were implemented. WCRI looked at the potential impact of recent reform...
