A California City Is Pioneering Urban-Scale Insurance for Climate Disasters March 11, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman “Fire took everything, please help.” The headline was one of hundreds like it on GoFundMe campaigns that launched even as...
California School District Settles Age Discrimination Case March 11, 2025 The Washington Unified School District in Fresno, Calif. settled a federal charge of firing a 65-year-old teacher. The age discrimination...
People Moves: Powers Joins Alliant Insurance Services as SVP, Employee Benefits Group March 11, 2025 Ashley Powers joined Alliant Insurance Services as senior vice president within its employee benefits group. She is based in Alliant’s...
8 Hurt When Driver Plowed Vehicle into California Car Dealership March 10, 2025 Eight people were injured over the weekened when a driver plowed a vehicle into a CarMax location in the Los...
Washington Timber Company Fined $114K for Child Labor Violations March 10, 2025 A Washington timber company was fined $114,300 for reportedly violating state and federal child labor regulations. The violations involve a...
Honolulu Allowing Some Developers to OK Their Own Projects March 10, 2025 By Ben Angarone More than a year after the Honolulu City Council created a program to reduce the city’s backlog of building permit...
25 Pacific Palisades Fire Victims Sue LA and Water & Power March 7, 2025 Twenty-five victims of the Palisades Fire victims filed an inverse condemnation lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court against the...
Trucker in Crash That Killed 7 Farmworkers in Oregon Sentenced to 48 Years March 7, 2025 A truck driver who killed seven farmworkers when he crashed into a parked van on Interstate 5 in Oregon was...
Report: More Insurers in California Paying Wildfire Victims Without Itemized List March 7, 2025 More insurers are paying contents coverage to California wildfire victims without requiring a detailed inventory, according to the California Department...
Southern California Restaurant Fined $1.1M for Labor Violations March 7, 2025 A Southern California restaurant has been fined more than $1.1 million over wage theft and sick leave violations. The California...