Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara unveiled a plan to shore up the California insurance market for homeowners, in which insurers would return to wildfire zones, but would have an easier path to rate increases.
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California Cities Take Frustration over Growing Homeless Camps to U.S. Supreme Court
Cities have often landed in court when trying to enforce camping bans, but the organizations said those cases haven’t clarified what’s allowed or required.
Late Changes to Newsom’s $6B Mental Health Bond ‘Horrifies’ Advocates
California voters likely will see a mental health ballot measure on the March 2024 election. One would issue a $6 billion bond to create housing for people with mental illnesses.
CA Cities Offer Range of Alternate Shelters When They Clear Homeless Camps
The definition of "adequate shelter" is at the heart of debates raging across California in the five years since a federal appeals court ruled that it’s cruel and unusual punishment to evict homeless people from public spaces when they have no other options.
California Gives $91M in Community Grants to Counter Increases in Hate Crimes
Hate crimes were up 20% in California in 2022, with those against transgender, Muslim and Black people increasing especially sharply.
Roommate-finding App Agrees to Pay $1.6M to Consumers for Fake Reviews and Listings
State attorneys general from six states, including California, and the Federal Trade Commission announced the settlement with room and roommate-finding platform Roomster and its owners.
Santa Clara County Law Enforcement Recovers Victims and Arrests Sex Traffickers at Local Hotels
The local enforcement, conducted July 19-30, was part of a national operation led by the FBI known as Operation Cross Country.
Santa Clara County to Fight Meth Addiction with Gift Cards
The county plans to join other California counties in a new experimental state program that targets methamphetamine addiction by rewarding patients with gift cards for negative drug tests, up to $599 per year.
Op-Ed: Something is Clearly Off with California’s Homelessness Spending
California has spent billions of dollars in recent years to reduce homelessness, but the problem is only getting worse. Lawmakers should consider involving the private sector and repeal laws that make it too expensive to build housing.
PG&E Joins Proposal to Set Utility Rates Based on Income
California’s electric rates are among the highest in the country, but the three biggest power companies say low-income customers will save money under their proposed plan. Critics doubt it will work.
Low-income Tenants in San Jose Protest Rent Increases and Poor Conditions
According to the tenants, people have had to live with mold and in cockroach-infested apartments. Their maintenance requests are ignored and rent has drastically risen.
Robert Rivas Still Feeling His Way As Assembly Speaker
In an interview, Rivas offered few specifics about what might be a priority as the Legislature enters its final month of session.
Police Arrest Arson Suspect in at Least 15 Fires Set in South Santa Clara County
Daniel Catano is also suspected of setting at least eight other fires in Gilroy and committing an auto burglary July 10 in Morgan Hill, when one of the victims—an off-duty officer—followed the suspect, who was able to evade officers.
Newsom Begins Final Bill-signing Tasks Before Budget Deadline
On Monday, the Assembly finished its votes on Newsom’s series of infrastructure streamlining bills, although not without reservations. Today, the Senate is expected to take its final vote on the infrastructure package, agreeing to some Assembly amendments before sending it to Gov. Newsom’s desk.
Robert Rivas Sworn in as Speaker of The California Assembly
After a prolonged transition, the Hollister Democrat was sworn in as Assembly speaker today, taking over from Anthony Rendon of Southern California. It’s been a meteoric ascent for the 43-year-old who grew up in farmworker housing, and worked as a high school counselor and community college teacher while serving as a San Benito County supervisor.
How Texas Shrank Its Homeless Population — and Its Lessons for California
San Jose’s homelessness response team visited Houston earlier this year. They came away jealous of some advantages Houston has over California cities.
