All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 5 2022 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed states of emergency in Santa Barbara and Monterey counties on Friday to help the process of recovery from recent wildfires.The proclamations allow the California Department of...
Jul 5 2022 // Cybersecurity experts say the California Department of Justice apparently failed to follow basic security procedures on its website, exposing the personal information of potentially hundreds of thousands of gun owners.The...
Jul 1 2022 // Cain Velasquez, the former UFC heavyweight champion accused of trying to kill the man he claims molested his 4-year-old son, is suing the man and his family who own a day care where the alleged molestation...
Jun 30 2022 // Total insurer combined losses and expenses incurred in 2021 were $13.1 billion, or 96% of calendar year premium, compared with $12 billion in 2020, according to a report released today. The Workers’ Compensation...
Jun 30 2022 // A wildfire that erupted in Northern California forced evacuations as it threatened about 500 homes and other buildings, authorities said.The Rices Fire erupted at around 2 p.m. near the Yuba River in Nevada County and had...
Jun 29 2022 // In the annals of how the pandemic changed things, toss in a positive tale from insurer CSAA Insurance Group.Walnut Creek, California-based CSAA, a AAA Insurer, offers automobile, homeowners and other personal lines of...
Jun 28 2022 // A commuter bus crash clipped a parked truck and flipped onto its side Monday morning near Los Angeles International Airport, injuring at least 20 people, three of them critically, authorities said.The Los Angeles...
Jun 28 2022 // The California Department of Insurance is taking legal action against Go Maps Inc., and its insurance underwriter, Topa Insurance Co., after an investigation found the app-based insurance seller mishandled consumer claims...
Jun 27 2022 // Three people were killed when an Amtrak commuter train smashed into a car in Northern California, authorities said.The crash occurred at around 1 p.m. on Sunday in Brentwood, about an hour’s drive southeast of San...
Jun 27 2022 // A first-in-the-nation law that enables private citizens to sue manufacturers of “dangerous” firearms passed on Monday in the Assembly.The bill, backed by Gov. Newsom, returns to the Senate for consideration...
Jun 27 2022 // Heat waves and drought gripping California highlight the urgency to slash fossil fuel use and remove planet-warming emissions from the air, a top state official said during discussions of a new plan for the state to reach...
Jun 27 2022 // A jury awarded $21 million to the family of a pregnant teen who was shot and killed by undercover police officers in Northern California five years ago, attorneys said.Elena Mondragon was a passenger in a BMW pulling out...
Jun 27 2022 // Woodruff Sawyer promoted Roger Topp to chief growth officer.Topp led Woodruff Sawyer’s business development division for nearly four years after first joining the brokerage in 2018. Before Woodruff Sawyer, he spent...
Jun 23 2022 // A settlement agreement has been reached ahead of a second trial pitting the Kardashian family against former reality TV star Blac Chyna.Jury selection had been set to begin Monday in the trial over Chyna’s...
Jun 22 2022 // A Southern California regional passenger rail service announced that it is testing technology that will use the West Coast’s earthquake early warning system to automatically slow or stop trains before shaking...
Jun 22 2022 // The combination of tropical moisture and an offshore storm will result in an uptick in thunderstorms across portions of California on Wednesday and Thursday, weather experts are warning.With most of the storms will contain...
Jun 22 2022 // A Black former elevator operator at Tesla Inc.’s TSLA.O flagship California assembly plant on Tuesday rejected a $15 million award in his lawsuit alleging racial abuse by coworkers, opening the door for a new trial...
Jun 21 2022 // California would be the first state to require gun owners to buy liability insurance to cover the negligent or accidental use of their firearms, if lawmakers approve a measure.“Guns kill more people than cars. Yet...
Jun 20 2022 // New data shows the types of drugs used to treat injured workers in California, and the distribution of payments for those medications, has shifted over the past decade, with opioids becoming far less prevalent and...
Jun 17 2022 // The California Supreme Court on Wednesday left intact a ruling that allows customers to sue Amazon.com for failing to warn buyers that some products it sells may contain hazardous substances such as mercury.The court...