Latest California Headlines
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Waymo-Uber Trial in California Highlights Tech Talent War
Feb 5 2018 // Should full frontal lobotomies be required of Silicon Valley engineers looking to change jobs? Uber Technologies Inc. has said with a touch of hyperbole that that’s what the future holds if Waymo wins its lawsuit...
Worldwide Facilities Opens New Office in California, Adds Senescu
Feb 5 2018 // Worldwide Facilities announces the opening of a new location in Palm Springs, Calif., and has added David Senescu in the office as senior vice president. Senescu’s area of expertise include construction,...
Report Calls out California Wildfires Among 2017 U.S. Hazards
Feb 5 2018 // CoreLogic’s annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis released in late January shows that 2017 was a year of relatively average activity for most U.S. natural hazards with the exception of wildfires in...
Registration for California Seismic Retrofit Grants Open
Feb 5 2018 // Registration opened in January for eligible homeowners to receive grants of up to $3,000 for seismic retrofits of their older homes. Homeowners have until Feb. 23 to apply for a grant from California’s Earthquake...
PG&E Says Small Fire at California Nuclear Plant Didn’t Affect Safety
Feb 2 2018 // Pacific Gas & Electric says a small fire at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power station in California did not affect plant safety. According to PG&E spokesman John Lindsey, the fire that occurred last week at the...
Taxpayer-Backed Bank for Pot Money Proposed in California
Feb 1 2018 // California officials announced this week that they will take a detailed look at the possibility of creating a taxpayer-backed bank to handle what could be billions of dollars in revenue generated by the state’s legal...
Settlement Reached in California Nuclear Plant Closure
Feb 1 2018 // The Southern California utilities that oversaw a nuclear plant that was shut down has reached a $775 million settlement with attorneys representing consumers who felt they were footing too much of the bill for the...
Fewest Human Interventions for Waymo’s Autonomous Car Tests in California
Feb 1 2018 // Waymo, the self-driving arm of Alphabet Inc, is out ahead of rivals based on a key measure of autonomous driving performance, according to a report released on Wednesday by the California Department of Motor...
Statewide Claims for California Wildfires Reach Nearly $12B
Jan 31 2018 // Insurers have received nearly 45,000 insurance claims totaling more than $11.79 billion in losses from the wildfires that burned across the state in October and December 2017, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones...
Chubb Records Solid Q4 and Year Despite Catastrophe Losses
Jan 31 2018 // Chubb had a solid last quarter of 2017 and year even though challenged by wildfire and other catastrophe costs. Fourth quarter results were enhanced by a one-time gain from the Trump tax cuts. The insurer booked $1.5...
Esurance Now Offering Rideshare Coverage in California
Jan 31 2018 // Esurance has launched a new insurance option for Californians who drive for rideshare companies, such as Uber and Lyft, that offers protection whether the driver is waiting for a ride request, on the way to pick up a...
More Cameras on California Mountain Peaks to Boost Fire Protection
Jan 30 2018 // San Diego County, Calif. authorities say new high-definition cameras will be installed on mountain peaks to bolster fire protection, and an existing computer network that links fire stations throughout the region will be...
Integro Adds Rensklev as Principal in California
Jan 30 2018 // Integro Insurance Brokers has named Ellen Rensklev a principal in the firm’s national Healthcare practice. She reports to the firm’s San Francisco, Calif. office. Rensklev was formerly chief risk officer of...
California Commissioner Says Insurers Should Cover Mudslide if Fire Was Cause
Jan 29 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones today issued a formal notice to all property/casualty insurers reminding them of their duty to cover damages from the recent mudslide and debris flows if it is determined that...
California Governor Wants 5 Million Zero-Emission Cars
Jan 29 2018 // Gov. Jerry Brown outlined a $2.5 billion plan to help Californians buy electric vehicles and expand a network of charging stations as part of a goal of getting 5 million zero-emission cars on the road by 2030. The...
Too Few Legal Pot Operators in California Concern for Those in Pipeline
Jan 29 2018 // Like many pot shops in California, the Urbn Leaf in San Diego bulked up its inventory before legal sales began on Jan. 1, stockpiling enough marijuana to last for months because no one knew what the era of legal pot would...
InterWest Insurance Services Opens New California Office
Jan 26 2018 // InterWest Insurance Services has opened a new office in Windsor, Calif. The commercial brokers affiliated with Windsor are Mike Feeney, Garrett Yates, Chip Arenchild and Mike Ryan. The employee benefits brokers are Sama...
Light Quake Hit Southern California, USGS Confirms
Jan 26 2018 // A light earthquake has shaken Southern California, the United States Geological Survey has confirmed. Authorities say there have been no reports of damage or injury. The USGS reports that the quake with a preliminary...
Some California Mudslide Victims Returning to Homes as Evacuation Orders Begin to Lift
Jan 26 2018 // Authorities are allowing some Montecito residents to return home, two weeks after mudslides ravaged the Southern California community and killed at least 21 people. Santa Barbara County spokeswoman Gina DePinto says...
Reata Holdings, Inc. Welcomes Jimmy Trujillo to Sales Team
Jan 26 2018 // Jimmy Trujillo Laguna Nigel, CA, January 26, 2018- Reata Holdings, Inc. of Laguna Niguel, California is proud to welcome Jimmy Trujillo to its sales team. Mr. Trujillo will serve as Account Executive for both Reata...
