Latest California Headlines
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Report: California, Hawaii Had Among Nation’s Worst Ranked Roads
Dec 20 2022 // California’s expansive road system was among the nation’s worst ranked, according to a report from a research firm out on Tuesday. Hawaii’s roads were ranked as the nation’s worst. ConsumerAffairs,...
M6.4 in Northern California Leaves Tens of Thousands Without Power
Dec 20 2022 // A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northern California on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck roughly 200 miles north of San Francisco in the vicinity of the Mendocino triple junction where...
California Approves Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality by 2045
Dec 20 2022 // California air regulators voted unanimously to approve an ambitious plan to drastically cut reliance on fossil fuels by changing practices in the energy, transportation and agriculture sectors, but critics say it...
California Subcontractor Hit with $1.3M in Wages and Penalties
Dec 20 2022 // Subcontractor Grant Construction Inc. was hit with $1.3 million in wages and penalties. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office collected the wages and penalties as a result of a prevailing wage assessment against...
Small 3.6 Earthquake Confirmed in Northern California
Dec 19 2022 // A small magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area, jolting thousands of people awake and causing minor damage, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake occurred at 3:39 a.m. Saturday and was...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires NEK Insurance in California
Dec 19 2022 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired El Cerrito, California-based NEK Insurance Inc. Kevin Bruns, Jennifer Sylvestri, Kyle Peterson and their associates will be part of Gallagher’s San Francisco branch under the...
Judge Halting Provision Making California Gun Lawsuits Costlier
Dec 19 2022 // A federal judge said he will block a provision in a new California law to take effect next year that gun advocates argued was designed to hinder anyone from challenging the state’s famously restrictive gun laws. U.S....
California Occupational Safety Board Votes to Adopt COVID Prevention Regulations
Dec 19 2022 // The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has adopted COVID-19 prevention non-emergency regulations. The COVID-19 prevention emergency temporary standards will continue to remain in effect while the...
California School District Sued in Student’s Overdose Death
Dec 16 2022 // The mother of a 15-year-old girl who died of a suspected fentanyl overdose in a high school restroom has filed a negligence and wrongful-death lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District. Elena Perez seeks...
1 Dead, 11 Hurt in Southern California Bus Rollover
Dec 15 2022 // A bus overturned on a Southern California freeway, killing one person and injuring 11 others, three of them critically, authorities said. The crash occurred on Interstate 15 in an unincorporated area south of Baker, about...
People Moves: DeNexus Adds Luccitti in California
Dec 15 2022 // DeNexus has hired marketing and business development specialist Andrew Luccitti as chief marketing officer as it expands the reach of its cyber risk quantification and management tools. Luccitti will be based at the...
California Lumber Mill Linked to Deadly Blaze Settles
Dec 15 2022 // A lumber company that owns a Northern California wood veneers manufacturing plant linked to a deadly fast-spreading blaze that killed two people and sent thousands fleeing for their lives has reached a settlement agreement...
ALKEME Acquired Robert Bell Insurance Brokers in California
Dec 13 2022 // ALKEME acquired Robert Bell Insurance Brokers in Fallbrook, California. Robert Bell Insurance Brokers will continue to operate under its current brand. Robert Bell is an insurance agency that specializes in...
California, Florida and Texas have the most properties at risk of wildfire
Dec 13 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Wildfires continue to be a massive threat to millions of properties across the United States. With the population growing and major metro areas continuing to develop...
People Moves: Workers’ Comp Bureau in California Adds Cooper
Dec 13 2022 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California named Sean Cooper executive vice president and deputy chief actuary. Cooper will assume the WCIRB chief actuary role upon Dave Bellusci’s...
Former California Insurance Agent Arrested in Alleged $100K Investment Scam
Dec 12 2022 // Gautam Arora, 38, of Tustin, California, was arrested on 11 felony counts of securities violations and money laundering after a California Department of Insurance investigation reportedly found he allegedly defrauded four...
California Middle Schoolers OD from Taking Pot-Laced Products on Campus
Dec 9 2022 // Four students at a Southern California school apparently overdosed after eating marijuana-laced products and three of them were taken to the hospital, authorities said. Firefighters were sent to Sunnymead Middle School in...
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Theft
Dec 9 2022 // Francis Okyere, 70, a previously licensed insurance agent in Westlake Village, California, was sentenced this week after pleading no contest to 17 felony counts of identity theft and grand theft by false pretenses. A...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Public Self-Insured Claim Volume Rose in FY 2021/22
Dec 9 2022 // California’s public self-insured workforce rose less than 1% in the 12 months ending June 30, but the total number of public self-insured work injuries and illness claims reported to the state jumped 35%, as the...
Class Action Lawsuit Against California Cannabis Companies Alleges Lower Than Advertised THC Content
Dec 8 2022 // A class action lawsuit against two California companies on Tuesday alleges they sold products in which the THC content was misrepresented as being higher than it actually is. Law firm Dovel & Luner announced it filed a...
