L.A. wildfires News

PG&E Misses 1Q Profit Estimates on Higher Expenses, LA Wildfire Worries Linger

PG&E Corp. missed first-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, as the power company was hurt by higher operating and interest expenses. Higher-for-longer interest rates push up borrowing costs for utility companies, which typically need more capital for expenses such as maintaining …

Lawsuits Accuse Insurers of Colluding to Drop Coverage in Fire-Prone Parts of California

Two lawsuits filed in Los Angeles allege major home insurance companies have colluded to limit coverage in California communities at high risk for wildfires and force homeowners onto the state’s last-resort insurance plan that offers basic coverage and high premiums. …

A ‘Low-Attention Disaster,’ Mountain Fire Survivors Recover in LA’s Shadow

The ashes of Hatim Naim’s burned home lie just a few dozen miles west of the Los Angeles areas destroyed by January’s Palisades and Eaton fires. But because the Mountain Fire, which destroyed 182 houses and other structures in Ventura …

High Cost of Living Fears Made Worse by LA Wildfire in UCLA Survey

The high cost of living remains a main concern in America’s largest exacerbated by the January 2025 wildfires is one of the biggest worries bothering residents of Los Angeles County. A survey focused on the county, the nation’s largest with …

Could Utility Gear Set Your Neighborhood on Fire? California Risk Maps Are 8 Years Old

Weeks after deadly fires swept through Los Angeles County, the state regulator in charge of overseeing utility companies declined a request that would have required California’s largest utilities to update maps showing high fire threat areas. Consumer advocates argued for …

Death Toll From Los Angeles Wildfires Reaches 30

Nearly three months after two wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, officials said the death toll from the blazes had reached 30. A team responded last week following a report of possible human remains at a …

California FAIR Plan Stabilization Act Moving Through Legislature

A bill that aims to enable the California FAIR Plan to seek additional claims paying capacity is making its way through state Legislature. Assembly Bill 226, the FAIR Plan Stabilization Act, passed out of the Assembly 72-0. Related: California OKs …

Getty Museum to Sell $500 Million of Debt for Fire Protection

One of California’s most famed art institutions, the Getty, is turning to the bond market for $500 million to help preserve its masterpieces as the state prepares for another fire-prone summer. The J. Paul Getty Trust is expected to sell …

Viewpoint: Smoke Damage from LA Wildfires Leaves Questions to Be Answered

The question has come up wondering if smoke damage is covered for those homes that were impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires but were not damaged by the actual fires. A cloud of smoke from a fire is larger than …

California OKs Increase in FAIR Plan Commercial Property Coverage Limits

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved a filing from the California FAIR Plan Association to increase commercial property coverage limits. Related: New Fire Maps Put Nearly 4M Californians in Hazardous Zones The approval increases the FAIR Plan’s Division I Commercial …