By Laurence Sarmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-09-04/george-joseph-pioneering-mercury-general-founder-dies-at-104 George Joseph came of age during the Great Depression, a calamity that left with him with a stated...
By Tony Saavedra, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER https://www.ocregister.com/2026/09/01/wildfire-reform-proposal-dies-at-the-last-minute-amid-pushback-from-edison-pge-sempra After months of negotiations and a last-minute compromise, a once-vaunted wildfire liability plan was killed in the Assembly...
By Stephen Hobbs, THE SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article317102668.html Pacific Gas and Electric Co., the major California utility, announced Wednesday that it was deferring billions of dollars...
By By MELANIE MASON, DUSTIN GARDINER and BLAKE JONES, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2026/09/03/the-incredible-missing-man-01063174 Gavin Newsom had his successor in his mind when he pushed hard for a...
By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-09-02/bill-that-would-have-allowed-insurers-to-track-driving-habits-dies-in-california-legislature A bill that would have allowed California insurers to track motorists driving habits in exchange for potentially lower rates has come to a dead end. The Consumer Driving Data...
Sacramento, CA – Responding to PG&E’s threat not to spend approximately $2 billion it has been authorized to spend on infrastructure upgrades unless it gets a...
By Rob Nikolewski, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/02/california-legislature-withdraws-a-controversial-wildfire-liability-bill-what-now A hectic legislative session ended Tuesday with lawmakers in Sacramento withdrawing a last-minute and controversial wildfire liability bill. Stitched...
The Bill Would Have Stopped Companies From Adjusting Prices Based on Shopper’s Personal Data. On Monday, the California State Assembly let die AB 2564, an...
By George Avalos, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/02/pge-fire-electric-gas-oakland-california-bill-economy-home-build-jobs OAKLAND — PG&E said Wednesday it will defer $2 billion in planned spending next year, a move the utility warned...
By Megan Fan Munce, Kathryn Palmer, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/pge-ceo-politics-bill-22414649.php Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will defer $2 billion in connections to new renewable-energy projects and housing...
Sacramento, CA – Fire survivors and consumer advocates celebrated the passage of strong new insurance consumer protections by the California legislature today that will help families keep their...
By Melody Petersen, Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-09-01/state-lawmakers-kill-wildfire-bill-after-utility-complaints Legislation that would have helped wildfire victims receive compensation more quickly but that utilities said didn’t...
By HSJC Newsroom, THE HEMET & SAN JACINTO CHRONICLE https://hsjchronicle.com/wildfire-liability-bill-fails-to-reach-vote-as-legislative-session-closes/ California lawmakers let a closely watched wildfire liability bill collapse on the final day of...
