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California Senate Panel Blocks Fire-Safe Coverage Mandate, Advances Narrower Insurance Reforms

Lawmakers signaled support for claims transparency over mandatory coverage for fire-safe homes.

Spencer Pratt’s Residency Questioned After Report He Stayed Outside L.A.

Drenthe Pushes Groningen-Style Compensation After 3.0 Eleveld Quake

New LAFD Testimony Says Lachman Blaze Still Smoldered When Crews Left

Palisades Fire Survivors Sent Erroneous Brush-Clearance Bills as City Moves to Fix

DHS Shutdown Deepens as FEMA Pauses Deployments and Disaster Fund Access Tightens

Malibu Sues California and L.A. Agencies Over Palisades Fire

California Bill Would Mandate Coverage for Wildfire-Hardened Homes

L.A. County Approves Review to Expand Temporary Housing for Eaton Fire Survivors After RV Ticketing Uproar

L.A. Advances Permit Fee Waivers as Federal Officials Promote Self-Certified Rebuilding in Palisades

Spencer Pratt Files to Run for Los Angeles Mayor, Escalating Challenge to Karen Bass

Ireland Warned of Very High Flood Risk as Government Moves to Boost Relief

Edison Sues L.A. County, Water Agencies and SoCalGas Over Eaton Fire Liability

Bass Says 'Both Sides Botched' LA Wildfire Responses as Her Office Sought Podcast Cut

L.A. County Files Felony Charges Against Five Over Unlicensed Contracting in Eaton Fire Zone

L.A. County Opens Civil Probe Into State Farm’s Wildfire Claims Handling

Post-Remediation Tests Find Toxins in Eaton Fire Homes, Prompt Calls for Tougher Rules

Chicago, Cook County and Illinois Appeal Trump’s Disaster-Aid Denial After Summer Floods

Bahía Blanca Confirms Payments for Army’s Temporary Bridges as Defense Rejects Removal Claim

Newsom Vetoes Bipartisan CAL FIRE Pay-Floor Bill