2025 Southern California wildfires – Page 2

California Department of Insurance Provisionally Accepts State Farm’s Requested 22% Rate Hike

March 14, 2025 5:25 pmMarch 14, 2025 5:25 pm

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced on Friday that he has conditionally approved the requested 22% insurance rate hike by State Farm, but only if they can justify their reasons for an increase at a public hearing in April. For over...

Exclusive: Mel Gibson Confirms to Globe He Isn’t Running For Governor

March 13, 2025 7:19 pmMarch 14, 2025 6:37 am

In an exclusive to the California Globe, Mel Gibson’s publicist, Alan Nierob, confirmed to the Globe that actor and Special Ambassador to Hollywood Mel Gibson will not be running for Governor of California in 2026 following several weeks of speculation....

Poll Finds Only 19% Of L.A. Residents Think Mayor Bass Did A Good Job Responding to Palisades Fire

March 13, 2025 2:45 amMarch 13, 2025 2:46 am

According to a new UC Berkeley poll released on Wednesday, only 19% of Los Angeles residents think that Mayor Karen Bass did a good job responding to the Palisades fire in January, while a much larger 41% think that she...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Deletes Text Messages Over Palisades Fire While In Africa

March 10, 2025 1:00 pmMarch 10, 2025 1:00 pm

A public information request for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ text messages when the Palisades fire first started in January was denied over the weekend as Mayor Bass was found to have deleted the messages during her time there. According...

Newsom Embarrasses Himself in First Episode of ‘This Is Gavin Newsom’

March 8, 2025 2:45 amMarch 8, 2025 9:20 am

Last year, when Gavin Newsom introduced his new podcast “Politickin,” he promised that it wouldn’t be political. However, it turned out to be VERY political within the first few episodes. But, as it went on, Newsom wasn’t putting his foot...

LA County, Pasadena Sue So Cal Edison Alleging Equipment Started Eaton Fire

March 6, 2025 2:45 amMarch 6, 2025 2:46 am

Los Angeles County and the cities of Pasadena and Sierra Madre filed lawsuits against utility company Southern California Edison (SCE) on Wednesday, alleging that company equipment sparked the destructive Eaton fire in January. According to the Los Angeles County suit,...

Official Recall Effort Begins Against LA Mayor Karen Bass

March 4, 2025 1:38 pmMarch 4, 2025 1:38 pm

A recall campaign against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass filed paperwork with the Los Angeles Ethics Commission on Monday, officially beginning the long-awaited recall process against her. The Recall Karen Bass Committee, headed by real estate agent and Republican donor...