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Relentless Excellence Is the Way Forward

September 30, 2025 3:30 amSeptember 30, 2025 6:45 am

The horrific Southern California fires of January 7, 2025, remind us how fragile life can be. Our fellow Californians lost loved ones, homes, and treasured possessions. It is heartbreaking and impossible to measure. Insurance is an essential part of...

Drought Conditions Return To Southern California Following Several Wet Years

January 4, 2025 8:21 amJanuary 4, 2025 8:21 am

According to new data released by the U.S. Drought Monitor this week, California has officially returned to drought conditions in some parts of the state. Between the late 2010’s and early 2020’s, California had megadrought conditions across the state resulting...

California Department of Water Resources Predicts A Dry 2025

December 7, 2024 9:25 amDecember 7, 2024 9:26 am

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) predicted earlier this week that California will face a mostly dry 2025, with major storms expected in the first few and last few months of the year. Since the late 2010’s, California has...

Sites Reservoir Project Appellate Court Victory Over Environmental Groups

September 21, 2024 3:00 amSeptember 21, 2024 3:01 am

The Sites Reservoir project moved forward on Friday following an appellate court agreeing with California and the Sites Project Authority, rejecting a CEQA lawsuit against the Sites Reservoir project. While the Sites Reservoir had been proposed off and on since...

Trump Says He Will Withhold Disaster Money From California Unless State Renegs On Water Usage Rules

September 14, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 14, 2024 2:46 am

Speaking from the Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes on Friday, former President Donald Trump said that, if elected, he would withhold federal disaster money from California until Governor Gavin Newsom allows more water to go to farmlands...

Climate Cultist Calls Out the Globe for ‘Deadly Climate Emergency Denial’

May 15, 2024 2:55 amMay 15, 2024 6:59 am

Following my article Monday, “NO Climate Crisis’ Says Coalition Of 1,600 Actual Scientists,” which is a fairly self-explanatory title, I received an email from an unhappy reader with this in the subject line: “I’m wondering why you decided to amplify...

California Becomes Drought-Free For The First Time Since 2020

November 9, 2023 5:26 pmNovember 9, 2023 5:26 pm

According to new data released by the U.S. Drought Monitor this week, the entire state of California is officially drought-free for the first time since 2020. Since the late 2010’s, California has had megadrought conditions across the state resulting in water...