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Gov Newsom Signs CA Disaster Preparedness Bill – But Protects Water Agencies From Liability

October 3, 2026 6:31 amOctober 5, 2026 11:44 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1153 into law on September 29, 2026. Why is this notable? SB 1153 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced), “requires all urban retail water suppliers that serve a high or very-high fire hazard severity zone...

Death by Permit

June 6, 2026 6:30 amJune 6, 2026 6:31 am

California’s regulatory apparatus has always excelled at one thing: extracting fees. Protecting property — or people — is a different matter entirely. In 2005, the Supreme Court handed down Kelo v. City of New London and the country erupted. The...

CA Legislative Republicans Get Their Special Session on Wildfires, Water and Insurance

January 13, 2025 4:35 pmJanuary 13, 2025 4:49 pm

California Legislative Republicans held a press conference calling for immediate action to ramp up California’s wildfire prevention efforts, stabilize the state’s insurance market and investigate why there was no water in fire hydrants in the Pacific Palisades fires. Numerous companies...