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Biden Approves More Disaster Relief, Disaster Declarations For Fires in Southern California

January 8, 2025 4:49 pmJanuary 8, 2025 4:49 pm

President Joe Biden quickly approved a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for the Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires currently raging across nearly 30,000 acres in Southern California on Wednesday, shortly after Governor Gavin Newsom requested it. In only the past few...

LA Mayor Karen Bass Heavily Criticized for Delayed Return From Trip to Ghana with Historic Wildfires Spreading

January 8, 2025 12:59 pmJanuary 9, 2025 6:45 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass received heavy criticism Tuesday and Wednesday for not returning immediately from an overseas trip to Ghana in Western Africa to help take charge of the response to multiple wildfires. She instead coordinated efforts in part...

Three Major SoCal Wildfires Latest Hot Button Issue Across Many State & Local Races

September 13, 2024 2:37 pmSeptember 13, 2024 2:37 pm

Wildfires and wildfire suppression responses emerged as top hot button issues in many Southern California state and local races this week, following the rapid emergence of three major wildfires in and around Los Angeles, Orange County, and the Inland Empire....

Bill to Make Wildfire Settlements Exempt From State Income Tax Approved By Assembly Revenue And Taxation Comm.

July 3, 2024 2:55 amJuly 3, 2024 2:56 am

A bill to make all wildfire settlement payments tax free was approved by the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee on Tuesday, moving the bill to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Senate Bill 1004, authored by Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), would...

Los Angeles County: Least Prepared County in the Entire Country For A Natural Disaster

June 4, 2024 1:20 pmJune 4, 2024 6:21 pm

According to a recently released Claimguide study, six of the top eight counties in the U.S. least prepared for natural disasters are in California, with Los Angeles County taking the top spot by a wide margin. For decades, Los Angeles...

Bill to Make Wildfire Settlements Exempt From State Income Tax Approved By Senate

May 25, 2024 2:45 amMay 25, 2024 2:46 am

A bill to make all wildfire settlement payments tax free was approved by the Senate on Thursday, moving the bill to the Assembly. Senate Bill 1004, authored by Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), would specifically, for all taxable years beginning...

Gavinomics: CA’s Electricity Prices More than 2X National Average – Going Up 13% Again

November 21, 2023 4:01 pmNovember 22, 2023 11:03 am

The California Utilities Commission just granted Pacific Gas and Electric a 13% rate hike – ostensibly to pay for under grounding power lines. Because Gov. Gavin Newsom appoints the commissioners to the CPUC, this is “Gavinomics.” Expect the other utilities...