3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (1352+ words) The top two vote-getters in the June primary for insurance commissioner are democrats Jane Kim and Ben Allen — a first for candidates going against each other from the same political party since the office became an elected position. The next…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (611+ words) BOYLE HEIGHTS — Planned demolition work was halted Friday at the fire-damaged Lineage Logistics cold-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights, with the company that owns the solar array on top of the building citing concerns about preserving evidence amid the ongoing investigation…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (665+ words) While the fire is mostly out, the after-effects of the massive cold storage building blaze in Boyle Heights include this puzzle: How to transport 85 million pounds of rotting meat, while protecting residents from rats, powerful odors and environmental damage to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (887+ words) The Los Angeles Fire Department expected to hand the fire-damaged cold-storage food warehouse in Boyle Heights back to its operator, Lineage Logistics, sometime on Friday. But the task of cleaning up the mammoth disaster was just beginning. Firefighters managed to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1421+ words) At N&M Auto Repair, about 60 feet and one deep breath away from the smoldering wreck of Lineage Logistics warehouse in Boyle Heights, Julio Reyes wields a rotary saw over the metal hulk of a once-white sedan, unmindful of the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (399+ words) A national press association for real estate journalists named the Southern California News Group winner of four awards for its coverage of housing stories in the aftermath of the 2025 Los Angeles firestorms. The National Association of Real Estate Editors announced…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1753+ words) A surge of fear and anxiety over mold in the early 2000s, and the insurance claims and costly litigation that followed, sent home insurers into a panic, leading most to drop or severely limit mold coverage. Now, smoke damage is creating…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (383+ words) LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, May 12, announced that more than 1,000 Los Angeles-area firestorm survivors have received mortgage assistance through the state’s expanded CalAssist Mortgage Fund program. According to the governor’s office, more than 1,100 disaster survivors have signed up…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (512+ words) Two California home insurance providers, Travelers Insurance and the Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club, are seeking to hike rates 7% and 11%, respectively, under a new catastrophic modeling plan adopted by the state in 2025. Travelers is seeking a rate increase of…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (766+ words) Devastation from recent California wildfires continues to serve as a sober reminder to the Redlands Fire Department of the importance of wildfire reduction efforts. Redlands Fire Department spokesperson Capt. Dustin Whitaker said that last year’s Eaton and Palisades fires, as…...