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SoCal Edison plan could cost wildfire victims $40K to get electricity: ‘Completely blindsided’
20+ hour, 25+ min ago (388+ words) Residents in a fire-scorched Altadena say they're being burned by their power company's high-priced plan to bury power lines in response to last year's devastating Eaton wildfire. Some locals may have to pay up to $40,000 to connect their homes to…...
Gov. Gavin Newsom begs Trump for help rebuilding fire-ravaged LA neighborhoods: ‘Please!’
3+ week, 3+ day ago (509+ words) Joel Pollak, Opinion Editor of the California Post and a Pacific Palisades resident, takes viewers inside a neighborhood still scarred and seething one year after the catastrophic fires wiped it off the map. Street by street, Pollak exposes the devastation,…...
Insurance companies are making record profits off climate change panic, not facts
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (827+ words) The headlines are relentless, loudly proclaiming that "climate-fueled extreme weather has caused an insurance crisis, reflected in dramatic rate increases for homeowners and businesses. Some warn that total economic collapse may soon follow. But as is often the case when…...
Why homeowners are losing 90% of cases against Florida’s biggest insurer
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1090+ words) Florida's'home insurance'crisis has left more than half a million homeowners with no choice but to rely on the'state's insurer of last resort. As private companies have fled the market and'premiums have skyrocketed, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation'has become the only remaining…...
Homeownership costs rose 26% over 5 years thanks to hidden costs, staggering report reveals
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (418+ words) Typical monthly'expenses for homeowners'surged by more than a quarter in the five years through 2024, a comprehensive new report from the U.S. Census Bureau has revealed. The median monthly ownership costs for U.S. homeowners with a mortgage jumped to $2,035 last year, according to…...
Furious homeowner says her insurance company flew a drone over her house and refused renewal — for 1 minor reason
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (429+ words) When Lynne Schueler looked up at the branches of a beloved tree in her Massachusetts yard, she never expected that a drone might be looking down on her. "It was very invasive, because they had taken a picture of my…...
New wildfires spark in Central and Northern Calif., prompting evacuations
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (218+ words) The Garnet Fire is burning in Fresno County, inside the Sierra National Forest. It had scorched more than 6,400 acres as of Tuesday morning, according to CAL FIRE, after sparking around 2 p.m. Sunday." The Fresno County Sheriff's Office has ordered evacuations in…...
‘Extreme’ California wildfire rages in hot weather — with only 21% of the inferno contained, threatening thousands
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (257+ words) A southern California wildfire that has threatened thousands of homes is still only 21% contained, officials said Saturday, warning of the blaze's "extreme" behavior amid low humidity and summer heat. The Gifford Fire, which started Aug. 1, has prompting widespread evacuation orders…...
Southern California wildfire grows from 50 acres to over 1,000 acres in just hours
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (306+ words) A brush fire was quickly moving across parts of Southern California on Thursday, spurring evacuations of the area as fire officials worked to put out the blaze. The Canyon Fire broke out on Thursday afternoon east of Lake Piru in…...