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Ventura County Star
vcstar.com > story > news > state > california > 07/21/2026 > california-fair-plan-insurance-used-in-home-loans > 90658174007

California's insurer of last resort is playing a role in mortgages

7+ hour, 10+ min ago   (451+ words) More than 1 in 17 new California home loans are being written using the state’s insurer of last resort — the California FAIR Plan, which has ballooned in growth in recent years. In the first quarter of 2026, 5.6% of mortgage originations for owner-occupied, single-family…...

Ventura County Star
vcstar.com > story > opinion > 08/07/2025 > guest-column-soar-protected-farmland-buffers-urban-areas-from-wildfire > 85523419007

Guest column: SOAR-protected farmland buffers urban areas from wildfire

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (259+ words) Ventura County voters made an historic decision 30 years ago that continues to pay dividends. They voted to protect its open spaces and farmlands by approving SOAR (Save Open-Space and Agricultural Resources). While SOAR has multiple benefits — primarily keeping our cities…...

Ventura County Star
vcstar.com > story > news > local > 08/08/2025 > canyon-fire-heres-the-latest-on-evacuations-and-containment > 85581595007

Canyon Fire: Containment nearly doubles, 2 homes destroyed

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (474+ words) Crews are making progress in battling a fast-moving blaze that ignited in remote, steep terrain southeast of Lake Piru with containment nearly doubling from 28% to 47% as of Saturday evening. The Canyon Fire had not grown any larger since the acreage…...