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Insurance crisis has private foster agencies struggling to stay afloat

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By Capitol Weekly, Brian Joseph Verified
| Sacramento News & Review Verified
After losing their main insurer, 29 California private foster agencies have closed, and advocates say dwindling bridge funds may not prevent more closures. (Photo by Jerome Aufort / Deposit Photos) Left in limbo by the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom, California’s private foster agencies say they’re struggling to stay afloat until the new year, when they hope a new governor will help them navigate an ongoing insurance crisis that threatens their existence.
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Opinion: The time is now to help lower public utility customers’ rates through reforms to wildfire costs

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By Capitol Weekly, Danielle Blacet-Hyden
| Chico News & Review Verified
California’s public utilities seek a state wildfire insurance backstop and litigation-cost reforms, arguing both could speed survivor payouts and help limit rate increases. DepositPhotos - Akhararat_W. OPINION — California’s wildfire recovery system has a problem everyone can see, and no one has fixed: Fire victims wait years for payouts, more homeowners are dropped by their insurers every year and customers who can least afford it are left to pay for it all.
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Opinion: The time is now to help lower public utility customers’ rates through reforms to wildfire costs

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By Capitol Weekly, Danielle Blacet-Hyden
| Sacramento News & Review Verified
California’s public utilities seek a state wildfire insurance backstop and litigation-cost reforms, arguing both could speed survivor payouts and help limit rate increases. DepositPhotos - Akhararat_W. OPINION — California’s wildfire recovery system has a problem everyone can see, and no one has fixed: Fire victims wait years for payouts, more homeowners are dropped by their insurers every year and customers who can least afford it are left to pay for it all.
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