Costs for Home Repairs Jump in California Wildfire Region

Costs for Home Repairs Jump in California Wildfire Region

If home repair contractors want to earn more money, they should look for work in and around Los Angeles. That’s based on research by the Los Angeles Daily News about increases in... Read more »
California MBA urges guardrails for bill on wildfire forbearance

California MBA urges guardrails for bill on wildfire forbearance

The Eaton Fire in Altadena and the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades ravaged 59 square miles, displacing several thousand residents and killing an estimated 440 people. Many are still without homes and are facing... Read more »
Insurance Remains Top Wildfire Rebuild Roadblock

Insurance Remains Top Wildfire Rebuild Roadblock

Aggravation over wildfire rebuilding roadblocks continues to focus on permitting and insurance, as many cite the latter as the top barrier. Another home completion in the Pacific Palisades’ Alphabet Streets adds to... Read more »
Wildfire Emergency Rent Caps Extended Through March 29

Wildfire Emergency Rent Caps Extended Through March 29

Rental housing providers in Los Angeles County remain subject to limits on rent increases and restrictions on certain evictions following the vote by the county Board of Supervisors to extend wildfire-related price-gouging... Read more »
Wildfire Recovery Contractor Allegedly Violated Cleanup Laws

Wildfire Recovery Contractor Allegedly Violated Cleanup Laws

The main federal contractor hired to clear toxic debris after January’s Eaton and Palisades wildfires may have spread hazardous contamination across hundreds of properties, according to newly obtained government oversight records related... Read more »
Sonic Fire Tech launches infrasound wildfire defense system in California

Sonic Fire Tech launches infrasound wildfire defense system in California

“My mother-in-law first called me, and I could see the background when she FaceTimed that the fires and flames were just right behind her house. To hear that trauma and that scaredness... Read more »
Unlicensed Contractors Charged for Wildfire Burn Zone Work

Unlicensed Contractors Charged for Wildfire Burn Zone Work

Five men have been charged with engaging in unlicensed contracting work in the Eaton fire burn zone.  Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced charges Thursday against the unlicensed contractors in... Read more »
California to address home insurance in high-risk wildfire areas

California to address home insurance in high-risk wildfire areas

The California Department of Insurance unveiled a new regulation this week that aims to increase homeowners insurance coverage in areas prone to wildfires, a response to the recent pullback in policies by... Read more »
South OC’s Laguna Village Faces Wildfire Insurance Crisis

South OC’s Laguna Village Faces Wildfire Insurance Crisis

Laguna Village, a townhome community in Laguna Hills, is facing a severe insurance crisis as rising wildfire risks have drastically reduced its coverage while premiums skyrocket. Two years ago, the insurance coverage... Read more »