by jpitney | Jan 7, 2026 | California Politics, Insurance, Los Angeles
Levi Sumagaysay at CalMatters: A year after the deadly Los Angeles County fires, California’s property insurance market remains problematic; survivors are suing insurers over delayed or denied claims; and most of the state’s policyholders are likely to see their...
by jpitney | Jan 6, 2026 | California Politics, Economic Policy
Vince Ybarra at KFSN-TV: A new U-Haul report suggests the California exodus is still happening despite an increase in population. For people looking to move, California is not a desired location, according to data collected by U-Haul. The moving company compiled more...
by jpitney | Jan 1, 2026 | Budget, California Politics
Yue Stella Yu at CalMatters: The deficit is projected to reach nearly $18 billion next year, mostly because the state is expected to spend so much money that it would offset, if not eclipse, the strong tax revenues driven by an AI boom, said the nonpartisan...
by jpitney | Dec 31, 2025 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Los Angeles, Newspapers
Peter Weinberger at The Claremont Courier: Local newspapers continued disappearing at a pace similar to — or worse than — 2024. More than 130 local news outlets closed this year, averaging over two per week. This trend has expanded news deserts with little to no local...
by jpitney | Dec 30, 2025 | California Politics, Economic Policy, Education, Environment, Homelessness, Poverty, State Government, Taxes, Transportation
Jim Geraghty at NRO: As I wrote earlier this year, U.S. News and World Report ranks each state on a wide variety of categories. In the most recent assessment, California ranked dead last in opportunity, dead last in affordability, 47th in employment, 47th in energy...
by jpitney | Dec 26, 2025 | Business, California Politics, Coronavirus, Taxes
Ashley Zavala at KCRA-TV: Businesses large and small across California are paying even more on their payroll taxes to the federal government this year because of spending decisions the state’s Legislature and governor made within the last few years. ...
