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Essential traffic only is strongly encouraged, ... This will not be the same PCH as before the fires.”
Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath said in a statement, adding Residents should not, not, not, go home and sift through the debris,
Katie Arrington, a disaster recovery expert, told USA Today I am grateful to Governor Newsom for his continued partnership as we respond to this unprecedented disaster,
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement What many don't realize is that we all share the financial burden of these disasters, regardless of where we live,
To protect millions of California consumers and the integrity of our residential property insurance market, the Department will respond with urgency and transparency to recommend a course of action for Commissioner Lara."
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's office said in a statement Insurance will cost more for customers in California going forward because the risk is greater in California. Immediate emergency interim approval of additional rate is essential to more closely align cost and risk and enable State Farm General to rebuild capital. We must appropriately match price to risk. That is foundational to how insurance works. Higher risks should pay more for insurance than lower risks."
State Farm said in a statement on its website We are requesting that you take emergency action to help protect California's fragile insurance market by immediately approving interim rate increases on these filings,
the letter, which was signed by State Farm General executives, stated The affordability of homeownership isn't just about mortgage payments. Rising insurance premiums and property taxes are becoming just as significant in pricing people out of the American Dream,