Assemblymember David Tangipa (R-Fresno): “I’ll be the first to give credit where it’s due—thank you Governor Newsom for suspending CEQA as our communities face the threat of massive wildfires. Now, we must act fast to create buffer zones between urban, wild lands and critical infrastructure. We don’t have any time…

They kind of put me in, it almost seemed like a time-out position,” Tangipa said. “I was stripped of health, utilities and insurance. And I was the Vice Chair of Insurance. Read More

I think I know insurance better than anybody else in this building,” said Tangipa, who lost his vice chairmanship on the Assembly Insurance Committee. “I know it because my business and my background depend on the insurance market, and the insurance market is collapsing here in California. Read More

Other Republicans removed included Assemblymembers Bill Essayli (R-Corona) and David J. Tangipa (R-Fresno). While some Republicans were removed from their positions, they were also appointed to new committees. Read More

Assembly member David Tangipa was removed as Vice Chairman of the Assembly’s Insurance committee. He has been outspoken about the state’s insurance and wildfire situation since the Los Angeles wildfires broke out. Read More