Op-ed: Talking fire insurance – open your wallets, a big premium increase is coming

Tangipa explained that California’s Proposition 103 has kept insurance rates low for decades while home prices have soared, and the high cost of rebuilding after a loss has outpaced premiums — until premiums were allowed to be increased in recent years. During his recent conversations with insurance executives, he has…

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Local leaders react to Trump’s criticism of California’s High-Speed Rail project

California Assembly member David Tangipa agreed with Trump’s investigation and proposed AB377, which asks the rail authority to provide a detailed funding plan. “We do have these buildings,” Tangipa said. “We know that construction is going on. But we need to make sure that there’s a financial plan for the…

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