BROTHERS IN CATASTROPHE: Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara knows he’s not making many friends in California as he lets property insurers raise rates to try and keep them from fleeing the fire ...

WOULDN’T WANNA BE YA: Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is about to have to bite the bullet. After first hitting pause on an emergency 22 percent rate hike request by State Farm, the state’s ...

A growing need SB 1383 has been marked by a long path to implementation. It was authored in 2016 by then-State Senator Ricardo Lara from Long Beach (California’s current insurance commissioner). What ...

California law SB 1383 requires hundreds of jurisdictions to make deep cuts in how much organic waste ends up in landfills. But progress on procuring products made from that material has been slow.

California law SB 1383 requires hundreds of jurisdictions to make deep cuts in how much organic waste ends up in landfills. But progress on procuring products made from that material has been slow.

After State Farm announced it will not renew more than 70,000 insurance policies in California over the next year, the state's insurance commissioner is speaking out.

Solana Center has designed the first SB 1383 inspector training course, focused on food recovery, according to a news release. Award-winning nonprofit Solana Center for Environmental Innovation wil… ...