California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Friday he has "provisionally" approved State Farm's rate hike of 22% ...

“Coming to Santa Barbara from the Smokies is like coming to another planet,” mused Pulitzer Prize-winning environmental novelist Richard Powers in conversation with essayist and novelist Pico Iyer.

On Thursday, State Sen. Monique Limón hosted an insurance town hall in Goleta alongside Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to discuss the challenges facing homeowners seeking coverage.

A closed-door conversation between state insurance officials, including California Insurance Commissioner Richard Lara and State Farm occurred in Oakland on Wednesday afternoon. What we know ...

State Farm wants to temporarily raise homeowner insurance rates in California by 22%. The company said that payout out claims from the LA wildfires is hurting its finances. The insurance ...

The company said that payout out claims from the LA wildfires is hurting its finances. The insurance commissioner will make a decision in about two weeks. ORINDA, Calif. - State Farm is asking the ...

In response to advocacy from Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo’s office, yesterday California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara expanded the ... Val Verde and Santa Clarita have already been through ...

Tuesday, at the urging of Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara extended a one-year moratorium on non-renewals of homeowners ...

Barbara Richard is a candidate running to replace any Dillon Town Council members are recalled after 17 voters triggered a special election seeking to remove three members of the council.

Richard Bennett Marotta, known affectionately as Rich, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2025, in Santa Cruz ... Christie Dean and Lara Caldas, who shared in the journey of his life ...