Opinion: The solution to California’s housing problems isn’t densify, densify, densify
The Palisades and Eaton fires represent thousands of personal tragedies, but they also constitute a collective disaster, adding new housing shortages to California’s already massive shortfall — a catastrophe that…
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Insurance commissioner rejects State Farm’s request for 22% rate hike
California’s insurance commissioner on Friday turned down a request by State Farm General for an emergency 22% hike of its home insurance rates due to the Los Angeles wildfires, saying…
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Workplace Phishing Tests Only Have a 2% Success Rate
No Great Solution to the Phishing Epidemic Based on these studies, it’s easy to make the case against internal phishing test emails. They’re undermining trust in the organization, yet they’re…
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Major atmospheric river storm barreling toward California
A major atmospheric river storm — strong enough to potentially rival some of the extreme storms that have walloped Southern California in recent winters — is barreling toward the coast,…
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State Farm seeks emergency rate increase averaging 22% after L.A. fires
State Farm General, California’s largest home insurer, asked state officials for an emergency rate hike averaging 22% Monday, claiming the Los Angeles County fires have put the company in tough…
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Wildfire victims file 4,400 claims with California’s FAIR Plan
More than 4,400 fire-affected homeowners in Los Angeles County have filed insurance claims with the state’s insurer of last resort — the California FAIR Plan. That’s enough to kick the…
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State OKs Edison rate hike for 2017 wildfire sparked by its equipment
The California Public Utilities Commission voted Thursday to allow Southern California Edison to raise electric rates to cover payments it made to victims of the devastating 2017 Thomas wildfire. Investigators…
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US mortgage rate inches up to 6.93%, fourth straight increase – Orange County Register
By Matt Ott | The Associated Press The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up again this week, remaining at its highest level since July. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate…
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Best fitness trackers for heart rate in 2024 (UK)
Fitness trackers, or general wearable devices, have become part and parcel of everyday life. Chances are you’ve got one or you’re thinking of getting one for the first time. Either…
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L.A. to boost pay for nonprofits at its homeless shelters
The Los Angeles City Council hiked the rate that it pays for services at many of its homeless shelters on Friday, in an attempt to keep nonprofit contractors from pulling…
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I tested the world’s first thermal phone camera with a 50Hz refresh rate, and here are the results (get $75 off in this Black Friday deal)
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET What’s the deal? Get $75 off the Xinfrared One XH09 for iPhone (Lightning) or Android in this Amazon Black Friday deal. ZDNET’s key takeaways The Xinfrared One XH09…
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General Counsel Can’t Believe The Rate Hikes They’re Seeing From Biglaw Firms
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The market and variation is utterly bewildering. Some household name firms that are near and dear to clients’ hearts…
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U.S. job growth outperforms expectations as hiring resurges
A resurgence of hiring added a quarter-million jobs last month across the country and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.1%, according to new government data released Friday. The addition of…
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How to Improve Your Digital Transformation Project Failure Rate
Research has shown digital transformation projects in the APAC region fail at a high rate — and have mixed success at best. For example, Gartner research recently released in Australia…
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Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate by a half-point
By Christopher Rugaber | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two…
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California surgeon general sets goal of reducing maternal mortality by 50%
California’s surgeon general has unveiled a new initiative to reduce maternal mortality and set a goal of halving the rate of deaths related to pregnancy and birth by December 2026….
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Chinas Supreme People’s Court OPPO Case FRAND Rate
Fresh off OPPO’s victory at the Chongqing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court in a global Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) standard essential patent (SEP) rate setting case, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC)…
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High dog euthanization rate at L.A. County shelter built to save them
When she met a jagged-eared German shepherd puppy named Pickles at the Palmdale Animal Care Center, rescuer Alyssa Benavidez thought the former stray was being overlooked by adopters and wanted…
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High poverty rate is thanks to bad policies – Press Enterprise
Poverty is on the rise in the Golden State, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, increasing from 11.7% in the fall of 2021 to 13.2% in the…
Read More »Northern Ireland Prosecutors Respond To Low Rate of Hate Crime Prosecutions
Victims of race-based hate crimes have been failed by the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland, according to an analysis of police data by Amnesty International’s North Ireland division earlier…
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