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California AG Settles With National Sanitation Company Over No-Poach Agreements

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta settled with a national cleaning and sanitation company to resolve allegations that the company used unlawful no poach agreements. The settlement is against Packers Sanitation Services Inc. LTD., now doing business as Fortrex. As part of the settlement, the company will provide notice to employees and customers regarding its discontinued […]

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California Resources Reports Oil Fluid Spill in Monterey County

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California Resources Reports Oil Fluid Spill in Monterey County

A pipeline owned by California Resources Corporation subsidiary Aera Energy spilled 96 barrels of produced fluid — a mixture of oil and water — early Friday morning at an oil field in Monterey County in California’s Central Coast. The spill came from an eight-inch pipe and was contained to the immediate area, the company said

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Four Convicted of Collision Fraud Involving a Rideshare Driver in California

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Four people were convicted of felony insurance fraud and assault for faking an auto collision that involved a rideshare driver in San Bernardino, California. According to the California Department of Insurance, two of the four people were identified as Kalil Davis, 27, of Hesperia, and Ledontae Pope, 30, of San Bernardino. They were arrested for

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Farmers Eliminating Homeowners Insurance Policy Cap in California

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Farmers Insurance announced it will eliminate the cap on the number of homeowners insurance policies it offers in California. The move is part of a new filing, and the cap removal is effective immediately, made in anticipation of an improved homeowners insurance market in California, according to the carrier. Farmers homeowners offerings had been capped

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California Refinery Closures Spark Pipeline Race to West Coast

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A race is on among energy companies to build a major fuel pipeline to the U.S. West Coast, a potentially lucrative prize as the planned closure of two California refineries threatens to send gasoline prices in the isolated market soaring. Motorists in West Coast states have long paid some of the country’s highest fuel prices

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Trump Inflames California Over Oil Drilling Plan for Pacific Coast

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President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday unveiled a plan for a dramatic expansion of oil and gas drilling rights auctions in U.S. waters, including in California, where state officials strongly oppose energy development along its world-famous coastline. The Interior Department proposal is aligned with Trump’s energy-dominance agenda to supercharge domestic fossil fuel production. It immediately

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State Farm Files for 6.2% Auto Rate Reduction in California

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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. submitted a rate filing to reduce personal auto insurance rates by 6.2%. The filing has a targeted effective date of Feb. 23, 2026, and is pending approval from the California Department of Insurance. State Farm said recent trends involving less costly physical damage claims are what enabled the carrier

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Court Pauses California Law Requiring Companies to Report Climate-Related Financial Risk

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A U.S. appeals court paused a California law set to take effect in January requiring large companies to report every two years on how climate change could hurt them financially. Another new law requiring major companies to annually disclose their carbon emissions can stay in place for now, the court ruled. The policies would be

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Citizens Snags California Duo In Ongoing Wealth Push

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Citizens Snags California Duo In Ongoing Wealth Push

Citizens Financial Group, the Providence, R.I.-based parent of Citizens Bank with about $223 billion in assets, has expanded its private wealth business in Southern California with the addition of an $880 million team led by Eric Bradley, formerly of Citi Private Alternatives. Based in Newport Beach, Calif., Bradley Wealth Partners will focus on serving next-generation

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