• State Farm gets California nod to hike homeowner policies 17%,Pat Maio

    State Farm gets California nod to hike homeowner policies 17%

    California on Tuesday approved a 17% emergency rate hike for State Farm after the state’s largest insurer made an emergency request following January wildfires that devastated two Los Angeles communities.Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s endorsement means the emergency rate hikes, a first for th

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  • $218,000 income needed to buy a California home, up 82% since 2019,Jonathan Lansner

    $218,000 income needed to buy a California home, up 82% since 2019

    The annual income required to purchase a typical California house has nearly doubled over the past five years.To see how homebuying burdens have multiplied, my trusty spreadsheet compared the California Association of Realtors’ homebuying affordability report for the first quarter of 2025 with the f

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  • 5 Summer Hikes in San Diego with Coastal Views,Nicolle Monico

    5 Summer Hikes in San Diego with Coastal Views

    It may feel a bit cold and cloudy right now thanks to May grey, but warmer weather is fast approaching. And summer is the best time to head to the coast for all your hiking and walking. But don’t let our regularly temperate weather fool you, it can quickly get very hot as you get just 10 miles off t

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