No Joy in Being Right About California's Fire Danger (Connecting the Dots: California officials, Wildfires, The Sacramento Bee, The Los Angeles Times, Sidley Austin LLP, The Commercial Club of Chicago, Allstate, State Farm, The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) & Soros Funding, All Networking)
Newsmax.com
By
Michael Reagan with Michael R. Shannon Tuesday, 14 January 2025 09:49 AM EST
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/allstate-forestry-management/2025/01/14/id/1194989/
Wildfire
Danger Could Have Been Mitigated if Calif. Wasn't Run by Ideologues
In
our next-to-last column of 2024 we covered yet another warning to California
officials that
their forestry mismanagement was endangering resident’s homes and lives.
KTLA
reports, "Another major insurer is pulling back on its offerings in
California, forcing tens of thousands of customers to find other options.
"SafeCo,
a subsidiary of California’s fourth-largest home insurer, Liberty Mutual, has
announced that it will stop offering policies for new rental and condo
customers on January 1, 2025. Existing customers will be able to keep their
current policies until 2026."
That
meant 88,000 condominium owners and renters were in danger of losing their
insurance policies.
What
we didn’t know at the time was in a few short days 10 people would lose their
lives and 10,000 homes would be lost in a wildfire made deadly by California
official’s refusal to adopt sound forestry management practices and the City
of Los Angeles prioritizing
DEI hiring and fish worship over fighting fires.
The
fires are not out and already the cost is staggering. The Sacramento Bee
estimates the loss will be at least $50 billion.
Now
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, " . . . has imposed a year-long ban
on insurance policy non-renewals and cancellations as shellshocked Angelenos
contend with multiple wildfires raging in Southern California.”
As
Fox Business explained, " . . . the mandatory one-year moratorium will
prevent insurers from canceling or not renewing homeowners' policies in
specific areas affected by the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in the Los Angeles
area.
"The
moratorium applies to all homeowners, condo unit owners, mobile home homeowners
or residential renter’s insurance policies in specified zip codes.
"It
covers cancellations and non-renewal due to wildfire risk."
That
covers quite a bit of ground since more than 27,000 acres have burned.
There
is less here than meets the eye with the moratorium.
Homeowners
who have experienced a total loss are already protected by a law that forbids
cancellations and requires policy holders be offered two renewals of their
coverage, as the Los Angeles Times pointed out.
Being
offered the coverage and being able to afford the coverage are two different
issues.
Regardless
of whether you blame the fires on an angry climate God, imported arsonists or
an act of God, the fact is California's "leaders" took no preventive
measures to reduce the threat of wildfires which they knew were
a distinct possibility.
That’s
why Allstate terms California "catastrophe-prone."
The
Good Hands People should have added, 'due to incompetent government.' And
Allstate isn’t the only firm with burned hands. " . . . more and more
insurers are concluding insuring California homeowners is not worth the
risk."
The
result of this fire prevention incompetence will have a great impact on policy
holder’s wallets. As the Sacramento Bee reports, "In
August, Allstate received permission from state insurance regulators to boost
California homeowners’ premiums by an average of 34 percent. [And] State Farm
also requested a rate hike from state regulators. The Illinois–based carrier
was granted permission for a 20 percent rate increase earlier in 2024."
Pair
that with the increased deductibles many insurers are currently requiring —
instead of a fixed amount, say $1,000, insurers are requiring deductibles that
are a percentage of the home’s worth — and home insurance is fast becoming a
luxury item.
And
the moratorium also means homeowners are essentially stuck with their current
insurance company.
There's
no shopping around for the best rate when "Some of the nation’s largest
firms including a number of California’s top insurers, Allstate, Farmers, State
Farm,
USAA and Nationwide, had stopped accepting new policy applications, raised
wildfire safety standards, sharply increased rate costs or are leaving the
state altogether."
California
is expensive to live in, expensive to build, expensive to insure, and expensive
if you value your life and possessions.
And
it all could have been mitigated if the state was not run by ideologues.
As
we wrote in December, there are no winners in this situation.
There
will be no winners until Golden State voters wake up and start electing
candidates based on competence and not race, sexual orientation, tree huggery,
or political party.
Connecting
the Dots:
John Decker was a photographer for the Sacramento Bee, Arnold
Schwarzenegger’s photographer and is a friend of Joe Mathews.
Joe Mathews is
a friend of John Decker and was a senior fellow at the New
America Foundation.
Jonathan Soros is a
director at the New America Foundation, George Soros’s son
and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the New America Foundation and the International Rescue
Committee.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, Gavin Newsom was
invited to his 2013 wedding reception and is Jonathan Soros’s father.
International
Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Michelle Obama was
an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a lawyer at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Kathleen L. Brown is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Jerry Brown’s sister
and was the California state government treasurer.
Thomas J. Wilson is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and the chairman &
president & CEO for the Allstate Corporation.
Jack M. Greenberg is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a director at
the Allstate Corporation.
Edward M. Liddy is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a chairman &
CEO for the Allstate Corporation.
J. Christopher
Reyes was a director at the Allstate
Corporation and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
David D. Hiller is a member of
the Commercial Club of Chicago, was the publisher & president
& CEO for the Los Angeles Times and a partner at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Cameron F. Kerry is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother
and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Cyrus F.
Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago
and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Michael L.
Tipsord is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank),
and the vice chairman & COO for the State Farm Insurance Companies.
Vincent J. Trosino was
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and
the president, COO & vice chairman for the State Farm Mutual
Automobile Insurance Company.
Lee H. Hamilton is
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and
a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
John R. Allen is
a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a member of
the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
Kristin Crowley In
2023, she was appointed to the Homeland Security Advisory Council
and is the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).
Elliott B. Broidy was a member of the Homeland Security
Advisory Council and a commissioner for the Los Angeles Fire
and Police Pension System.
William J. Bratton is
a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council and was the
chief for the Los Angeles (CA) Police Department.
Kenneth
Canterbury is a member of the Homeland Security Advisory
Council and the president of the Fraternal Order of Police.
Lee H. Hamilton is
a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council and an
honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Urban
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Anthony A.
Williams is a trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank) and
was a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
Frances
Fragos Townsend was a member of the Homeland Security Advisory
Council and is a commentator for CNN.
Clark Kent Ervin was
a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council and is
an analyst for CNN.
Ted Turner is
the founder of CNN and a co-chairman for the Nuclear
Threat Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and
the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Walter Isaacson is
the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and
was the chairman & CEO for CNN.
James S.
Crown is the vice chairman for the Aspen Institute (think
tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Thomas J. Wilson is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and the chairman &
president & CEO for the Allstate Corporation.
Jack M. Greenberg is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a director at
the Allstate Corporation.
Edward M. Liddy is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a chairman &
CEO for the Allstate Corporation.
David D. Hiller is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was the publisher &
president & CEO for the Los Angeles Times and a partner at Sidley
Austin LLP.
R. Eden Martin is
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
J. Christopher
Reyes is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a
director at the Allstate Corporation.
Lester Crown is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a lifetime
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society
Madeleine K.
Albright was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and
the president of the Center for National Policy.
R. Hunter Biden is
a director at the Center for National Policy and Joseph
R. Biden Jr’s son.
Kamala D. Harris is
an advisory board member for the Center for National Policy, vice
president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration and was the
attorney general for the California state government.
Ira Lechner was
a director at the Center for National Policy and is a director
at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.
Gavin Newsom is
a director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation,
the lieutenant governor for the California state government and
was invited to George Soros’s 2013 wedding reception.
George Soros was married
in 2013 Gavin Newsom attended his wedding reception and
is Jeffrey Soros’s uncle.
Jeffrey Soros is George
Soros’s nephew’s and the president emeritus for the Museum of
Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.
Eric Garcetti is
a trustee at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and
was the Los Angeles California mayor.
Richard J. Grad is a trustee at the Museum of Contemporary Art
in Los Angeles and a partner at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
David D. Hiller
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was the publisher
& president & CEO for the Los Angeles Times, the SVP for
the Tribune Publishing Co, a member of the Chicago Council
on Global Affairs and a partner at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a director at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and a lawyer
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Cameron F. Kerry is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother
and
a
fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Lee H. Hamilton is
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and
a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
John R. Allen is
a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a member of
the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
Kristin Crowley In
2023, she was appointed to the Homeland Security Advisory Council
and is the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).
Resources:
Past Research
California’s
War on Guns Broadens to a War on Ammunition Beginning January 1, 2018 (Past Research on the Sacramento Bee)
Wednesday,
December 13, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/12/californias-war-on-guns-broadens-to-war.html
Kellogg’s
Brand Falls from 60 to 84th Place with Consumers in 4 Years (Past Research on the Allstate Corporation)
Monday,
April 3, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/04/kelloggs-brand-falls-from-60-to-84th.html
Ninth
Circuit Punts Emergency Stay on Immigration Until Later This Week (Past Research on Sidley Austin LLP)
Sunday,
February 5, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/02/ninth-circuit-punts-emergency-stay-on.html
Kristin
Crowley is the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) (Connecting the
Dots: Kristin Crowley, The Los Angeles Fire Department, The Homeland Security
Advisory Council, Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, The California Wildfires
& Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research
on Kristin Crowley & The Homeland Security Advisory Council)
Saturday,
January 11, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/01/kristin-crowley-is-chief-of-los-angeles.html
L.A.
Times to NRA: Government’s ‘Responsibility’ To Regulate 2nd Amendment (Past Research on the Commercial Club of Chicago, David
Hiller, Sidley Austin LLP & the Los Angeles Times)
Sunday,
February 22, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/02/la-times-to-nra-governments.html
Like
a good neighbor, State Farm is there (Past Research
on State Farm)
Thursday,
December 18, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/12/like-good-neighbor-state-farm-is-there.html
Hillary
Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington
received the highest US civilian honor
APNews
By
FATIMA HUSSEIN
Updated
3:36 PM PST, January 4, 2025
WASHINGTON
(AP) — In the East Room of the White House on a particularly frigid Saturday
afternoon, President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the most
famous names in politics, sports, entertainment, civil rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy
and science.
Former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton aroused a standing ovation from the crowd as
she received her medal. Clinton was accompanied to the event by her husband
former President Bill Clinton, daughter Chelsea Clinton and grandchildren. Democratic
philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington were
also awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor in a White House ceremony.
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