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Major companies support California home insurance plan – Sacramento Bee

A highly anticipated piece of California’s plan to entice home insurers back into the state received support from representatives of major companies during a public hearing Wednesday.

 

Drinking water of a million people fails CA requirements – CalMatters

Almost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don’t meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water supplies — and fixing them would cost billions of dollars. More than two-thirds of these failing water systems serve communities of color, and more than half are in places struggling with poverty and pollution, according to an annual assessment released by the State Water Resources Control Board.

 

Libraries have free passes to California parks under budget deal – Los Angeles Times

The popular state library parks program that began two years ago was on the chopping block this spring, a potential victim of the estimated $45 billion budget deficit for fiscal 2025.