Homeowners across California will soon see a new charge on their monthly insurance bills to help pay claims arising from this year "s devastating Los Angeles wildfires. "If these surcharges stand, it" ...

One of the most ironic – and frankly infuriating – realities in California right now is that utility companies can have their power lines spark devastating wildfires and then turn around and make us, ...

On Thursday, Governor Schwarzenegger will issue two revised budget proposals: one based on the passage of Measures 1-A through E in next week’s election and one based on their failure. In the meantime ...

Yesterday on this program, State Treasurer Bill Lockyer said he might need federal loan guarantees to borrow money so California could pay its bills. Today, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told a ...

Valero Energy Corp. may receive hundreds of millions of dollars from the state of California to cover refinery maintenance costs in a bid to stave off the planned closure of a San Francisco-area fuel ...