Articles by Levi Sumagaysay

November 2024

Trump’s Proposed Tariffs, Especially on China and Mexico, Could Hit California Hard

October 2024

How to Stay Calm When Elon Musk Says He’s Leaving California — and Other Lessons From Business Relocations

September 2024

California Companies Wrote Their Own Gig Worker Law. Now No One Is Enforcing It

August 2024

Californians: Your Rent May Go Up Because of Rising Insurance Rates

July 2024

California’s ‘Weak’ Job Market Propped Up by Public Money as Private Sector Sheds Jobs

Hundreds of Deaths, Thousands of Injuries, Billions of Dollars: The Cost of Extreme Heat in California

June 2024

California Pushes Insurers to Cover More Homes in These Areas — Including Humboldt County

California Gig Worker Law Withstands Challenge From Uber at Federal Appeals Court

May 2024

Newsom Unveils Plan That Would Hasten Insurance-Rate Reviews — and Increases

Gig Companies Spent $200 Million to Write Their Own Labor Law. The State Supreme Court Could Throw It Out

Californians Are Protecting Themselves From Wildfire. Why Is There Still an Insurance Crisis?

March 2024

California Insurance Market ‘In Chaos,’ Says Former Insurance Chief. Can the New Chief Fix It?

January 2024

350,000 Californians Are Now on the FAIR Plan, the Last Resort for Fire Insurance. Now What?

December 2023

California New Laws for 2024: Consumer Protection Beefed Up

California New Laws for 2024: Employees Get Protection for Using Cannabis

Getting Car Insurance Gets Harder: California Drivers Face Delays, Higher Rates

November 2023

‘Prompt Action’ on Fire Insurance Has Yet to Help California Homeowners

October 2023

Unemployment Insurance: California’s ‘Urgent’ $20 Billion Problem

Two State Agencies Ground Cruise Driverless Cars for Public Safety