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How to solve California’s home insurance crisis

California’s home insurance crisis is worsening, with homeowners even in lower-risk suburbs facing scarce coverage and steep premiums or reliance on the FAIR Plan. The editorial argues the state should let insurers price future risk, reduce wildfire danger through brush clearing, logging, and water infrastructure changes, and demand better leadership from the insurance commissioner. It criticizes outgoing Commissioner Ricardo Lara and notes that the two Democratic candidates for the office offer different approaches.

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Wild moment homeless Santa Monica city council candidate storms stage in front of rivals

A homeless Santa Monica City Council candidate, Lindsay “Daisey” Davis, unexpectedly took the stage during a debate and delivered an eccentric pitch involving breathing exercises and a skateboard. The article emphasizes the viral clip, her “Venice Healer” persona, and her background with homelessness and a contested tiny-home project.

Right 2.7

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Now Piddington's sister village battles super-warehouse hell: Outrage as council 'abandons' residents fighting off 13 'mega-sheds'

Stoke Lyne residents are fighting a proposed 13-warehouse development after Cherwell District Council declined to defend its refusal at appeal. The article portrays locals as abandoned by a Lib Dem-run council and opposed by big developers, linking their fight to Piddington's anti-migrant referendum.

Right 3.4

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LA homelessness fraud cases expose deeper problem than stolen millions, oversight hawk warns

Federal charges alleging millions were stolen from Los Angeles homelessness programs are fueling a Republican congressman's claim that federally funded homelessness programs are failing by rewarding program administrators instead of helping people off the streets. Rep. Michael Cloud made the argument after a House Oversight hearing on homelessness spending in Los Angeles, Seattle, and elsewhere.

Right 4.1

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Homeless unions for rat urine diseased encampments

The article attacks Berkeley's handling of a long-standing homeless encampment, arguing that progressive Democrats and a homeless union have blocked cleanup of a hazardous site linked to leptospirosis. It asserts that progressive homelessness policies protect encampments rather than public safety and advocates shelter-or-jail enforcement.

Right 5.3

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Labour considers lowering mansion tax threshold to £1.5m in Budget raid on nearly 300,000 households - including many middle-class families in London and south east

Labour is reportedly considering lowering the 'mansion tax' threshold to £1.5 million, which could bring about 300,000 additional homes into the levy, especially in London and the South East. Government sources say the change is a live discussion ahead of the Budget, though no final decision has been made.

Right 4.4

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Dramatic new ad blasts Nithya Raman’s stance on homeless encampments: ‘Walking to school shouldn’t be scary’

A Los Angeles police union released an ad attacking mayoral candidate Nithya Raman over her opposition to expanding anti-camping buffer zones near schools, featuring a child describing encampments. The article reports the ad's claims, Raman's past comments, and unflattering details about her housing record and a homeless initiative.

Right 3.7

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Andy Burnham urged to increase bloated housing benefit bill by ANOTHER £2billion at the Budget by Labour's favourite think tank

A think tank has urged Andy Burnham to link Local Housing Allowance to rents in the October Budget, a move estimated to cost an extra £2 billion a year by 2029-30. Conservative figures criticized the proposal, arguing that taxpayers should not fund benefits in expensive areas and that welfare spending must be cut to support defence. The article frames the proposed housing benefit increase as a bloated cost and gives prominent space to Tory objections.

Right 4.3