THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MERCHANDISE FROM THAT BUSINESS FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS. LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE AT THE STATE CAPITOL, ADVOCATING FOR MORE SUPPORT AFTER THE DEADLY WILDFIRES LAST YEAR. AND THIS GROUP INCLUDES LOS ANGELES MAYOR KAREN BASS. KCRA 3’S PEYTON HEADLEE HAS MORE ON THIS NOW. LIVE FROM OUR NEWSROOM. PAYTON MAYOR BASS SPOKE WITH THE MEDIA WITHIN THE LAST 30 MINUTES ALONGSIDE LOS ANGELES COUNCILWOMAN TRACY PARK AND A GROUP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS STILL FEELING THE IMPACT OF THE DEVASTATING FIRE LAST JANUARY. THE GROUP SPENT THE DAY MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND GOVERNOR’S OFFICE TO TALK ABOUT REBUILDING. THE MAYOR SAYS THE BIGGEST HURDLE IN PALISADES RIGHT NOW IS DEALING WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES WHO ARE RELUCTANT TO PAY WHAT PEOPLE NEED. WE JUST WANT THE INDUSTRY TO DO WHAT THE INDUSTRY IS SUPPOSED TO DO, WHICH IS IF YOU’VE HAD A POLICY FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YOU’VE PAID INTO THAT POLICY WHEN YOU NEED IT, YOU EXPECT FOR THAT COMPANY TO PAY. AND I THINK THAT’S THE CHALLENGES THAT THE HOMEOWNERS, THE RENTERS ARE FACING. WE WANT THE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO DO WHAT THEY ARE SET UP TO DO. COUNCILWOMAN TRACY PARK ALSO SPOKE. SHE SAYS THE RECOVERY SHOULDN’T BE WORSE THAN THE DISASTER ITSELF. WE’LL HAVE MORE ON THE PROPOSALS MADE TODAY T
Southern California leaders advocate for insurance support in Sacramento after Palisades Fire
Updated: 9:21 PM PST Feb 9, 2026
Leaders and community members from Southern California, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Traci Park, were at the State Capitol on Monday, advocating for more support after last year’s deadly Palisades fire. The group, still feeling the impact of the fire, spent the day meeting with representatives from the Department of Insurance and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office to discuss rebuilding efforts.Mayor Bass said the biggest hurdle in Palisades is dealing with insurance companies reluctant to pay what people need. “We just want the industry to do what the industry is supposed to do, which is if you’ve had a policy for years and years and you’ve paid into that policy when you need it, you expect for that company to pay. And I think that’s the challenges that the homeowners, the renters are facing. We want the insurance companies to do what they are set up to do,” Bass said.Councilwoman Park also spoke, emphasizing that the recovery shouldn’t be worse than the disaster itself.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Leaders and community members from Southern California, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Traci Park, were at the State Capitol on Monday, advocating for more support after last year’s deadly Palisades fire.
The group, still feeling the impact of the fire, spent the day meeting with representatives from the Department of Insurance and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office to discuss rebuilding efforts.
Mayor Bass said the biggest hurdle in Palisades is dealing with insurance companies reluctant to pay what people need.
“We just want the industry to do what the industry is supposed to do, which is if you’ve had a policy for years and years and you’ve paid into that policy when you need it, you expect for that company to pay. And I think that’s the challenges that the homeowners, the renters are facing. We want the insurance companies to do what they are set up to do,” Bass said.
Councilwoman Park also spoke, emphasizing that the recovery shouldn’t be worse than the disaster itself.
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