Not only would existing homeowners continue to see rate hikes and lose coverage, but families that struggle to find insurance could not take out a mortgage to buy a home. In areas at extreme fire risk,

At the San Jose Fire Department training center in the Rock Springs section of the city, a second Strike Team on Wednesday morning prepared to deploy to Southern California to help in the battle against four major wildfires burning the Southland.

Firefighters are making progress slowing the major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and caused thousands of people to