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Month: February 2025

State Farm seeks an emergency insurance rate increase after LA wildfires. It’s the latest blow to California’s housing market

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — State Farm General, California’s largest insurance provider, has requested an emergency interim rate hike averaging 22% for homeowners from state officials on Monday, citing a “dire” financial situation after destructive Los Angeles wildfires last month. In a letter to California’s Commissioner of Insurance, Ricardo Lara, State Farm said it

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Ray Solley

‘Leave it better than you found it’: Ray Solley, the Tower Theatre’s longtime leader, is retiring this summer

(Update: Added video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation board announced Monday that their longtime executive director, Ray Solley, will retire this summer after 16 years at the helm of Central Oregon’s iconic venue in downtown Bend. “I’m proud to say this organization has never been in better shape, financially and operationally,”

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