In the wake of the Los Angeles fires, State Farm asked for an "emergency" premium increase of 22% on average for California homeowners. Lara today denied the request pending more information.

The recent spate of LA fires has led many different parties to re-examine state and local approaches to building approval.

The policy would have protected renters from certain evictions if they could prove that they were facing financial hardship because of the fires.

Residents of a Southern California mountain community near the Eaton Fire burn scar were digging out of roads submerged in ...