The specter of a third blow resulting from the 1994 Northridge earthquake is on the minds of homeowners and a nonprofit victims’ organization in and around ground zero of the January 1994 shaker that caused 57 deaths and at least $15 billion in property damage. “Seven years ago, people were victimized by a massive earthquake,”... Read More

The first criminal charges to emerge from former California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush’s quake scandal, has landed a top aide on the hot seat.  George Grays, a former deputy insurance commissioner and Quackenbush campaign associate, pleaded guilty Jan. 16 to taking $170,900 in kickbacks for diverting money from a $12 million insurance settlement fund. Grays’ injudicious... Read More