Julie Watts
Investigative Reporter at KOVR-TV (Sacramento, CA)
National Award-Winning Investigative Journalist & California Capitol Accountability Correspondent @cbsnews @cbssacramento @kpixtv @cbsla
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Julie Watts |Scott Pham
SACRAMENTO — As more people in California lose private insurance, the state's FAIR plan is filling up with homes in places the industry itself has classified as low-risk for wildfire. The state regulator has a strategy that they say will help people get off the FAIR plan. A CBS News California analysis shows the state's solution might not be enough. For Ken Cavalli and Lisa Fine-Cavalli, their new home in West Roseville is their dream home.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Scott Pham |Julie Watts
FAIR PLAN SECRETS: Why California's insurer of last resort is so secretive Since the LA fires on January 7, much more attention has been put on the California FAIR Plan, the state's fire insurer of last resort. Once thought of as a small, rarely-used backstop, the plan is now one of the largest in the state. Yet, it's also one of the most secretive insurers in California, able to withhold more information than even the private companies that run it.
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1 month ago |
thedailybs.com | Ryan Sabalow |Julie Watts
California’s legislative leaders are refusing to disclose whether federal agents are investigating state lawmakers for corruption or if any taxpayer money was spent on their legal defense. Open government advocates argue the public has a right to know.
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2 months ago |
cbsnews.com | Julie Watts |Richard Ramos
Denise Huskins, Aaron Quinn use their "American Nightmare" trauma to retrain law enforcement Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn gained worldwide notoriety when their 2015 home invasion and Huskins' kidnapping were chronicled in Netflix's highest-rated docuseries of 2024, "American Nightmare." The couple survived a harrowing experience, only to be publicly defamed by law enforcement, who falsely accused them of making the whole thing up.
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2 months ago |
laist.com | Ryan Sabalow |Julie Watts
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FAIR PLAN SECRETS: Why California's insurer of last resort is so secretive (and why it could cost you) https://t.co/xziJxJR6dH
Thank you for being a voice for all of us @ZavalaA We're ready for that meeting.
The California State Senate has severely limited press access in the chamber to journalists and despite repeated calls from @CCACalifornia to change this, leaders will not listen. Here’s what’s going on 🧵 https://t.co/5oDsvG4vAC
RT @ZavalaA: The California State Senate has severely limited press access in the chamber to journalists and despite repeated calls from @C…
