Kristine Lazar
Reporter at KCBS-TV (Los Angeles, CA)
Emmy award winning @CBSLA consumer investigative reporter, Cal grad, mom to twin girls+boy, #2onyourside she/her/hers
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Kristine Lazar
If you live in California, it's likely obvious that there's an insurance crisis and the most recent casualties are survivors of the Palisades and Eaton fires. Instability and uncertainty have caused insurance companies to leave the state, and homeowners are left picking up the pieces. A main reason why insurance companies are no longer wanting to do business is because of the increased fire danger all year round.
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3 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Kristine Lazar
Six years have passed since the northern California town of Paradise was decimated by the Camp Fire and now the community has been rebuilt, but in a way that can better withstand another wildfire. Jen Goodlin is the director of the Rebuild Paradise Foundation organization, in a town that gained notoriety in 2018 when the Camp Fire ripped through. "We were a heavily wooded forest town, beautiful, millions of trees with homes plopped in there. and now we're not that," Goodlin said.
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3 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Kristine Lazar
One of the largest insurers in the state spoke to KCAL News about the future of the insurance market in California and whether it has enough funds to cover claims from the Palisades and Eaton fires. It's the first time since January's devastating fires that any head of an insurance company has gone on camera with KCAL News to answer some tough questions about rates and future policies.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Kristine Lazar
Some Eaton Fire victims say they've been told they're ineligible for a Los Angeles County relief grant program because their homes didn't actually burn down, even though all that's left is ash and rubble. The LA County Household Relief Grant awards fire victims up to $18,000, and it can be used for things that are not covered by insurance and other assistance.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Kristine Lazar
Following the deadly Eaton and Palisades fires that destroyed thousands of structures and left survivors without homes, now communities are looking to build back better and harder. California already has strict building codes for properties in fire-prone areas, but experts told KCAL News that even though fire danger can't be stopped, resident can build their homes, so they are less likely to burn. J. Lopez is a retired Los Angeles County fire captain and a homeowner in Altadena.
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