Scott Pham

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.

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.

Dec 2, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Ash-har Quraishi |Amy Corral |Charlie Brooks |Matt Clark |Scott Pham |Jose Sanchez | +3 more

The death of a 19-year-old college student on a Texas highway is raising questions about the fleet of drivers Amazon uses to move packages between its facilities. College freshman Iliana Velez's life was cut short in a crash with a contractor who was driving to pick up an Amazon load. A University of Texas freshman, Velez was working nights sorting packages part time at an Amazon fulfillment center. In the early morning hours of Jan.

Sep 18, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Ash-har Quraishi |Amy Corral |Scott Pham |Ryan Beard

More U.S. cities and states are starting to say "yes, in my backyard" as they struggle to meet the housing needs of growing populations.  The "YIMBY" movement is a political effort to tackle the country's housing shortage by increasing the housing supply with strategies like changing zoning codes and other regulations that limit home density.

Sep 18, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ash-har Quraishi |Amy Corral |Scott Pham |Ryan Beard

Ash-har Quraishi, Amy Corral, Scott Pham, Ryan BeardSeptember 18, 2024 at 6:49 PM·1 min readMore U.S. cities and states are starting to say "yes, in my backyard" as they struggle to meet the housing needs of growing populations. The "YIMBY" movement is a political effort to tackle the country's housing shortage by increasing the housing supply with strategies like changing zoning codes and other regulations that limit home density.