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🌱 How the 2025 Topanga fires are reshaping California’s insurance race

Topanga, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Topanga! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • How the 2025 Topanga fires are reshaping California’s insurance race

Also on today's calendar: Learn the Thriller Dance and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What was left after the explosion at the cheese factory? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official California election resources: Find a ballot drop box or vote center | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Friday: Cool with periods of sun, temps: high: 71, low: 56.
  • Saturday: Sunny and pleasantly cool, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Can Ben Allen Fight Off Jane Kim and the DSA Machine to Become California's 9th Insurance Commissioner? (ivn.us) — Topanga’s devastating 2025 wildfire season, which scorched thousands of local acres, is central to state Sen. Ben Allen’s pitch to become California’s next insurance commissioner. The article contrasts Allen’s more moderate, fire-risk-reduction approach with Jane Kim’s ambitious state-run “natural disaster insurance for all” plan, outlining how their competing visions could shape premiums, coverage, and rebuilding support across fire-prone communities like Topanga.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • IDYLLIC TOPANGA SUBLET
    Private cottage with breathtaking views. Beautiful and serene — Top of Old Canyon. Please pass this on to friends who want a great secluded getaway… (Nextdoor Topanga Canyon)
  • Bob Smith BMW posted a job opening for BMW/MINI Service Porter in Calabasas. Apply here.
  • Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Santa Monica. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Topanga here.

🗞 Nearby News

Calabasas

  • First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF (NASDAQ:FCAL) Stock to Pay Monthly Dividend of $0.14 (watchlistnews.com)
  • Listen for a chance to win tickets to Night Of The Jack! (audacy.com)
  • Who Is Karl-Anthony Towns' Wife? What to Know About Jordyn Woods (parade.com)

Hidden Hills

  • Three Planes Hidden Hills: Jae Omar's Chumash-Inspired Estate (hauteliving.com)
  • Kim Kardashian's $60 Million Mansion Includes an Underground Bunker for Her Clothes (starmagazine.com)

Ok Topanga! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What was left after the explosion at the cheese factory?" — da brie (Thank you Pam W. for sending it in!)
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