Press Releases

Bipartisan legislation introduced to ease rebuilding costs for disaster survivors

SACRAMENTO – Senators Megan Dahle (R-Bieber) and Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) introduced SB 1343 to provide a tax credit for purchases to rebuild property that was damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster.




SB 1301 (Allen) provides guardrails to preserve home insurance coverage for policyholders

SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) introduced SB 1301 today to safeguard homeowners and renters from insurance nonrenewals to prevent loss of coverage.




SACRAMENTO — Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) introduced SB 1209 today, a landmark legislative proposal sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, to give the California Department of Insurance long needed enforcement authority when insurers fail to comply with Report of Examination directives.




Two Bills Introduced to Preserve Mobilehome Parks and Provide Stronger Post-Disaster Protections

SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) recently introduced two bills to prevent displacement and provide stronger post-disaster protections for residents of a mobilehome park.




SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), co-chair of the Environmental Legislative Caucus, bashed the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding that has protected Americans from dirty pollution since 2009.




SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) celebrated today’s announcement that more than 160 lenders have agreed to provide an extended mortgage forbearance for survivors of the 2025 LA Fires.




American Corporations Must Move Away from Deceptive Labeling Once and For All




SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) responds to the Los Angeles Times reporting of a CalOES memo that considered cutting wildfire soil testing in California.