… From small, rural regions to low-income urban communities, those with the fewest resources are supported by some of the smallest water systems with limited resources. This year, however, brought some welcome relief. Thanks to Governor Newsom and legislative champions like Assemblymember Blanca Rubio, California passed Assembly Bill 428, a new law tackling one of the most painful, and familiar, cost pressures Californians face: skyrocketing insurance premiums. …  The measure now allows water corporations to join with mutual water companies and public water agencies to pool resources and buy insurance together.
– Written by Adán Ortega, executive director of CalMutuals.