SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top insurance regulator said Tuesday that State Farm can soon start raising premiums by 17% for all of its home insurance customers in the state to help the insurer rebuild its capital following the Los Angeles wildfires.

Following a judge's ruling, State Farm customers in California are one step away from paying more on their insurance to alleviate the company's "dire" financial situation after the Los Angeles fires.

California's insurance commissioner has given approval for State Farm to implement an emergency rate hike on homeowners. The insurance company says it needs the hike to stay afloat after the Los Angeles wildfires.

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday urged localities to "take back the streets" from homeless encampments, proposing language for every city and county to use in a local ban on camping in public.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a wide-reaching plan to tackle the state's severe homelessness crisis that would direct hundreds of cities, towns and counties to effectively ban tent camping on sidewalks and parks,