Coming up next, some local homeowners
face higher insurance costs.
Others are getting dropped
by their companies.
We're working for you to find
solutions to the crisis.
It's hot now, but it'll be even hotter
as we hit the weekend forecast.
I'll have your details ahead.
Traffic issues continue
to play. Snapdragon
stadium details coming up.
I'm Mira Mesa, Neighbor says the city took
a chunk of grass during construction.
We're working for you to see
if the city plans to fix it.
And more than two dozen kittens
from the San Diego Humane Sociey
leave the state for new homes.
CBS8 News Live at six starts no.
Another day of extreme heat ande
haven't even reached the peak y.
Good evening and thank you for joining us.
I'm Carlo Chichetto. I'm
Marcella Lee. Get ready for pose
record temperatures in the coming days,
especially if you're in the mountains
and desert closer to the coast.
It's going to be a warm pride if
you're heading out to celebrate,
Chief Meteorologist Carlene
Chavis is here tonight with.
What's happening outside right now, it's
it's a warm one.
It is definitely a warm one no matter
how you slice it, if you're inl.
Even along the coast, we had 80s today.
So we are talking about warm temperatures.
We have not reached the
peak of that heat just yet.
We are expecting that for this weekend.
The only little break that could
happen is a coastal Eddy develo.
So closer towards the coast the upper 70s
was still some low 80s being possible.
When we take a look at
our current temperatures,
you got the 70s along the coast.
Right now we're at 77 degrees for Oceanside.
Also talking about 72 degrees for Del Mar.
Del Mar actually looks to be the
cool spot on the map at this mo,
105 for a Brego Springs and a
lot of 80s across inland areas.
We are not done with the heat just yet,
so we are gearing up for possibe
record temperatures across Soutn
California and actually across the West.
We are looking at the potential
for some records for the mountas
as well As for the desert.
Also talking about some patchy fog and
morning clouds that will favor the coast.
And so that will moderate the temperatures,
keeping the coast mild compared
to the inland heat.
That's expected and a subtle
cooling by the middle of next w.
So we still have a stretch to g.
And that excessive heat warning for the
inland areas starts tomorrow morning.
Your complete forecast is comin.
Our Bracing for the Burn seriesf
special reports continues tonigs
homeowners face increasing insue
rates due to wildfire risks. Soe
major insurance companies have
already bailed out of Californi.
CBS8's David Gottferson is workg
for you to find solutions to the
statewide fire insurance crisis.
As you can see, my roof here ise
resistant in my opinion, fireproof. Brian
Yates lives in a master planned
housing complex in Campo with me
than 200 homes and while Campo may be
considered a high risk wildfire zone.
Brian's neighborhood looks
more like a suburban community,
so I even have a fire hydrant up
on my property, as you see here.
The single father of four says
he had Farmers Homeowners
Insurance for the past 12 years.
But when his policy came
up for renewal last month,
he says Farmers wanted to raise
his annual premium from $1000
to $6000 due to wildfire risk.
A 600% increase.
There was no warning on the renl
and they basically just stuck io
you and then then you're left with the
decision whether to pay it or leave. Did
you consider paying the $6000 ay
point? I couldn't afford it,
not on my salary, not for
what I make. There's no way
Brian was forced to switch
to the California Fair Plan,
a state-run and insurance indusy
funded policy of last resort.
With that I'm still paying $600.00 more,
and it's with basic coverages.
I mean bare minimum with the
$20,000 deductible, whereas befe
I had like a $500 deductible.
Brian says his agent told him
insurance companies can charge e
because there's less competitio.
Now that Allstate and State
Farm have stopped writing new
homeowners policies in Californ,
Farmers Insurance sent me a
statement saying rates are desid
to reflect risk level and indusy
spokesperson told me it's all
about losses from recent wildfi.
The insurance industry's lost 20 years
worth of underwriting profit.
In the last 6 to 8 years, Janet
Ruiz is with the industry funded
Insurance Information Institute.
She says insurance companies are
facing wildfire risk, climate change,
increased construction costs and
inflation resulting in loss of profits.
We have to.
Make sure that we collect enough premium
to be able to pay our losses. This is
a financial business that you know has
to stay solvent.
While insurance premiums
do continue to go up,
there is a new law in California
that can help you get discounts
on your homeowners insurance.
That's right, discounts when you
harden your home against wildfi.
And that just makes sense, righ?
If you put money into protecting your your
home or your property against a wildfire,
the insurance company should give you a
discount commensurate with that. Harvey
Rosenfield is the founder of
the nonprofit Consumer Watchdog.
He told me the upcoming fire
mitigation discounts are a good thing,
but there is a loophole.
The loophole allows an insurance
company if they don't want to give you
a discount, it allows the insure
company to non renew you instea.
The discounts still need state approval,
and they will be different
for each insurance company.
But in April, for example,
State Farm proposed giving homeowners
a 2% discount for installing a s
A fire rated Roof a 1% discount
for clearing defensible space.
And a 2% discount for homes in l
Fire designated Fire Wise USA community.
The new law also will allow homeowners
to request from their insurance agent
the wildfire risk score for their home.
The insurance companies are supd
to tell you what the score is ad
how they had arrived at the scoo
that people will start to get tr
scores and understand how much they're
going to save by doing whatevery
can do to protect their propert.
Now you can enter your home
address online and get a
free risk assessment for your
property by going to the Insurae
Information Institute website
wevepostedalink@cbs8.com.
David, a lot of concerning
developments there for homeowne,
but you had a little bit of
potential good news there.
When will homeowners be able
to start requesting those fire
mitigation discounts on their h?
We expect those discounts amouns
to be approved by the end of the
year and you would apply for the
discounts through your insurance agent.
Also, when your insurance
policy comes up for renewal,
whenever that renewal date is,
your insurance company is required to
send you your home's wildfire risk score.
So keep an eye out for that.
All right. David Goffertson
reporting for us on the fire
insurance situation in the stat.
Thanks, David. And coming up
tomorrow night at six fulltime,
firefighters rely on a lot of volunteers,
especially during wildfires
and other critical times,
How you can become a volunteer firefighter,
and what you can expect when
it comes to training. Traffic
woes continue to plague Snapdran
Stadium Last night, Team USA tok
on Panama in the Gold Cup semif,
but it's the traffic snarl getting out of
the stadium that's making headlines today.
CBS8's Kirsten Holmes joins us
live now from the stadium with a
closer look at this issue. Kirs.
Hey there, Marcella.
I'm here at the intersection of
Innovation Parkway and Jacarand,
and it's all clear and
quiet behind me right now.
But people we talked to say they waited
in this area for 30 minutes to 2 hours
just to leave Snapdragon Stadiu.
They're asking questions like,
were there any traffic directors here?
We reached out to SDPD and they say yes,
they were here.
But people still had to wait.
A lot
of people aren't able to
turn into these streets.
And, you know, it's just easy
for them to just drive by. Elena
Laden owns Java Garden
Coffee shop in Sierra Mesa.
Last night I went to Costco andI
know there's like, signs up the,
says no event parking.
And I couldn't believe the stref
people that were coming after the game.
She worried if the ice she was picking
up was going to melt as she made
her supply run for the coffee s.
It was pretty hectic what
would normally take me about.
6 minutes to drive up the
hill when there's no traffic.
Took me about 20-30 minutes
waiting for all the pedestrians
to walk through the street and f
course walking through red ligh.
I managed to get up the street,
but I did notice a huge stream
of cars coming down.
Mission Village Dr. social
media from Twitter to Reddit isl
abuzz about the traffic and lacf
direction after last night's Gold Cup
soccer match between the USA and Panama.
But after the game,
as the sold out crowd of nearly
25,000 left Snapdragon to go ho,
they had quite the weight.
We reached out to San Diego Pole
who say in part quote there was
a full traffic plan and at least
16 Sdpd's special event traffic
controllers working the stadium.
They couldn't confirm a 2 hour
wait but did go on to say quote
it was sometimes take up to two
hours for traffic to clear aftea
charger game at the queue End Q.
Elena says she's waiting to
make judgment on the new traffic
plan on Mission Hills Blvd.
but understands that people are upset.
I I've talked to civil engineero
say you know this is perfectly ,
this is what it should be and is
a good proposal and it it'll wo.
But it's people not wanting to buy into
it because they're not ready fo.
And, you know, people don't like change.
San Diego's a growing city,
and I kind of consider growing pains.
We also reached out to Snapdragn
Stadium officials for comment oe
story and still haven't heard b.
As we were out here today canvag
neighbors and businesses,
we got some mixed reaction.
Some people are very excited to
have the stadium here and all oe
business and all of the visitor.
Others say they wish more was de
to mitigate traffic in this are.
Reporting live for CBS8, I'm Kirsten Holmes.
Back to you.
Kirsten, is there any advice for people who
are planning to go to Snapdragon Stadium?
Because I know there are a lot f
events coming up and people are excited.
May not have seen this new stadium just yet.
Absolutely. So the city has
installed new bike lanes.
That was something that a lot
of people were talking about.
They have bike lanes to and from the stadium.
They are changing the traffic lanes to try
to ease the flow of traffic in this area.
There's also trolleys that are available
for people to take if you don'tt
to deal with all the traffic is.
But with any crowded stadium or event,
you might need to just pack
some patience, Marcella.
I know a lot of times we are in that mindset.
After a concert now, maybe after a ball
game or maybe just by your neig,
some dinner to to drop you off
and pick you up. Thanks, Kirste.
People forget just how crowded
it was just a few years
back when we still have the Chargers.