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Community Assisting Recovery, Inc.

“Survivors Helping Survivors” • 888-216-8264 • carehelp.org

Help CARe provide assistance to disaster survivors and continue our free services:
http://www.carehelp.org/contribute/contribute.htm

This Week’s Meeting Schedule:

Insurance/Recovery Tip:

More tips for hiring a contractor

Legal Zoom has created a set of useful tips to remember when hiring a contractor:
     http://www.legalzoom.com/legal-articles//article14903.html

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CARe Update:

2007 Southern California Wildfire Project Update. Services Rendered to 2007 Southern California Wildfire Survivors.

Since October 2007 CARe has brought at no cost to fire survivors – over $28,000 back to Southern California by:

• Helping over 109 households receive settlements substantially beyond policy limits
• Identifying “hidden” policy coverages, from $3,000 to $350,000, for over 325 households
• Conducting over 475 free, in-depth insurance policy and file reviews
• Holding more than 100 free group meetings throughout Southern California

For more details, visit: http://www.carehelp.org/about_care/accomplish.htm ______________________________________________________________________________________________

SDG&E Lawsuit Q&A:

Due to the popularity of our last “Rumor” sheet and the many calls with additional questions about the lawsuit, we have updated our “Rumor” sheet to include a couple of new questions. For example:

RUMOR: If you or your attorney opt you out of the class action, you can still get back into the class.

FACT: You cannot opt out of a class that is yet to be certified. Although you can opt out of a class action at any time, once you opt out, you can never return to the class.

You can read more at:
http://www.carehelp.org/SDGELawsuitRumors.htm

Or you can download a copy of the printable version at:
http://www.carehelp.org/downloads/SDGERumors.pdf

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Disaster Recovery In The News:      

Cal Fire report blames SDG&E - July 10, 2008

San Diego Union Tribune:
A state report released last night says arcing San Diego Gas & Electric power lines ignited the Witch Creek, Guejito and Rice Canyon fires, three of the most devastating wildfires that raged across San Diego County last October. 

Details at: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080710-9999-1m10firerep.html

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Insurance Industry In The News:     

Calif. orders Allstate to cut homeowner rate - July 10, 2008

The Associated Press:
Allstate Corp. has been ordered to cut its California homeowner insurance rate by more than 25 percent, a move that will save consumers an estimated $255 million a year, the state insurance commissioner announced Thursday.

Commissioner Steve Poizner signed an order Tuesday rejecting Allstate's request for a 9.3 percent increase and instead mandated a 28.5-percent rollback in rates for about 850,000 customers.

Details at: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D91R635O0.htm

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Disaster Preparedness In The News:

The Great Southern California ShakeOut November 12–16, 2008

The Great Southern California ShakeOut is a week of special events http://www.shakeout.org/events.html featuring the *largest earthquake drill in U.S. history*, organized to inspire Southern Californians to get ready  http://www.shakeout.org/beyond for big earthquakes http://www.shakeout.org/whynow.html, and to prevent disasters from becoming catastrophes.

Details at www.shakeout.org                                                                                                                           

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New Disaster Survivors:         

Fires burn Camelot, threaten Paradise - July 9, 2008

More than 10,000 people who live in this town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains are being encouraged to evacuate as the fires draw closer and the air quality is now rated as "hazardous."

It is the second time in three weeks that residents of this Butte County community of more than 50,000 have been faced with a fire threat. The last time, 74 homes were destroyed. On Tuesday, as many as 50 more were lost as fires raced through the town of Concow and a neighborhood known locally as Camelot.

Details at: http://www.disasternews.net/news/article.php?articleid=3704                                                             

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Community Assisting Recovery, Inc.

19360 Rinaldi Street, PMB 220, Northridge CA 91326
www.carehelp.org
888-216-8264