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quaint

(4,497 posts)
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 09:15 AM Yesterday

Safari, limo, 5-star resorts: CA insurance boss' taxpayer-funded travel, security raise questions

ABC7
For more than nine months, we've requested information about 48 of Commissioner Lara's trips. However, the department has only identified a direct business purpose for seven of those trips, three of which included vague descriptions. Due to incomplete records, it's unclear how many of these trips were taxpayer-funded. Receipts show expenses for at least 13 pricey trips were on taxpayers' dime.

Furthermore, records for travel expenses to at least a dozen international destinations remain missing.

Newly-obtained records now reveal the cost of his security detail for several of his controversial trips. State expenses show trips that listed no insurance-related meetings were five times m-star resort stays... and, as we found out, a safari, limo service, chauffeurs... the list goes on.


Worth a trip to the link to see the map of where Lara has gone in the interests of Californians.
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Safari, limo, 5-star resorts: CA insurance boss' taxpayer-funded travel, security raise questions (Original Post) quaint Yesterday OP
he has sold the Californians out from day one Nigrum Cattus 23 hrs ago #1
If the receipts aren't provided, action MUST be taken. Buddyzbuddy 22 hrs ago #2

Nigrum Cattus

(1,145 posts)
1. he has sold the Californians out from day one
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:25 PM
23 hrs ago

he gave the insure corps BIG increases
and screwed over the state program to help those
who can't afford regular coverage

Buddyzbuddy

(1,985 posts)
2. If the receipts aren't provided, action MUST be taken.
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 01:49 PM
22 hrs ago

This is how Party majorities are reversed.

Thank you for the information, quaint.

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