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From : Lila Hayes
Sent : June 29, 2005
Subject : OFRG weekly update
Meeting Reminder
Now that our regularly scheduled meetings at the
Calvary Baptist Church are over, we look
forward to visiting survivors homes! We will be doing so once a month until the two year anniversary in October
2005.
Our first get together will be July 24th, 2PM at
Margie & Joe Arnett's located at 1681 Echo Drive. This will be a
potluck event so please bring something to share! If there is anyone else
located within a couple of blocks of this location, we would also love to visit
your house. Please let me know in advance!
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Index
1. Rebuild Statistics
2. Old Fire Recovery Group to be recognized
by the City Council
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In The News
1. Allstate to Settle Rate Claims, June 27, 2005, LA Times Staff Writer
2. Fire's acreage
lowered, June 23, 2005, The Sun
3. SDSU researchers test wildfire sensors in East [San
Diego] County, June 23, 2005, San Diego Union Tribune
4. What to take, June 4, 2005,
Riverside Press Enterprise
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On The Web
1. Identity Theft Information
2. Free Privacy Survival Kit
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1.
Rebuild Statistics
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As of May 31, 2005
San Bernardino Valley
(City)
Certificate of Completion - 88 of 330 or
27%
Started permit process, or currently rebuilding -
134 of 330 or 40%
San Bernardino Valley
(County)
Certificate of
Completion - 82 of 218 or 38%
Started permit process, or currently rebuilding
- 99 of 218 or 45%
San Bernardino Mountains
(County)
Certificate of Completion - 11 of 445 or 2%
Started permit process, or currently rebuilding
- 53 of 445 or 12%
San Diego County
Certificate of Completion - 477 of 2137 or
22%
Started permit process, or currently rebuilding -
787 of 2137 or 37%
San Diego City
Certificate of Completion - not yet reported
for this date
Started permit process, or currently rebuilding -
not yet reported for this date
There are other areas which lost homes that day
(Ventura County and the city of Poway) from which I have been unable to collect
statistics.
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2.
Old Fire Recovery Group to be recognized by the City
Council
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On August 1, 2005 the Old Fire Recovery Group will
be recognized by resolution at the San Bernardino City Council meeting.
The meeting will take place at the City Council Chambers at 3PM. As it
gets closer I will have more information.
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In The News
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1. Allstate to Settle Rate
Claims
The insurer will pay a state fine and repay $30 million
to clients who may have been overcharged. It admits no
wrongdoing.
By Kathy M. Kristof, LA Times Staff Writer
June
27, 2005
Allstate Insurance Co. has agreed to pay $30
million to an estimated 250,000 Californians who were allegedly overcharged for
auto and homeowner policies, in a settlement expected to be announced
today.
The company, though not admitting wrongdoing, also
has agreed to pay a $4-million fine to the state Insurance
Department.
[snip]
As part of the settlement, Allstate also agreed to make
changes in the way it handled fire damage claims, Garamendi said.
In the
wake of the 2003 Southland wildfires, numerous Allstate policyholders complained
that their insurance claims were shifted from one adjuster to another — creating
extra work for the customers and delaying payment of their claims, Garamendi
said.
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2. Fire's acreage
lowered
June 23, 2005
By Lolita Harper, The Sun Staff Writer
MORONGO VALLEY - Sandy Birghouse stood Thursday at the edge of her
property, staring at charred rubble that served as her sewing room before a
wind-whipped blaze devoured her portion of the desert.
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3. SDSU researchers test wildfire sensors in East [San Diego]
County
June 23, 2005, By Gregory Alan Gross
UNION-TRIBUNE BREAKING NEWS TEAM
FALLBROOK – Researchers at San Diego State University are
developing a system of remote sensors that can detect the start of a wildfire
from up to a half-mile away.
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4. What to take
Create a 'red file' to
grab quickly in an evacuation
Saturday, June 4, 2005
By EILEEN ALT POWELL / The
Associated Press
Beyond planning an escape route, setting aside food and water and
designating a meeting place, families need to make sure important papers are
secure and that they've got access to cash to live on.
"Unfortunately, most people tend to do nothing until they hear
a warning (to evacuate)," said Ken Strauss, a certified public accountant who
specializes in personal finance. "Being prepared means you've got everything in
hand while everyone else is running around in a panic."
[side bar]
BE PREPARED
Among the documents a family should keep handy if it needs to
evacuate include:
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On The Web
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1. identitytheft.org
I have heard more than one person say that a
disaster survivor can be at increased risk for Identity Theft. Mari Frank is an Identity Theft survivor and has lots of information
about surviving this ordeal. http://www.identitytheft.org/ You
can also purchase her book at bookstores "From Victim to
Victor: A Step By Step Guide for Ending the Nightmare of Identity Theft",
2nd Edition (With CD) (Porpoise Press, Inc. 2005) by Mari Frank, Esq. 176
pages plus CD $39.95
2. Free Privacy Survival
Kit
Utility Consumers Action Network - Ucan.org in
conjunction with the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has created the "Privacy
Survival Kit" You can get one for free by visiting www.ucan.org or calling 619-696-6966. They
are currently at the printers and should be available the first part of
July.
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