Melissa Melendez News
OPINION: California homeowners at risk as major homeowner insurance companies flee the state
By Melissa Melendez | Mar 26, 2024
The exodus of major homeowner's insurance companies from California has left countless residents in a precarious position, grappling with the daunting task of securing coverage.
OPINION: Unintended Consequences: How new rent laws in California hurt small landlords and tenants
By Melissa Melendez | Mar 8, 2024
California lawmakers keep making the same mistakes when it comes to rental housing. Their new "renters’ rights" laws, aimed at helping tenants, are actually just another headache for landlords. While the stated intention may be to protect tenants and stabilize housing costs, these laws are burdening small-scale landlords and threatening the very foundation of property rights.
With the COVID emergency over, the Legislature should limit governor’s emergency powers
By Melissa Melendez | Mar 21, 2023
If only one word could be used to describe how California reacted to the virus, it would be the word “erratic.”
Harsher penalties are needed to combat the fentanyl crisis and save lives
By Melissa Melendez | Feb 7, 2023
It is hard to count all the worries parents face today. There are the standard worries every generation brings — dating, driving, grades, etc. But there is a new threat.