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Insurance Company Declines To Renew Homeowners Coverage Due To Menlo Park House's Age

Recently, KPIX met with a collection of neighbors in the Napa County community of Berryessa Estates.

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July 21, 2023

MENLO PARK -- For years now, California residents have been losing their insurance because of fire risk, but new reasons are starting to emerge as the market has been shaken by several major providers limiting business in the state.

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Recently, KPIX met with a collection of neighbors in the Napa County community of Berryessa Estates, all of whom had either lost or were struggling to retain their insurance because of high fire danger there. A viewer saw that story and reached out about their situation, right in the heart of the Bay Area.

"Oh yeah, we fell in love with the redwoods when we drove up," Ann Wendel said of her Menlo Park home. "We had our two-year-old son. He was asleep. So we fell in love with it. Made an offer. They turned it down."

Find out what's happening in Menlo Park-Athertonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.


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