Your only car insurance california news source! Click on each item to read full story.   Columns Sifter Ain’t so bad after all Car-insurance rates have largely stayed the same in California, unlike the ... (Chico News & Review) read story There’s constant talk about health insurance, but aside from commercial after commercial from Allstate and Geiko, there’s not a lot of hubbub surrounding car...   State Farm sued on car rental payments (Daily Breeze) read story State Farm's Mutual Automobile Insurance Company was hit with a federal class-action lawsuit Wednesday, claiming that it unlawfully enriches itself with rental car payments that belong to its customers.   Electric Car Firm ZAP Sparks China Earthquake Relief Fund With $50,000 Donation (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) read story California electric car pioneer ZAP is starting a relief fund with the factory for its Xebra electric car and truck to aid victims of the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan, China.   MARK PHELAN: An inside look at California car culture (Belleville News-Democrat) read story Detroit has misunderstood, underestimated and ignored California in the past, and the Detroit Three automakers have paid the price.   House passes farm bill by veto-proof margin (San Francisco Chronicle) read story House Speaker Nancy Pelosi marshaled a 318-vote, veto-proof majority to pass a $290 billion farm bill that will lock in the nation's food policy for five years while granting $3 billion in first-ever money to support California fruits and vegetables. The...   smart fortwo Receives Highest Front and Side Ratings From Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) read story BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.----smart USA Distributor LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group, Inc., , announced today that the U.S. model of the 2008 smart fortwo earned the highest front and side crashworthiness ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety .   Man Pinned By Car, ATM Speaks Out (KCRA 3 Sacramento) read story Gary Parvin was making a simple withdrawal from an ATM when his life changed forever.   Unico American Corp. Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results (Centre Daily Times) read story Unico American Corp. (NASDAQ: UNAM) ("Unico," the "Company"), an insurance holding company that, through its subsidiaries, including Crusader Insurance Company, offers a variety of property and casualty insurance products and services, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.   State Farm Faces Class Action Lawsuit (Insurance Journal) read story A class action lawsuit was filed in U.S. Federal Court, Central District, alleging that State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is enriching itself with payments rightfully belonging to its insured   Britney Spears in Yet Another Car Collision (Hollywood.com) read story Britney Spears' bad driving has put the troubled pop star back in the headlines after a fender bender on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles on Tuesday.