Sacramento, CA - Two bills holding oil drillers accountable for drilling within 3200 feet of a community passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee today by a vote of 11 - 4 and go to the Assembly floor. Assembly Bill 3155...

Scant “UNFAIR Plan” Policy is the Most Insurers Would Have to Sell  Los Angeles, CA – In a consumer alert video released today Consumer Watchdog warns that a low-benefit, high-cost, FAIR Plan-like policy is the best homeowners can hope to...

Los Angeles, CA - The FBI believed former City Attorney Mike Feuer lied to government investigators when he denied knowledge of a hush money payment to conceal a litigation scandal in his office five years ago, as well...

Sacramento, CA –  In comments filed with the California Energy Commission (CEC) Friday, Consumer Watchdog made the case for a maximum gross refining margin that penalizes refiners for profits of over 70 cents per gallon.   The nonprofit group pointed to state...

Board Set To Discipline License of Repeat Offender Doctor Bakersfield, CA – The Osteopathic Medical Board of California (OMBC) and the Attorney General’s office filed an accusation of charges of gross negligence, and repeated negligent acts against Bakersfield OB/GYN...

Consumer Watchdog Challenged State Farm for failure to properly disclose or explain to consumers their wildfire risk classifications

Proposed Regulation Will Raise Rates but Will Not Stop Home Insurance Companies’ Market Boycott, Says Consumer Watchdog Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s proposal to let insurance companies use private black-box models and AI to predict the risk...

Sacramento, CA—Assembly Bill 3155 (Friedman), which creates new financial liability for oil producers for harm from community oil drilling, cleared its second policy committee today and now moves to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The bill passed out of...

Los Angeles, CA – Late yesterday the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that four HIV-positive “John Doe” plaintiffs adequately alleged CVS acted intentionally under the “deliberate indifference” standard when it implemented a drug...

Los Angeles, CA—In a historic first, California oil regulators approved zero new drilling permits in the first quarter of 2024, effectively halting new drilling permit approvals at 5,947 since Governor Newsom came to office in 2019, according to Consumer...

San Diego, Simi Valley, Latest to Face Closures Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Akilah Weber’s bill, AB 1895 requiring the state to conduct community impact assessments before hospitals may close California maternity wards, passed out of the Assembly Health Committee last...

Sacramento, CA— Activist and cancer survivor Nalleli Cobo gave testimony today in support of Assembly Bill 3155 (Friedman), which creates new financial liability for oil producers for harm from community oil drilling. The bill passed out of the...

Names of Public Officials Including Former City Attorney Mike Feuer Will Not Be Redacted, Nor Will Statements by an FBI Agent that Feuer Lied to the Grand Jury This morning a federal judge issued a final order on an...

Lara Rejected Petition from Over 60 Groups to Require Disclosure in 2019 Los Angeles, CA - Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara must hold insurance companies accountable for their contributions to the climate crisis by mandating disclosure of the fossil fuel projects they...

Sacramento, CA -- Oil companies drilling for oil within a half mile of community residents produce a tiny trickle of oil—2.1 barrels of oil per day per well on average, according to new data from the FracTracker Alliance.   Consumer...

Sacramento, CA – California must require insurance companies to sell home insurance to homeowners who protect their homes from wildfire in order to restore consumers’ access to affordable coverage, Consumer Watchdog executive director Carmen Balber will testify in comments...

Los Angeles, CA – While broadly supporting public disclosure, the United States Attorneys’ Office is seeking to redact the names of former City Attorney Mike Feuer and other City and DWP leadership from approximately 1,400 pages of warrant...

Los Angeles, CA— Assemblymember Isaac G. Bryan (D-55, Los Angeles) introduced legislation today to charge $10,000 per day to oil wells producing less than 15 barrels per day within a half mile of a community. It’s estimated that 2.7...

Sacramento, CA --  More than twenty public interest groups pointed to new state data showing that California oil refiners averaged more than $1 per gallon in gross profits during 2023 and called on the California Energy Commission to adopt...

Los Angeles, CA - Consumer Watchdog issued the following statement about the proposed catastrophe modeling rules released by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today. “Black box catastrophe models are notoriously contradictory and unreliable, which is why public review and transparency...