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Latest Insurance News

State-run Wildfire Insurance Fund Won’t Work, There’s A Better Way

Jamie Court - February 2, 2026

Following last year’s wildfire losses, California policymakers are searching for structural fixes. One idea is to create a state-backed wildfire insurance fund, often justified...

Dive into Consumer Watchdog’s Investigative Series Examining How Large Insurance Companies Mistreat Wildfire Survivors

January 23, 2026

Consumer Watchdog Saves Policyholders $2.35 Billion In Rate Interventions At Cost of 6 Cents for Every $100 Saved

January 21, 2026

FAIR Plan Enrollment Spikes 20K in 4th Quarter, Exceeding Total Policies Promised Under Commissioner Lara’s Plan

January 13, 2026

Consumer Watchdog and Eaton Fire Survivor Network Join Senator Sasha Perez to Announce Bills Exposing Insurance Claim Low-Balling and Penalize Delays

January 7, 2026

Latest Energy News

More New CA Oil Drilling Permits Approved in January Than All Of 2025 As Path to Clean Energy Faces Mounting State, Industry, and Federal...

Liza Tucker - February 5, 2026

Los Angeles, CA—Last year, permit approvals for drilling new wells continued falling, but in the first three weeks of January alone, California oil regulators...

State of California Oil 2026: Accountability For Oil Companies Is So Much Bigger Than Newsom

December 29, 2025

Make Utility, Insurance, Fossil Fuel Industries Pay Their Fair Share for Wildfire Recovery and Invest in Reducing Climate Risk

December 15, 2025

Californians Overpaid $59 Billion At The Gas Pump For A Decade, Advocates Decry Industry Tactics At Energy Commission

December 8, 2025

In Wake of Few 3rd Q Drilling Permits, New Data Confirm California’s Oil Production in Irreversible Decline

November 18, 2025

Latest Privacy News

In One Step, You Can Ask Data Brokers to Delete Your Data Right Now

Justin Kloczko - January 7, 2026

In One Step, You Can Ask Data Brokers to Delete Your Data Right Now.

Consumer Alert Details Uber Example of Surveillance Pricing

December 10, 2025

Industry Disinformation Kills Surveillance Pricing Bill

September 5, 2025

CA Privacy Agency OKs Watered Down Algorithmic Regulations

July 24, 2025

Surveillance Pricing Bill Passes Out of CA Senate Judiciary

July 16, 2025

Latest Healthcare News

Goodbye Patch

Annette Ramirez - February 4, 2026

Remembering Annette Ramirez’s Dedicated Service Dog Patch Consumer Watchdog Campaign Board Member and Patient Safety Advocate Annette Ramirez is heartbroken to share the news of...

Bakersfield OB/GYN Fails Competency Exam: Repeat Offender Doctor Can No Longer Practice Medicine

January 14, 2026

Consumer Watchdog Supports the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355) 119th Congress

BLOG October 7, 2025

Consumer Watchdog Sets the Record Straight on the Patient Safety Risks of Medical Board of California’s AB 408

August 21, 2025

Consumer Alert Promotes SB 29’s Support For Rights Of Survivors Of Medical Negligence, Debunks Argument of Increased Costs

August 20, 2025

Latest Courtroom News

Court of Appeal Sides with Consumer Watchdog and Coalition of Consumer Protection and Civil-Rights Organizations in Privacy and Access-to-Justice Case

Will Pletcher - January 22, 2026

Published Decision Rejects Industry Effort to Close California Courthouse Doors Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog, working with a broad coalition of consumer protection and civil-rights...