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Latest Insurance News

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

Jamie Court -
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

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

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

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

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 -
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

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

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

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

Latest Privacy News

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

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

Consumer Alert Details Uber Example of Surveillance Pricing

Industry Disinformation Kills Surveillance Pricing Bill 

CA Privacy Agency OKs Watered Down Algorithmic Regulations

Surveillance Pricing Bill Passes Out of CA Senate Judiciary

Latest Healthcare News

Goodbye Patch

Annette Ramirez -
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

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

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

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

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 -
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...

Lara’s Revenge Regulation Will Gut Public Participation in Insurance Rate-Making, Consumer Watchdog Says at Hearing Today

Consumer Watchdog Welcomes Los Angeles County Investigation Into State Farm’s Wildfire Claims

Consumer Watchdog Urges Supreme Court to Rein In Presidential Tariff Powers Driving Up Consumer Prices

Consumer Watchdog Saves Stillwater Homeowners’ Policyholders $13 Million in Rate Hike Challenge

Latest Accountability News

Uber Needs to Disclose To Shareholders Its Executive’s Conflict Of Interest On Contingency Fee Ballot Measure, Ties To Dana Williamson Scandal

Jamie Court -
Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog wrote Uber’s CEO and board of directors to alert them about the need to disclose to shareholders that its...

Consumer Alert Warns CA Voters Not To Sign Uber’s ‘License to Kill’ Ballot Measure: Uber Reviving Deadly Robotaxis In Conjunction With Proposal For Loss...

Watchdog Warns Uber Users To Take A Lyft Following NY Times Report That Uber Let Violent Felons, Rapists Drive, Background Check System Built To Fail

Uber’s Lump Of Coal: Asking Californians To Sign A Ballot Petition Taking Away Their Right To Medical Recovery and Attorney Representation After Car Accidents

Consumer Watchdog Sponsors Billboards Warning Riders Of Uber’s Lax Sexual Assault Policies: Every 8 Minutes Another Case Is Reported

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CBS NEWS: New Wildfire Insurance Report
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KRON 4: Mercury and CSAA Insurance Raising Rates
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KERO-BFL (ABC): Medical Board Suspends License Of Dr. Yu
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KCAL CBS: New Tool For Scrubbing Online Data
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KTVU FOX: Protecting Your Privacy
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To The Point with Alex Bell: California's Insurance Crisis
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KXTV-SAC (ABC): California's Insurance Crisis
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Spectrum News 1: Property Insurance Struggles After LA Fires
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KTTV-LA (FOX): Harden Your Home To Protect It From Wildfire
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KTVU FOX 2: New insurance Laws In 2026
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KGTV-SD (ABC): Doctor On Probation Missed Mandatory Testing
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KX Television (KXMD): Surveillance Pricing Costing Consumers Big
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KTVU FOX 2: CW Sounding The Alarm Tonight As Uber Makes A Push For A New Ballot Measure
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KTVU FOX 2: CW Sounding The Alarm Tonight As Uber Makes A Push For A New Ballot Measure
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Consumer Alert: Uber Says One Thing Does Another On Surveillance Pricing
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Consumer Alert: Edison's Fast Pay for Eaton Wildfire Survivors isn't Fair Pay
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KTVU (Fox): New Report Alleges Price Gouging By Gas Companies
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Spectrum News 1: Palisades Fire Rebuild Insurance Concerns
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Spectrum News: Eaton Fire Survivors Call For Ricardo Lara To Resign
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ABC7 News: New Calls For Insurance Commissioner To Resign
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NBC News: Fire Victims Ask State Insurance Commissioner To Resign
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Fox 11: Wildfire Survivors Demand State Insurance Commissioner To Resign
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KTLA-LA (CW): Ricardo Lara Accused Of Siding With Insurers Over Homeowners
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KCRA News: Fire Victims Want Insurance Commissioner To Resign
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ABC10 To the Point with Alex Bell: Calls For Ricardo Lara To Resign
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ABC10: Calls For Insurance Commissioner To Resign
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KCAL CBS: Consumer Watchdog President Discusses Problems With California’s Home Insurance Market
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KERO-BFL (ABC): Gas Prices In California Were Lower And More Stable In 2024
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KCAL Mornings: CA Homeowners Face Surcharges To Help Recoup Costs From January Wildfires
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CBS News Bay Area: CA Fair Plan Proposes Rate Hike For Home Insurance Coverage
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KTVU Mornings: CA Fair Plan Proposes 35.8% Insurance Rate Hike
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Spectrum News 1: Search For Answers Underway After Massive Blast & Fire Rocks El Segundo Refinery
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KXTV-SAC (ABC) To the Point with Alex Bell: CA Bills Addressing Gas Prices
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KCAL Mornings: Proposed Insurance Rules Under Criticism
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ABC7 News: AI Energy Toll Could Be Passed Onto Consumers
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CBS 8: Are Insurance Rates Really Better?
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KMPH-FRES (FOX): Major Insurance Companies Returning
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KMPH-FRES (FOX): Ballot Measure Takes Aim At Insurers
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CBS 13 News: Home Insurance Ballot Initiative
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KTVU: Electricity Deregulation Could Be Coming Back In Last Days of Session
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KFMB SD CBS San Diego, CA: Rate Hikes Filed Under Insurance Reform Plan
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KFMB SD CBS San Diego, CA: Rate Hikes Filed Under Insurance Reform Plan
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KFMB SD CBS San Diego, CA: CA Pauses Penalty On Big Oil To 2030
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KOVR-SAC (CBS) - Sacramento, CA: Proposing An Insurance Change
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KGO-SF (ABC) - San Francisco, CA: Bill To Ban Higher Prices Based On Phone Data
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KXTV-SAC (ABC) - Sacramento, CA: Fair Plan Fee Lawsuit Scaled Down
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: State Farm Asks Judge To Seal Documents Justifying Rate Hike
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KGTV-SD (ABC) - San Diego, CA: Secret Doctor Rehab Program On Hold
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Spectrum News 1 - Green Bay, WI: Grappling With Loss In LA 6 Months After Devastating Wildfires
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KTVU (FOX): Tips On Getting Smoke Damage Claims Paid
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