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Report Warns Uber Is Undermining Legal Accountability For Accident Victims While Expanding Use of Unproven Autonomous Vehicles, Public Safety At Risk 

Report Warns Uber Is Undermining Legal Accountability For Accident Victims While Expanding Use of Unproven Autonomous Vehicles, Public Safety At Risk 

New Bill Requires Insurance Companies to Offer and Renew Insurance Coverage for Fire-Safe Homes

New Bill Requires Insurance Companies to Offer and Renew Insurance Coverage for Fire-Safe Homes

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 of Legal Accountability

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 of Legal Accountability

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

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

LATEST INSURANCE NEWS

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California Has the Power to Respond to the Insurance Crisis

California Has the Power to Respond to the Insurance Crisis

Will Pletcher
After years of skyrocketing insurance bills and policy non-renewals by insurance companies, it was good to hear candidates for Governor offer proposals…
Consumer Watchdog Campaign: CA Insurance Commissioner Candidates Respond to Questions on Insurance Access, Claims and Climate Response
Consumer Alert: Insurance for Fire-Safe Communities—Communism or Common Sense?
Consumer Alert: Senator Calls Insurance Coverage for Fire-Safe Communities “Communism” 
Consumer Watchdog Asks OAL to Reject Lara Intervenor Rules Over Last-Minute Attack Letter

LATEST ENERGY NEWS

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Watchdog Calls On Senate Leader Not To Confirm CEC Vice Chair Until He Delivers Three Year Old Gasoline Pricing Rules; Confirmation Hearing Wednesday Afternoon

Watchdog Calls On Senate Leader Not To Confirm CEC Vice Chair Until He Delivers Three Year Old Gasoline Pricing Rules; Confirmation Hearing Wednesday Afternoon

Jamie Court
Sacramento, CA —  Consumer Watchdog president Jamie Court called on Senate Pro Tem Monique Limón (opens in new tab) and the Senate Rules Committee not to advance…
Phony Chevron-Funded Group Blames CA When Chevron’s Price Gouging Is Pegged For Run Up At Pump According To New State Gas Pricing Report
PBF Refinery Still Down, Driving $6 Gas — Shows Need For Resupply and Minimum Inventory Rules To Stop Gas Price Spikes
Wildfire Survivors, Consumer and Environmental Groups Slam State Report for Letting Utilities Off the Hook for Deadly Fires
Watchdog and Actual Wildfire Survivors Launch “Utilities Shareholders First” to Counter PG&E-Backed “Wildfire Victims First”

LATEST HEALTHCARE NEWS

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Medical Board of California Announces Maternal Mortality Task Force

Medical Board of California Announces Maternal Mortality Task Force

Michele Monserratt-Ramos
Medical Board of California Responds to the Public’s Request for Maternal Mortality Project Announcing Plan for Maternal Mortality Task Force Los Angeles,…
Goodbye Patch

Goodbye Patch

Feb 4, 2026
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
Consumer Watchdog Sets the Record Straight on the Patient Safety Risks of Medical Board of California’s AB 408

LATEST PRIVACY NEWS

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Report Warns Uber Is Undermining Legal Accountability For Accident Victims While Expanding Use of Unproven Autonomous Vehicles, Public Safety At Risk 

Report Warns Uber Is Undermining Legal Accountability For Accident Victims While Expanding Use of Unproven Autonomous Vehicles, Public Safety At Risk 

Justin Kloczko
Los Angeles, CA—A new report by Consumer Watchdog warns that Uber is pursuing a deceptive campaign to weaken legal accountability for motor…
A License To Kill: How Uber’s Rush To Close Courthouse Doors And Roll Out Robocars Threatens Public Safety
New CA DMV Numbers Show Uber Robotaxi Partner Nuro Could Not Go 700 Miles Without Human Intervention; Company Seeks Liability Shield Via Ballot Measure
In One Step, You Can Ask Data Brokers to Delete Your Data Right Now
Consumer Alert Details Uber Example of Surveillance Pricing

LATEST IN THE COURTROOM NEWS

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California Has the Power to Respond to the Insurance Crisis

California Has the Power to Respond to the Insurance Crisis

Will Pletcher
After years of skyrocketing insurance bills and policy non-renewals by insurance companies, it was good to hear candidates for Governor offer proposals…
Consumer Watchdog Asks OAL to Reject Lara Intervenor Rules Over Last-Minute Attack Letter
Consumer Watchdog Asks Court to Stop Lara’s FAIR Plan Surcharges, Order the Return of $400 Million+ to Homeowners
Lara Issues Regulations to Silence Consumer Voice in Insurance Rates
Consumer Watchdog Files New Supreme Court Brief Challenging Unlawful Tariff “Modifications” That Raise Prices For Working Families

LATEST ACCOUNTABILITY NEWS

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Uber’s New R2 Rivian Robotaxi Fleet Won’t Be Accountable To Drivers and Pedestrians They Injure And Kill Under Uber’s 2026 “License To Kill” CA Ballot Initiative, Report Shows

Uber’s New R2 Rivian Robotaxi Fleet Won’t Be Accountable To Drivers and Pedestrians They Injure And Kill Under Uber’s 2026 “License To Kill” CA Ballot Initiative, Report Shows

Jamie Court
Los Angeles, CA – Uber announced today a partnership to put 50,000 Rivian Robotaxis on the road, including in San Francisco.  A report (opens…
Report Warns Uber Is Undermining Legal Accountability For Accident Victims While Expanding Use of Unproven Autonomous Vehicles, Public Safety At Risk 
A License To Kill: How Uber’s Rush To Close Courthouse Doors And Roll Out Robocars Threatens Public Safety
New CA DMV Numbers Show Uber Robotaxi Partner Nuro Could Not Go 700 Miles Without Human Intervention; Company Seeks Liability Shield Via Ballot Measure
Consumer Watchdog’s Consumer Alert Challenges Uber’s Fake Super Bowl “Consumer Alert” TV Ad: Uber Really Wants Removal of Legal Accountability for Faulty Safety Checks