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Consumer Alert Warns Gov. Newsom Against 11th Hour Plan to Bail Out Utilities for Fires They Cause; Exposes Ads from Utility Front Group Targeting Politicians  

Consumer Alert Warns Gov. Newsom Against 11th Hour Plan to Bail Out Utilities for Fires They Cause; Exposes Ads from Utility Front Group Targeting Politicians  

Data Shows Wartime Price Gouging At Pump In CA Rampant, Supports Need For Legislation To Add “War” Under Anti-Price Gouging Laws

Data Shows Wartime Price Gouging At Pump In CA Rampant, Supports Need For Legislation To Add “War” Under Anti-Price Gouging Laws

Report: Uber Plan To Limit Accident Liability Aims To Free Up Insurance Reserves To Pay For Robotaxi Rollout, Executives Paid “Success” Bonuses

Report: Uber Plan To Limit Accident Liability Aims To Free Up Insurance Reserves To Pay For Robotaxi Rollout, Executives Paid “Success” Bonuses

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 

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Utilities Break California Lobbying Record Under Newsom While Former Aides Lead Utility-Backed Wildfire Coalition

Utilities Break California Lobbying Record Under Newsom While Former Aides Lead Utility-Backed Wildfire Coalition

Carmen Balber
New disclosures show utilities spent a record $16.7 million lobbying Sacramento through the first six quarters of the 2025–2026 legislative session as…
California’s For-Profit Utilities Bankroll “Wildfire Victims First” Front Group to Push Utility Bailout
Consumer Alert Warns Gov. Newsom Against 11th Hour Plan to Bail Out Utilities for Fires They Cause; Exposes Ads from Utility Front Group Targeting Politicians  
Legislation to Help Californians Keep Home Insurance Advances from Assembly Insurance Committee Today
Do Policyholders Want Car Premiums To Be Determined By Secret AI?

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Utilities Break California Lobbying Record Under Newsom While Former Aides Lead Utility-Backed Wildfire Coalition

Utilities Break California Lobbying Record Under Newsom While Former Aides Lead Utility-Backed Wildfire Coalition

Carmen Balber
New disclosures show utilities spent a record $16.7 million lobbying Sacramento through the first six quarters of the 2025–2026 legislative session as…
California’s For-Profit Utilities Bankroll “Wildfire Victims First” Front Group to Push Utility Bailout
Today: ALEC To Vote On Big Oil Immunity Bill Disguised As “Consumer Protection”
Consumer Alert Warns Gov. Newsom Against 11th Hour Plan to Bail Out Utilities for Fires They Cause; Exposes Ads from Utility Front Group Targeting Politicians  
New Data Shows CA Oil Refiner Profits Top $1.29 Per Gallon In May; Price gouging Penalty Would Have Returned $611 Million To CA Drivers In 2026 Had It Been Implemented

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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

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Do Policyholders Want Car Premiums To Be Determined By Secret AI?

Do Policyholders Want Car Premiums To Be Determined By Secret AI?

Justin Kloczko
Beware. The predictive algorithmic modeling that home insurance companies deploy regarding wildfires is poised to come for California car insurance premiums. And…
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
In One Step, You Can Ask Data Brokers to Delete Your Data Right Now

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Consumer Watchdog Joins California Supreme Court Brief Opposing Corporate Contract “Trap” That Strips Consumers of Unwaivable Rights

Consumer Watchdog Joins California Supreme Court Brief Opposing Corporate Contract “Trap” That Strips Consumers of Unwaivable Rights

Will Pletcher
Brief urges Court to reject after-the-fact promises that protect only consumers sophisticated enough to challenge illegal contract terms Los Angeles, CA — Consumer…
Consumer Watchdog Launches State Farm Wildfire Complaint Form
State Farm Settlement Saving California Consumers Approximately $530 Million Receives Final Approval
Court Upholds Lara’s Endorsement Of Insurer Discrimination
Court Upholds FAIR Plan Surcharges, Consumer Watchdog Weighs Appeal

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Consumer Watchdog: Uber-Consumer Attorney Deal Strikes Fair Balance

Consumer Watchdog: Uber-Consumer Attorney Deal Strikes Fair Balance

Jamie Court
Sacramento, CA — Compromise legislation designed to avert a California ballot initiative showdown with Uber strikes a reasonable balance based on a review of…
Ralph Nader Warns Uber CEO: “If You Claim Your Technology Is Safe, You Should Not Fear a Legal System of Accountability”
Uber Misrepresented Its Insurance Structure To Legislature To Get Reduced Uninsured Motorist Coverage; Report Requires Answers From Uber, Watchdog Says
Report: Uber Plan To Limit Accident Liability Aims To Free Up Insurance Reserves To Pay For Robotaxi Rollout, Executives Paid “Success” Bonuses
UBER’S LICENSE TO KILL INSURANCE SCAM: How Uber Is Limiting Its Liability To Raid Its Insurance Reserves & Fund Robotaxis