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Investigation Maps For-Profit Utilities’ $366 Million Disinformation Echo Chamber as Newsom Pushes Wildfire Bailout

Investigation Maps For-Profit Utilities’ $366 Million Disinformation Echo Chamber as Newsom Pushes Wildfire 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  

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

LATEST INSURANCE NEWS

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Three Bills to Reform Insurance Claims Abuses and Help Homeowners Keep Their Insurance Pass Final Committee, Head to CA Assembly Floor

Three Bills to Reform Insurance Claims Abuses and Help Homeowners Keep Their Insurance Pass Final Committee, Head to CA Assembly Floor

Carmen Balber
Sacramento, CA – Three bills to help families prevent home insurance nonrenewals and require fair and timely payouts of a claim after…
THE DISINFORMATION ECHO CHAMBER: How California’s For-Profit Utilities Built Political Support For A Wildfire Utility Bailout
Investigation Maps For-Profit Utilities’ $366 Million Disinformation Echo Chamber as Newsom Pushes Wildfire Bailout
Utilities Break California Lobbying Record Under Newsom While Former Aides Lead Utility-Backed Wildfire Coalition
California’s For-Profit Utilities Bankroll “Wildfire Victims First” Front Group to Push Utility Bailout

LATEST ENERGY NEWS

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As Utilities Seek Another Bailout, Some Familiar Environmental Allies Speak Up

As Utilities Seek Another Bailout, Some Familiar Environmental Allies Speak Up

Alexandra Nagy
As utilities turn to Sacramento for a last-minute bailout, some of their old allies in the environmental community are speaking up. Here’s…
New Report Exposes Fossil Fuel-Backed Network Flooding Supreme Court with Briefs Seeking to Shield Oil & Gas Companies in Climate Deception Case
California Oil Permits Surge 300% Under New Streamlined Law; Watchdogs Warn of Public Health and Climate Backlash
Utilities’ Phony “Wildfire Victims First” Coalition Trots Out Utility-Paid Spokespeople to Push Wildfire Bailout
Ro Khanna, Erwin Chemerinsky and Dave Jones Join Campaign To Stop CA Utility Bailout; Consumer Watchdog Unveils TV Ads

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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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

LATEST IN THE COURTROOM NEWS

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Lara’s New Rules Threaten Voter-Enacted Rights to Challenge Insurance Rates, Consumer Watchdog Warns

Lara’s New Rules Threaten Voter-Enacted Rights to Challenge Insurance Rates, Consumer Watchdog Warns

Will Pletcher
Rules could drive consumer advocates from rate proceedings despite producing more than $6 billion in documented policyholder savings at a cost of…
Consumer Watchdog Joins California Supreme Court Brief Opposing Corporate Contract “Trap” That Strips Consumers of Unwaivable Rights
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

LATEST ACCOUNTABILITY NEWS

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More Perfect Union Investigates Uber’s Insurance Shell Game As Company Seeks Federal Liability Shield

More Perfect Union Investigates Uber’s Insurance Shell Game As Company Seeks Federal Liability Shield

Alexandra Nagy
A new investigation from More Perfect Union digs into the rising “insurance” costs Uber charges riders and drivers — and finds that…
Consumer Watchdog: Uber-Consumer Attorney Deal Strikes Fair Balance
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