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Insurance Industry Gives CA Senators $2.35 Million To Win Right To Raise Homeowners' Rates

Tue, 07/07/2020 - 10:07

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Consumer Watchdog Urges Insurance Commissioner to Freeze Auto Insurance Rates for Low Income Drivers

Tue, 06/16/2020 - 09:54

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Sneak Insurance Industry Power Play In Sacramento Threatens To Jack Up Home Insurance Rates In Violation of Voter-Enacted Insurance Rate Regulation

Mon, 06/08/2020 - 09:30

Wildfire

Assembly Insurance Committee Approves Bills to Let Insurers Raise Homeowners' Rates By Skirting Price-Gouging Protections

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 17:47

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Demi

Medical Board of California Allows Doctor Responsible for the Death and Injury of Eight Bakersfield Patients to Keep Medical License

Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:56

Pregnant mother hospital

Mother’s Day Edition: Know Your Heath Care Rights

Fri, 05/08/2020 - 09:15

Jamie Spectrum

SpectrumNews1LA: Advocates Move Medical Malpractice Ballot Measure To 2022 Due To Pandemic

Mon, 05/04/2020 - 13:20

Morenos

Survivors of Medical Negligence Push CA Ballot Initiative Vote from 2020 to 2022

Thu, 04/30/2020 - 10:40

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Recycling

CA Governor Exempts Supermarkets From Bottle Deposit Refunds For Another 60 Days In Loss For Consumers And The Environment, Says Consumer Watchdog

Tue, 06/23/2020 - 09:18

PG&E apology

CBS TV Evening News: Consumer Watchdog Says PG&E's Apology Is Hollow

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 18:14

Residential oil well

Proof of Harm To CA’s Unborn From Proximity To Oil Wells Proves Need For Barrier Between Wells And People, Says Consumer Watchdog

Thu, 06/04/2020 - 14:25

Oil rigs

No New Wells Without Oil Company Bonding For Permits, Says Consumer Watchdog

Wed, 05/20/2020 - 10:04

Latest Privacy and Tech Articles

Driverless Car

US Senators Call Out NHTSA For Failure To Protect Americans From Risk Of Internet Connected Cars, Demand Answers

Thu, 06/11/2020 - 09:47

Driverless Cars Safety

Watchdog Report Highlights Car-Hacking Risks

Mon, 02/03/2020 - 12:05

Jamie Court Highlights the Value of CA's Consumer Privacy Act

Panic Button For Your Privacy: Californians' New Rights Strongest In America

Thu, 01/02/2020 - 10:29

carmen Balber on dmv selling data

Report Shows CA DMV Sells Drivers' Data

Tue, 12/03/2019 - 12:08

Capitol Watchdog

Back To Fracking

Fracking's Back In California

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 10:29

Oil Fracking Drill

Number Of Oil And Gas Well Permits Issued By Newsom Administration In 2019 Rivals Number Issued In Gov. Jerry Brown’s Last Year In Office

Tue, 02/18/2020 - 11:39

Trump's Raw Deal

Conviction Is In Every Hand With Trump's Raw Deal Playing Cards

Thu, 02/06/2020 - 13:27

WineBottles

Wine & Beverage Industry Stops Bill To Overhaul and Expand Bottle Deposit System On Senate Floor

Thu, 01/30/2020 - 10:26

In the Courts

Oil Drilling

Why is the Oil Industry Harassing Consumer Watchdog?

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 11:01

farmers

Farmers Insurance Is Caught Overcharging Its Most Loyal Customers in Violation of Proposition 103

Thu, 05/16/2019 - 12:22

Mercury Insurance Bldg

Appellate Court Holds Mercury Insurance Accountable for Phony Premium Overcharges

Tue, 05/07/2019 - 13:57

Justice

Consumers Win Prop 103 Transparency Battle With State Farm Insurance

Thu, 02/07/2019 - 09:08

LA Watchdog

jamie court on ladwp scandal

City of LA Drops DWP Overbilling Lawsuit, Leaving Ratepayers on the Hook

Mon, 09/30/2019 - 10:09

ladwp

Jamie Court Questions Whether Changes At LADWP Will Make A Difference For Consumers

Thu, 09/19/2019 - 10:29

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