By Leo Stallworth, KABC TV-7, Los Angeles, CA
June 22, 2019
https://abc7.com/traffic/ca-to-have-highest-gas-prices-in-nation-when-n…
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- When the new gas tax kicks in July 1, California will have the highest gas tax in the country.
The new gas tax will add an additional 5.6 cents per gallon of gas.
By Sophia Morris, LAW360
June 21, 2019
https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/1171401/ftc-said-to-…
Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass, has welcomed the possibility of a Federal Trade Commission investigation into potential child privacy violations by YouTube, following media reports that the agency is looking into the streaming site's data collection practices.
Misconceptions about Tesla’s Autopilot feature were found to be especially common
By Sarah D. Young, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
June 21, 2019
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/iihs-study-finds-many-drivers-are-…
By Ivan Penn and Peter Eavis, THE NEW YORK TIMES
June 21, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/business/energy-environment/newsom-c…
With the effects of climate change intensifying, California is under ever-greater siege from wildfires, often caused by the equipment that brings power to homes. One of the state’s utilities is already in bankruptcy largely because of the resulting liability claims.
By Camila Domonoske, NPR WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY
June 15, 2019
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/15/728256381/why-safer-cars-dont-lead-to-ch…
Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
By Nicole Nguyen, BUZZFEED NEWS
June 14, 2019
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/amazons-choice-bad-pr…
A review of dozens of Amazon’s Choice products by BuzzFeed News found listings with troubling product defects and warnings, as well as review manipulation
By Staff Writers, PLASTICS IN PACKAGING
June 14, 2019
https://plasticsinpackaging.com/online/consumer-groups-condemn-loss-of-…
Consumer and recycling advocates held a press conference in front of the Santa Monica Community Recycling Center on Wednesday to protest its closure tomorrow.
By Jorge Casuso, SANTA MONICA LOOKOUT
June 14, 2019
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/June…
By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES
June 14, 2019
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dwp-david-wright-step-down…
David Wright, general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power since 2016, will step down Oct. 1, Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office said Friday.
By Donna Horowitz, THE DEAL PIPELINE
June 11, 2019
The California insurance regulator defended the state's new cost-of-insurance law after two market members said they viewed it as a weak response to often massive rate increases.
The legislation at issue, AB 2634, was signed by former Gov. Jerry Brown in September.
