'I Can't Afford This' | Variable Rate Electricity Customers In Disbelief At Massive Power Bills After Winter Storm
“I was saving money with (the) variable rate, but after this, in case this happens again in the future, I'm sticking with the fixed rate.”
By Anastasiya Bolton, KHOU TV-11 Houston, TX
February 23, 2021
https://www.khou.com/article/news/deep-dive-texas/variable-rate-electri…
California Moves to Curtail Job and Education-Based Auto Insurance Discrimination
Sacramento, CA -- Draft regulations released by the Department of Insurance Thursday move California one step closer to stopping auto insurance discrimination that has allowed insurers to overcharge lower income and minority drivers for decades, said Consumer Watchdog. The rules follow a petition submitted by Consumer Watchdog and ten civil rights and community groups to ban the use of job and education level in auto insurance rating.
This Year’s Winter Storm Could Become The Costliest Weather Event In Texas History
By Kyle Arnold, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
February 19, 2021
https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/national/this-year-s-winter-storm-could-…
DALLAS — The deep freeze and snowfall that paralyzed Texas this week could be the costliest weather event in state history as home and auto claims start to pour in, insurance industry officials warn.
Consumer Watchdog Applauds Bill To Ban All Dangerous Forms Of Oil Extraction Including Hydraulic Fracturing
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today welcomed newly introduced state legislation—SB 467—to ban fracking and a host of other more commonly employed and dangerous techniques used to coax stubborn-and-hard to reach oil and gas out of the ground.
Citing Climate Emergency, California Democrats Introduce A Bill To Ban Fracking By 2027
By Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE - CAPITOL ALERT
February 17, 2021
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article24…
California would ban hydraulic fracturing, also called fracking, by 2027, under a bill introduced in the state Senate on Wednesday.
Black Lives Matter On Medical Care
By Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE
February 15, 2021
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article24…
MARCH FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AND MALPRACTICE REFORM
