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KTTV FOX TV-11 LA: Consumer Watchdog Argues Premiums Must be Refunded to Those Impacted by COVID-19

Carmen Balber of Consumer Watchdog explains why California consumers are due full refunds on their car insurance premiums during the Safer At Home mandate.

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Californians Could Sign Ballot Measures Online If Group Has Its Way

By John Wildermuth, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

September 24, 2020

https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Californians-could-sign-ba…

A consumer advocacy group wants to pull most of the rickety card tables, dog-eared paper petitions and pushy initiative signature gatherers from California's shopping centers and sidewalks and move it all to the internet.

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KNBC Los Angeles: Consumer Watchdog Calls on Newsom to Address CA's Failed Bottle Deposit System

A bill (SB372) to transform California's Bottle Deposit System did not pass the senate in January 2020. Now, Jamie Court of Consumer Watchdog calls on Governor Gavin Newsom to demand that the beverage industry take responsibility for recycling and redeeming consumer deposits on their containers.

In its report "Trashed," Consumer Watchdog backs the bill, which pulls from the cornerstones of the most successful bottle deposit systems in the US and abroad.

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California Tries To Curb Discrimination In Auto Insurance Pricing

By Greg Iacurci, CNBC TV

December 24, 2019

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/24/california-tries-to-curb-discrimination…

California officials proposed a rule on Tuesday that would cut discriminatory pricing practices being used by auto insurance companies in the state.

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Newsom Calls For An Investigation Into CA Gas Prices, Highest In Country

Consumer Watchdog supports Governor Newsom's request for the Attorney General to open an investigation into the reasons behind California's extrordinarily high gas prices and potential price fixing by refiners to increase profits at the expense of consumers.

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Consumer Watchdog Applauds Governor Newsom's Request For Investigation Into CA Gas Prices

Governor Newsom has asked Attorney General Becerra to investigate the high gas prices in California, suggesting that oil refiners are manipulating prices with no legitimate justification. Consumer Watchdog applauds this action and the examination of the Golden State Gouge.

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Insurance Commissioner Lara Took Money From Insurance Industry

Lara had campaigned on a pledge not to take any money from the insurance industry. However he later broke that pledge and accepted insurance industry money, taking $50,000 from people affiliated with the industry.

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Consumer Watchdog Addresses High Gas Prices In SoCal

Why are SoCal Gas Prices so High?

If you use a car to commute in SoCal, here’s some news you’ve already felt: gas prices have reached their highest level in five years in California, and have hit 17 straight days of increases in L.A. County.

If you have friends in other states, here’s some more news your friend has probably hipped you to: California’s gas prices are about $1.50 more per gallon than the national average ($4.13 a gallon compared to $2.67).

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Gas Prices in California Have Risen For 13 Days In A Row

Gas prices have gone up every day for the last 13 days in California. Jamie Court discusses the increasing prices in California and suggests filling up at independent gas stations rather than the big chains, saying they get better deals from refineries. "It's a lot of profit for the oil industries," Court says, "they treat us as a cash machine, they treat us as an ATM."

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Proposed CA Ballot Initiative Would Give Injured Patients More Money Lawsuits

A newly filed proposed CA ballot initiative would give injured patients more money in med-mal lawsuits.

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CA Ballot Initiative Filed To Raise Cap On Medical Malpactice Awards Set In 1975

A statewide ballot initiative was filed by families of injured patients that would raise the compensation cap on medical negligence set by politicians in 1975 and never adjusted.