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New Bill Requires Insurance Companies to Offer and Renew Insurance Coverage for Fire-Safe Homes

New Bill Requires Insurance Companies to Offer and Renew Insurance Coverage for Fire-Safe Homes

Consumer Alert Warns CA Voters Not To Sign Uber’s ‘License to Kill’ Ballot Measure: Uber Reviving Deadly Robotaxis In Conjunction With Proposal For Loss of Legal Accountability

Consumer Alert Warns CA Voters Not To Sign Uber’s ‘License to Kill’ Ballot Measure: Uber Reviving Deadly Robotaxis In Conjunction With Proposal For Loss of Legal Accountability

Watchdog Warns Uber Users To Take A Lyft Following NY Times Report That Uber Let Violent Felons, Rapists Drive, Background Check System Built To Fail

Watchdog Warns Uber Users To Take A Lyft Following NY Times Report That Uber Let Violent Felons, Rapists Drive, Background Check System Built To Fail

New Episode of Smoke & Mirrors Explores Why Fire Survivors Want California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Out

New Episode of Smoke & Mirrors Explores Why Fire Survivors Want California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Out

LATEST INSURANCE NEWS

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Thirty-two Groups Urge Insurance Commissioner to Withdraw Proposed Intervenor Regulations; Rules Would Undermine $530 Million State Farm Settlement

Thirty-two Groups Urge Insurance Commissioner to Withdraw Proposed Intervenor Regulations; Rules Would Undermine $530 Million State Farm Settlement

Will Pletcher
Los Angeles, CA – A broad statewide coalition of 32 consumer protection, labor, senior, immigrant, low-income, and public advocacy organizations urged Insurance…
Consumer Watchdog Announces Settlement in State Farm Insurance Rate Case Saving California Consumers Approximately $530 Million; Agreement Reduces Requested Increases, Provides Refunds, and Includes Consumer Protections
Utilities, Insurers, Oil Companies Must Pay Their Fair Share, Groups Say As CEA Finalizes Study Addressing Who Pays for Catastrophes
Consumer Alert: State Farm: 4 in 5 Fire Survivors Say They’re Livin’ On A Prayer
Consumer Alert – State Farm: 80% of Fire Survivors Say They’re Living on a Prayer

LATEST ENERGY NEWS

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Assemblymember Boerner Introduces Bills To Cap Utility Profits and Require Accountability For Wildfire Prevention Spending 

Assemblymember Boerner Introduces Bills To Cap Utility Profits and Require Accountability For Wildfire Prevention Spending 

Jamie Court
Sacramento, CA — San Diego-area Assemblymember Tasha Boerner introduced two bills tackling two of the biggest drivers of rising electricity bills in California:…
5 Ways To Lower California Gasoline Prices, Which Are $2 More Than US Prices In Bay
Utilities, Insurers, Oil Companies Must Pay Their Fair Share, Groups Say As CEA Finalizes Study Addressing Who Pays for Catastrophes
New CA Gas Price Spike Fault of Newsom Energy Commission’s Oversight Failure, Legislative Hearings Warranted
More New CA Oil Drilling Permits Approved in January Than All Of 2025 As Path to Clean Energy Faces Mounting State, Industry, and Federal Threats, Watchdogs Warn

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

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New CA DMV Numbers Show Uber Robotaxi Partner Nuro Could Not Go 700 Miles Without Human Intervention; Company Seeks Liability Shield Via Ballot Measure

New CA DMV Numbers Show Uber Robotaxi Partner Nuro Could Not Go 700 Miles Without Human Intervention; Company Seeks Liability Shield Via Ballot Measure

Justin Kloczko
Los Angeles, CA – New data from the DMV shows that Uber’s robotaxi partner Nuro has racked up less than 160,000 miles of…
In One Step, You Can Ask Data Brokers to Delete Your Data Right Now
Consumer Alert Details Uber Example of Surveillance Pricing
Consumer Alert: Uber Says One Thing Does Another On Surveillance Pricing
Industry Disinformation Kills Surveillance Pricing Bill 

LATEST IN THE COURTROOM NEWS

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Thirty-two Groups Urge Insurance Commissioner to Withdraw Proposed Intervenor Regulations; Rules Would Undermine $530 Million State Farm Settlement

Thirty-two Groups Urge Insurance Commissioner to Withdraw Proposed Intervenor Regulations; Rules Would Undermine $530 Million State Farm Settlement

Will Pletcher
Los Angeles, CA – A broad statewide coalition of 32 consumer protection, labor, senior, immigrant, low-income, and public advocacy organizations urged Insurance…
Consumer Watchdog Announces Settlement in State Farm Insurance Rate Case Saving California Consumers Approximately $530 Million; Agreement Reduces Requested Increases, Provides Refunds, and Includes Consumer Protections
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs, Vindicating Consumers and the Constitution
Court of Appeal Sides with Consumer Watchdog and Coalition of Consumer Protection and Civil-Rights Organizations in Privacy and Access-to-Justice Case
Lara’s Revenge Regulation Will Gut Public Participation in Insurance Rate-Making, Consumer Watchdog Says at Hearing Today

LATEST ACCOUNTABILITY NEWS

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New CA DMV Numbers Show Uber Robotaxi Partner Nuro Could Not Go 700 Miles Without Human Intervention; Company Seeks Liability Shield Via Ballot Measure

New CA DMV Numbers Show Uber Robotaxi Partner Nuro Could Not Go 700 Miles Without Human Intervention; Company Seeks Liability Shield Via Ballot Measure

Justin Kloczko
Los Angeles, CA – New data from the DMV shows that Uber’s robotaxi partner Nuro has racked up less than 160,000 miles of…
Consumer Watchdog’s Consumer Alert Challenges Uber’s Fake Super Bowl “Consumer Alert” TV Ad: Uber Really Wants Removal of Legal Accountability for Faulty Safety Checks 
Consumer Alert : Consumer Watchdog Challenges Uber’s Fake Super Bowl “Consumer Alert” TV Ad
Uber Needs to Disclose To Shareholders Its Executive’s Conflict Of Interest On Contingency Fee Ballot Measure, Ties To Dana Williamson Scandal
Consumer Alert: Don’t Sign Uber’s “License to Kill” Ballot Initiative
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