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Data Shows Wartime Price Gouging At Pump In CA Rampant, Supports Need For Legislation To Add “War” Under Anti-Price Gouging Laws

Data Shows Wartime Price Gouging At Pump In CA Rampant, Supports Need For Legislation To Add “War” Under Anti-Price Gouging Laws

Report: Uber Plan To Limit Accident Liability Aims To Free Up Insurance Reserves To Pay For Robotaxi Rollout, Executives Paid “Success” Bonuses

Report: Uber Plan To Limit Accident Liability Aims To Free Up Insurance Reserves To Pay For Robotaxi Rollout, Executives Paid “Success” Bonuses

Report Warns Uber Is Undermining Legal Accountability For Accident Victims While Expanding Use of Unproven Autonomous Vehicles, Public Safety At Risk 

Report Warns Uber Is Undermining Legal Accountability For Accident Victims While Expanding Use of Unproven Autonomous Vehicles, Public Safety At Risk 

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

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Legislation to Help Californians Keep Home Insurance Advances from Assembly Insurance Committee Today

Legislation to Help Californians Keep Home Insurance Advances from Assembly Insurance Committee Today

Carmen Balber
Sacramento, CA – A bill to help homeowners keep their insurance by requiring greater disclosure of reasons for nonrenewal and instructions for how…
Do Policyholders Want Car Premiums To Be Determined By Secret AI?
Fire Survivors Seek Formal Role in State Farm Claims-Handling Enforcement Proceeding
Bills to get Fire Survivors the Insurance they Paid for Pass Final Policy Committee in California Assembly 
Lara Forced To Redo Anti-Consumer Intervenor Proposal

LATEST ENERGY NEWS

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New Data Shows CA Oil Refiner Profits Top $1.29 Per Gallon In May; Price gouging Penalty Would Have Returned $611 Million To CA Drivers In 2026 Had It Been Implemented

New Data Shows CA Oil Refiner Profits Top $1.29 Per Gallon In May; Price gouging Penalty Would Have Returned $611 Million To CA Drivers In 2026 Had It Been Implemented

Jamie Court
Sacramento, CA —  Oil refiners profits data just released (opens in new tab) by the California Energy Commission (CEC) shows that California oil refiners made banner…
Data Shows Wartime Price Gouging At Pump In CA Rampant, Supports Need For Legislation To Add “War” Under Anti-Price Gouging Laws
California Oil Refiners’ Profit Margins Explode in April To $1.24 Per Gallon
Consumer Watchdog Testimony on Gasoline Prices Before Senate Energy Committee
Watchdog Warns of Continued Gasoline Price Spikes Without Promised Energy Commission Rules

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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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Do Policyholders Want Car Premiums To Be Determined By Secret AI?

Do Policyholders Want Car Premiums To Be Determined By Secret AI?

Justin Kloczko
Beware. The predictive algorithmic modeling that home insurance companies deploy regarding wildfires is poised to come for California car insurance premiums. And…
Report Warns Uber Is Undermining Legal Accountability For Accident Victims While Expanding Use of Unproven Autonomous Vehicles, Public Safety At Risk 
A License To Kill: How Uber’s Rush To Close Courthouse Doors And Roll Out Robocars Threatens Public Safety
New CA DMV Numbers Show Uber Robotaxi Partner Nuro Could Not Go 700 Miles Without Human Intervention; Company Seeks Liability Shield Via Ballot Measure
In One Step, You Can Ask Data Brokers to Delete Your Data Right Now

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Court Upholds FAIR Plan Surcharges, Consumer Watchdog Weighs Appeal

Court Upholds FAIR Plan Surcharges, Consumer Watchdog Weighs Appeal

Will Pletcher
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog respectfully acknowledges today’s trial court ruling but strongly criticizes Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s decision to authorize FAIR…
Fire Survivors Seek Formal Role in State Farm Claims-Handling Enforcement Proceeding
Lara Forced To Redo Anti-Consumer Intervenor Proposal
California Has the Power to Respond to the Insurance Crisis
Consumer Watchdog Asks OAL to Reject Lara Intervenor Rules Over Last-Minute Attack Letter

LATEST ACCOUNTABILITY NEWS

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Consumer Watchdog: Uber-Consumer Attorney Deal Strikes Fair Balance

Consumer Watchdog: Uber-Consumer Attorney Deal Strikes Fair Balance

Jamie Court
Sacramento, CA — Compromise legislation designed to avert a California ballot initiative showdown with Uber strikes a reasonable balance based on a review of…
Ralph Nader Warns Uber CEO: “If You Claim Your Technology Is Safe, You Should Not Fear a Legal System of Accountability”
Uber Misrepresented Its Insurance Structure To Legislature To Get Reduced Uninsured Motorist Coverage; Report Requires Answers From Uber, Watchdog Says
Report: Uber Plan To Limit Accident Liability Aims To Free Up Insurance Reserves To Pay For Robotaxi Rollout, Executives Paid “Success” Bonuses
UBER’S LICENSE TO KILL INSURANCE SCAM: How Uber Is Limiting Its Liability To Raid Its Insurance Reserves & Fund Robotaxis