By CAMILLE VON KAENEL and BLANCA BEGERT, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2023/10/19/jamie-courts-tactics-are-finally-working-00122633 DAY IN COURT: Jamie Court is on the ascent. The president of advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, long dismissed as a Sacramento gadfly, has...

By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-20/los-angeles-dwp-billing-investigation-ending-questions-remain It was a shocking sight on a July morning in 2019: An FBI van parked outside Los Angeles City...

By Jason Henry, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS https://www.dailynews.com/2023/08/28/el-monte-officials-used-disappearing-message-app-to-coach-cannabis-applicant/ El Monte’s city manager and then-mayor used an application that automatically deleted text messages, potentially in violation of...

By Kellie Hwang, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/grocery-stores-overcharging-18303789.php# Grocery stores and other retailers across the Bay Area have recently been caught overcharging customers, according to county inspectors...

By Staff Reporters, KQED – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Requiring a more transparent Legislature and making agencies keep public records longer are good ideas. But will officials actually change their ways? By The San Diego...

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Consumer advocates say agencies' delays in producing records often exceed their own deadlines By John Woolfolk, EAST BAY TIMES https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/08/07/california-voters-made-public-records-a-right-will-they-give-it-more-teeth/# Nearly 20 years after California voters made...

By Jim Shields, THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL https://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/2023/08/06/the-observer-paying-the-price-for-progress/ It’s amazing how many bright people we have in this county to educate us on the causal factors...

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By Staff Reporters, KCRW – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. The Government transparency act filed yesterday, if...

CW's litigation director, Jerry Flanagan, said this measure would overhaul the state's public records laws requiring state agencies and local governments to be faster and more responsive with records requests.

By Alexei Koseff, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2023/08/california-public-records/ Californians have a legal right to “information concerning the conduct of the people’s business,” but actually getting those public records is easier said...

By Mackenzie Mays, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-02/government-transparency-measure-could-force-california-politicians-to-disclose-more-info SACRAMENTO —  An initiative proposed for the 2024 ballot could reform California’s public records laws and force politicians to disclose...

By Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/article277892943.html A proposed ballot initiative would force California lawmakers to disclose meetings with lobbyists and make investigations into alleged misconduct subject...

By Christopher Cadelago and Melanie Mason, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/02/california-lawmakers-lobbyist-meetings-ballot-proposal-00109316 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A ballot initiative likely to come before California voters next year would overhaul the state’s...

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/14/business/bank-of-america-fine/index.html Bank of America was fined $250 million this week by US federal regulators for allegedly harming customers by double-dipping on fees, withholding credit card...

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Consumer Watchdog says caltrans should be using our gas tax money to make the roads safer by fixing the lighting.

Jamie Court offers advice on the hopper app surcharge masquerading as a tip.

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By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2023-02-28/consumer-watchdog-appeal-insurance-records-lara The Los Angeles advocacy group that unsuccessfully sued California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Department of...

By Dan Walters, CAL MATTERS https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/02/could-public-records-act-be-made-more-useful/ California's Public Records Act, signed by then-Gov. Ronald Reagan in 1968, gives the public the legal right to examine governmental...