Santa Monica, CA—In a published decision issued Friday afternoon, the California Court of Appeal in Sacramento has rejected a sweeping legal assault…
Feb 13, 2017Consumer Watchdog's Jamie Court debates the drug industry's representative Kathy Fairbanks about Prop 61, which lowers the prices the state of California…
Oct 14, 2016Consumer Watchdog provided increased evidence of gas price manipulation in California. While California wholesale gas prices are the least in the…
Aug 4, 2016Santa Monica, CA – The news that a Tesla driving in autopilot mode was involved in a fatal collision is evidence that…
Jul 1, 2016Santa Monica, CA - The Wall Street Journal is reporting that major California oil refiners are receiving subpoenas related to manipulating the…
Jun 30, 2016Jamie Court responded to news that refiners in California had received subpoenas from the California Attorney General regarding gas prices in the…
Jun 29, 2016Consumer Watchdog responded to breaking news that refiners in California had been given subpoenas by the California Attorney General regarding possible gas…
Jun 29, 2016Consumer Watchdog applauds subpoenas to oil companies regarding gas price manipulation, calls for continued investigation.
Jun 29, 2016Consumer Advocates push for stronger rules governing self-driving cars in light of Tesla accident.
Jun 29, 2016Update: The clock last reset on October 910th after an unplanned shutdown at PBF's Torrance refinery. The refinery went offline after a…
Jun 3, 2016SANTA MONICA, CA – Congress will put lives at risk if it rushes to grant self-driving robot cars a shortcut around safety…
Mar 15, 2016Santa Monica, CA -- Governor Brown’s top aide, Nancy McFadden, appears to have broken state laws by owning up to $1 million…
Mar 14, 2016
Consumer Watchdog analyzed data from the shipping market and state sources to study the impact of gasoline imports and exports on gas…
Feb 6, 2016
Santa Monica, CA -- Tesoro, the state’s second largest refiner, reported today that 2015 was its best year ever for refining in…
Feb 2, 2016Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court delivered this testimony and slide presentation on December 16th, 2015, to the California Energy Commission's Petroleum Market…
Jan 4, 2016
Being at the California Energy Commission to testify about how California oil refiners manipulated prices at the pump Tuesday was like prosecuting…
Oct 16, 2015
NextGen Climate Founder and businessman Tom Steyer joined Consumer Watchdog today to release a new report on California oil refiner price gouging.
Aug 5, 2015
Santa Monica, CA – Valero reported $294 million in second quarter California profits, more than ten times higher than the same quarter…
Jul 30, 2015