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The Los Angeles Times – Documents will be unsealed in L.A. city attorney and DWP corruption case, judge rules
By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-12/documents-unsealed-city-attorney-dwp-corruption
More than 1,000 pages of confidential documents from a federal criminal investigation into the Los Angeles city attorney's office...
Politico – Black Box Open
By BLANCA BEGERT and CAMILLE VON KAENEL, POLITICO
With help from Jordan Wolman and Wes Venteicher
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2023/10/25/what-newsom-said-to-xi-on-climate-00123654?nname=california-climate&nid=00000189-315c-d8dd-a1ed-797dc9f10000&nrid=0000014c-2419-d9dd-a5ec-34bdbd970004&nlid=2745178
BLACK BOX OPEN: The Insurance Department was pushing lawmakers to pass industry-friendly measures in...
KOGO-AM (Radio) – San Diego, CA: Huge Increases on Car Insurance Rates
By Staff Reporters, KOGO – San Diego, CA
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KCBS-AM (Radio) – San Francisco, CA: Consumer Watchdog Suggests CA Should Develop a Public Model for Forecasting Wildfire Risks
By staff reporters, KCBS – San Francisco, CA
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The Sacramento Bee – Gavin Newsom ‘Declared War’ on Big Oil. What Does It Mean for California’s Clean Energy Transition?
By Maggie Angst, THE SACRAMENTO BEE
https://www.sacbee.com/article271060772.html
Since 1896, the sprawling Phillips 66 refinery in Rodeo has turned millions of barrels of crude oil into everything...
KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA; Governor Gavin Newsom Asks For A Federal Investigation Into SoCal Gas
By Staff Reporters, KNX - Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 2023
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Santa Barbara News Press – Next Steps Unclear On California Governor’s Push To Penalize Oil Companies’ Record Profits
By Seth Sandronsky, SANTA BARBARA NEWS PRESS
February 3, 2023
https://newspress.com/next-steps-unclear-on-california-governors-push-to-penalize-oil-companies-record-profits/
Last December, Gov. Gavin Newsom convened a special legislative session, demanding a price-gouging penalty on major...
Anthem Sued for Illegally Stripping Out-of-Network Coverage for Californians
Paul Simon v. Blue Cross of California d/b/a Anthem Blue Cross, Los Angeles Superior Court Case Number BC639205
A California class-action lawsuit was filed on...
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