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KGET (NBC): Medical Board Of California, Along With The Department Of Public Health, Is Launching A Maternal Mortality Task Force

Politico – Ratcheting Up

By Noah Bautin, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2026/03/02/iran-comes-for-the-california-pump-00807981?nname=california-climate&nid=00000189-315c-d8dd-a1ed-797dc9f10000&nrid=0000014f-890a-d780-a9ef-9d7a82c30000 California was already navigating a perfect storm on gasoline prices. The conflagration in Iran just added the…

Assemblymember Ward Reintroduces Legislation to Ban Surveillance Pricing

By The Office of Asemblymember Ward SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Chris Ward (D–San Diego) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 2564 to continue efforts to…

Politico – Refinery profit caps are so 2023

By Noah Baustin, POLITICO OIL SLICK: The California Energy Commission is less than three days away from a pivotal vote to delay…

The Los Angeles Times – State regulators will speed reviews of rate hikes sought by home insurers amid wildfire losses

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-08-10/state-regulators-will-fast-track-reviews-of-rate-hikes-sought-by-home-insurers-amid-wildfire-losses#:~:text=California%20Insurance%20Commissioner%20Ricardo%20Lara,state’s%20market%20amid%20wildfire%20losses. The state insurance commissioner took action Friday to speed up reviews of rate hikes sought…

The San Diego Union-Tribune – Transparency or retaliation? State insurance chief accused of targeting critic

The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog has yet to receive what has historically been a routine recertification from the California Department of Insurance…

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…

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…

KOGO-AM (Radio) – San Diego, CA: Huge Increases on Car Insurance Rates

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

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 Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

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…

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 Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast…

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 Last December, Gov. Gavin Newsom convened a special legislative session, demanding a…

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…

KGO ABC TV-7 San Francisco, CA – Is TransAmerica Running A Pyramid Scheme On Its Policyholders?

Consumer Watchdog has filed a lawsuit against TransAmerica for unreasonably raising life insurance premiums on policyholders.  Consumers who depend on these policies…

Press Conference – Uncovered PUC Emails Show Gov Brown’s Top Aide Used Official Office To Pump Up Stock

This press conference features Consumer Watchdog and attorney Mike Aguirre discussing the complaint against Governor Brown’s top aide, Nancy McFadden. She appears…

C-Span : Communicators Discussion on Internet Privacy

Privacy and cybersecurity lawyer Jim Halpert and John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog discussed the prospect of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) developing…

WATCH: Video Shows Google Self-Driving Car Hitting Bus

A new video shows a Google self-driving car hitting a bus in California, the first such accident where the tech company said…