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By Carla Marinucci and Angela Hart, POLITICO September 9, 2019 https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2019/09/06/advocacy-group-asks-prosecutors-to-investigate-insurance-commissioner-lara-1175769 INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit advocacy group, has…
Sep 9, 2019
By Carla Marinucci and Angela Hart, POLITICO September 5, 2019 https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2019/09/05/insurance-commissioner-charging-rent-for-second-residence-to-taxpayers-1167813 SACRAMENTO — California’s state insurance commissioner has stuck taxpayers with thousands…
Sep 5, 2019
By Staff Reporters, INSURANCE JOURNAL September 4, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/09/04/538887.htm Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has offered an apology for accepting campaign contributions from…
Sep 4, 2019
Model 3 runs into back of unoccupied fire truck By Michael Strong, THE DETROIT BUREAU September 3, 2019 NTSB Confirms Autopilot Engaged…
Sep 3, 2019
By Dotan Hammer , MONDAQ.COM September 3, 2019 http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/842070/Data+Protection+Privacy/YouTube+Reportedly+Will+Pay+More+Than+150+Million+To+Settle+FTC+Allegations+Of+COPPA+Violations A majority of the FTC’s panel of commissioners reportedly approved a settlement with…
Sep 3, 2019
By Michael Hiltzik, LOS ANGELES TIMES August 29, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-08-28/hiltzik-california-fire-insurance-crisis Steve Nielsen would not normally have considered himself a resident of California’s…
Aug 29, 2019
It’s finally being counted, but things are complicated. By Jill Cowan, THE NEW YORK TIMES August 28, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/us/wildfires-insurance.html A little while…
Aug 28, 2019
By Katie Pyzyk, WASTE DIVE August 28, 2019 https://www.wastedive.com/news/whats-next-for-california-container-recycling-after-replanets-closure/560916/ The recent announcement that California’s largest operator of beverage container redemption centers was…
Aug 28, 2019
The state’s Insurance Commissioner is being accused of not using his full powers to help people losing home insurance. By Becca Habegger,…
Aug 28, 2019
Ricardo Lara’s campaign contributions, questionable meeting, legislation raise concerns about consumer commitment By MERCURY NEWS & EAST BAY TIMES EDITORIAL BOARDS August…
Aug 23, 2019
Ricardo Lara’s campaign contributions, questionable meeting, legislation raise concerns about consumer commitment By MERCURY NEWS & EAST BAY TIMES EDITORIAL BOARDS August…
Aug 23, 2019
By Ryan Daws, IoT NEWS August 23, 2019 https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2019/aug/23/senators-connected-car-kill-consumer-watchdog-report/ US Senators Richard Blumenthal and Ed Markey have penned a letter to the…
Aug 23, 2019
By Bryan Jonston, AUTO CONNECTED CAR NEWS August 22, 2019 Senators Call for Kill Switch for Connected Cars United States Senators Ed…
Aug 22, 2019
By Derek Catron, CAPITOL WEEKLY August 21, 2019 Kern spill renews oil production controversy California has long been a top producer of…
Aug 21, 2019
The California Supreme Court’s decision upholds a historic $27.6 million fine against Mercury for illegal practices. By Heather Turner, NU PROPERTY CASUALTY…
Aug 19, 2019
rePlanet shuts down all California locations By Keldine Hull, SANTA MONICA MIRROR August 18, 2019 California’s Largest Recycling Center Closes On August…
Aug 18, 2019
By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE August 16, 2019 http://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?altsrc=108&refnum=219515 SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Supreme Court has denied a petition by Mercury Insurance…
Aug 16, 2019
By Chase Difeliciantonio, NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL August 16, 2019 https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/northbay/sonomacounty/9906981-181/sonoma-recycling-manufacturing-business If you are in the grocery business, guess what? You might…
Aug 16, 2019