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By Robert Walton, UTILITY DIVE July 9, 2019 https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-senate-passes-21b-wildfire-fund-legislation-as-newsom-pushes-f/558361/ Dive Brief: The California Senate on Monday passed AB 1054, legislation Gov. Gavin…
Jul 9, 2019His explanation has a caught-with-a-hand-in-the-cookie-jar quality. By THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL BOARD July 8, 2019 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/story/2019-07-08/insurance-commissioner-lara-donations-insurance-companies In 2000, state Insurance Commissioner…
Jul 8, 2019Ricardo Lara, a San Diego State graduate, also announced he will hire a campaign treasurer instead of doing the job himself By…
Jul 8, 2019By Editorial Board, SANTA MARIA TIMES July 8, 2019 https://santamariatimes.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-deciding-on-sunshine-always-best/article_b4c5e970-675c-5ab1-800a-eef463a47544.html California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed legislation that would create a Wildfire…
Jul 8, 2019By Nadia Dreid, LAW 360 July 8, 2019 https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/1176121/youtube-shouldn-t-be-let-off-hook-on-kids-privacy-ftc-told Advocates who take issue with YouTube content that targets children warned the Federal…
Jul 8, 2019By Paul Lilly, HOT HARDWARE July 8, 2019 https://hothardware.com/news/steve-wozniak-you-should-dump-facebook-concerned-privacy Do you think Facebook is listening to your conversations, through your smartphone or…
Jul 8, 2019Ricardo Lara previously pledged not to accept campaign donations from insurers. By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE July 7, 2019 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-07-05/states-top-insurance-regulator-accepted-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars-from-industry-executives-records-show…
Jul 7, 2019By Larry Mantle, AIR TALK – KPCC 89.3FM SOCAL PUBLIC RADIO July 1, 2019 Click here to listen to the audio of…
Jul 1, 2019By J.D. Morris, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE June 28, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/California-lawmakers-propose-legislation-to-14058832.php Three Assembly members have introduced legislative language that would enact Gov. Gavin…
Jun 28, 2019By Andrew Oxford, ASSOCIATED PRESS June 28, 2019 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A closely watched wildfire law proposed by California Gov. Gavin…
Jun 28, 2019By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY June 27, 2019 https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/06/27/does-facebook-listen-to-your-conversations/1478468001/ My editor, Michelle, was at a birthday party for her son’s friend recently, when…
Jun 27, 2019By Paul Lilly, HOT HARDWARE June 27, 2019 https://hothardware.com/news/no-facebook-isnt-listening-your-conversations is definitely tracking us in ways that allow it to deliver targeted advertising,…
Jun 27, 2019By Harper Neidig, THE HILL June 25, 2019 https://thehill.com/policy/technology/450084-advocates-push-ftc-crackdown-on-secret-consumer-scores Consumer advocates are pushing regulators to investigate what they paint as a shadowy…
Jun 25, 2019By Dell Cameron, GIZMODO June 25, 2019 https://gizmodo.com/the-surveillance-scores-companies-use-to-rip-you-off-mi-1835812385 The next time you go to buy toilet paper online, an algorithm may decide…
Jun 25, 2019By David Lazarus, LOS ANGELES TIMES June 25, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-dark-patterns-consumer-consent-20190625-story.html Even if you’ve never heard the phrase “dark patterns,” you’re almost certainly…
Jun 25, 2019By Leo Stallworth, KABC TV-7, Los Angeles, CA June 22, 2019 https://abc7.com/traffic/ca-to-have-highest-gas-prices-in-nation-when-new-gas-tax-kicks-in/5358144/ LOS ANGELES (KABC) — When the new gas tax kicks…
Jun 22, 2019By Sophia Morris, LAW360 June 21, 2019 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/1171401/ftc-said-to-investigate-youtube-over-child-privacy-concerns Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass, has welcomed the possibility of a Federal Trade Commission…
Jun 21, 2019Misconceptions about Tesla’s Autopilot feature were found to be especially common By Sarah D. Young, CONSUMER AFFAIRS June 21, 2019 https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/iihs-study-finds-many-drivers-are-confused-about-capabilities-of-semi-autonomous-systems-062119.html Many…
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