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By Ivan Penn and Peter Eavis, THE NEW YORK TIMES June 21, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/business/energy-environment/newsom-california-wildfire-utilities.html With the effects of climate change intensifying, California…
Jun 21, 2019By Camila Domonoske, NPR WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY June 15, 2019 https://www.npr.org/2019/06/15/728256381/why-safer-cars-dont-lead-to-cheaper-car-insurance-yet Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast…
Jun 15, 2019By Nicole Nguyen, BUZZFEED NEWS June 14, 2019 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/amazons-choice-bad-products A review of dozens of Amazon’s Choice products by BuzzFeed News found listings…
Jun 14, 2019By Staff Writers, PLASTICS IN PACKAGING June 14, 2019 https://plasticsinpackaging.com/online/consumer-groups-condemn-loss-of-californian-recycling-centre/ Consumer and recycling advocates held a press conference in front of the…
Jun 14, 2019By Jorge Casuso, SANTA MONICA LOOKOUT June 14, 2019 http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/June-2019/06_14_2019_Closing_Buyback_Center_Will_Hurt_Local_Consumers_Increase_Litter_Watchdog_Group_Warns.html Friday’s closing of the Santa Monica Community Recycling Center will reduce consumers’…
Jun 14, 2019By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES June 14, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dwp-david-wright-step-down-resign-garcetti-general-manager-20190614-story.html David Wright, general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and…
Jun 14, 2019By Donna Horowitz, THE DEAL PIPELINE June 11, 2019 The California insurance regulator defended the state’s new cost-of-insurance law after two market…
Jun 11, 2019Op-Ed Commentary by Thomas Elias, OROVILLE MERCURY-REGISTER May 28, 2019 Gas gouging returned in spring, and may be back again The days…
May 28, 2019By Chris Reed, CALWATCHDOG.COM May 27, 2019 Recyclable goods are much more likely to be thrown out in California now than at…
May 27, 2019By David Lazarus, LOS ANGELES TIMES May 23, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-cable-bills-20190523-story.html The most-hated businesses in the country, according to the American Customer Satisfaction…
May 23, 2019Latest update called “far less competent than a human driver.” By Paul A. Eisenstein, THE DETROIT BUREAU May 22, 2019 Tesla Takes…
May 22, 2019By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE May 21, 2019 http://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?altsrc=108&refnum=217240 Farmers Insurance Exchange and an affiliate will face a public hearing next month to…
May 21, 2019By Mark Huffman, CONSUMER AFFAIRS May 20, 2019 https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/california-to-probe-possible-market-manipulation-of-gasoline-prices-052019.html Hawaii historically has had the highest gasoline prices in the nation. In addition…
May 20, 2019By Jeremy Siegel, KQED PBS San Francisco, CA May 17, 2019 https://www.kqed.org/news/11747960/state-officials-high-gas-prices-could-be-due-to-refinery-problems-and-market-manipulation Refinery outages and potential market manipulation could be to blame…
May 17, 2019By Don Jergler, INSURANCE JOURNAL May 16, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2019/05/16/526698.htm Michael Peterson has had about five months to come in and tackle what…
May 16, 2019By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE May 14, 2019 https://redgreenandblue.org/2019/05/14/trump-wants-open-725500-acres-california-coast-offshore-oil-drilling-oil-spills/ Governor Jerry Brown expanded oil and gas drilling in California during…
May 14, 2019By Staff Reporters, INSURANCE JOURNAL May 14, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/05/14/526374.htm California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara plans to hold an investigatory hearing into how…
May 14, 2019By John P. Mello, Jr., TECHNEWSWORLD May 14, 2019 https://www.technewsworld.com/story/86015.html The United States Supreme Court on Monday gave thumbs up for a…
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