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By Sharon McNary, LAIST.COM July 22, 2019 https://laist.com/2019/07/22/ladwp_overbilling_scandal_the_fbi_just_raided_the_utility_and_the_city_attorneys_office.php FBI agents searched the downtown offices of the Los Angeles Department of Water and…
Jul 22, 2019
By Jamie L. LaReau, DETROIT FREE PRESS July 22, 2019 https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2019/07/22/nhtsa-traffic-safety/1687462001/ The nation’s top vehicle safety watchdog lacks expertise to properly assess…
Jul 22, 2019
Trying to do something without legal authority to do so is a bad look for a top state regulator By the Editorial…
Jul 22, 2019
Ricardo Lara overruled his own judges and stayed orders in cases involving a workers comp company whose executives gave to his campaign…
Jul 20, 2019
By Andy Rowell, OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL July 19, 2019 http://priceofoil.org/2019/07/19/after-firing-top-regulator-will-newsom-seize-his-chance-to-lead-california-off-of-oil/ The new Democratic Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, is coming under pressure…
Jul 19, 2019
By Staff Writers, KSRO 1350 AM Sonoma, CA July 19, 2019 https://www.ksro.com/2019/07/19/commissioner-lara-refuses-to-disclose-business-records/ California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is refusing to disclose records…
Jul 19, 2019
By Staff Writers, INSURANCE JOURNAL July 18, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/07/18/532770.htm A watchdog group has given California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara until July 31…
Jul 18, 2019
By Hannah Wiley, SACRAMENTO BEE July 18, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article232739462.html An advocacy group is demanding that California’s insurance commissioner release records about his…
Jul 18, 2019
By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY July 18, 2019 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/18/18824825.php “We have lost all faith in the ability of DOGGR to do its job…
Jul 18, 2019
By Zack Tawatari , SPECTRUM NEWS 1 LA July 17, 2019 https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/news/2019/07/17/culver-city-residents-fear-inglewood-oil-field-isn-t-safe CULVER CITY, Calif. – It’s prime real estate in Culver…
Jul 17, 2019
Governor Newsom fires top regulator for being too chummy with industry By Judith Lewis Mernit, SIERRA MAGAZINE July 15, 2019 https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/gavin-newsom-oil-clampdown-doggr-ken-harris On…
Jul 15, 2019
By Nick Cunningham, OILPRICE.COM July 15, 2019 https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Fracking-Under-Fire-In-California.html Fracking for oil and gas in California is about to get a lot more…
Jul 15, 2019
By Kathleen Pender, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 13, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/networth/article/How-will-the-new-wildfire-insurance-fund-affect-14092764.php If you’re wondering how the landmark wildfire bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed…
Jul 13, 2019
By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY.ORG July 13, 2019 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/13/18824655.php The announcement of Ken Harris’ firing came several hours after two watchdog groups, Consumer…
Jul 13, 2019
By Dan Morain & Barbara Harvey, CALMATTERS.ORG July 12, 2019 https://calmatters.org/newsletter/fire-water-ricardo-laras-money-poking-trump-and-tom-steyer-platform/ Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has promised to return $53,000 in insurance-related…
Jul 13, 2019
By Phil Willon, LOS ANGELES TIMES July 12, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-gavin-newsom-oil-fracking-20190712-story.html Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday defended firing California’s top oil industry regulator…
Jul 12, 2019
By Debra Kahn, POLITICO PRO July 12, 2019 SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday fired the head of the state’s oil and…
Jul 12, 2019
By Alexei Koseff, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 12, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Gavin-Newsom-fires-California-official-who-OKd-14092017.php SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has fired the head of California’s oil…
Jul 12, 2019