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Consumer Watchdog points to more than $700 million in redemption fees not collected By Dan Sandoval, RECYCLING TODAY March 5, 2019 https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/california-bottle-bill-recycling-consumer-watchdog-report/…
Mar 5, 2019EDITORIAL – THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE March 5, 2019 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/sd-california-recycling-centers-cans-bottles-20190301-story.html In a state as devoted to the environment as California, it’s hard…
Mar 5, 2019By Sam Metz, THE PALM SPRINGS DESERT SUN March 4, 2019 https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/04/california-legislators-use-campaign-finance-funds-for-post-election-travel-money/3033081002/ On Nov. 7, after he was re-elected to serve a…
Mar 4, 2019By Michael Finney, KGO ABC TV-7 – San Francisco, CA March 4, 2019 https://abc7news.com/society/should-stores-be-required-to-take-back-the-empty-containers-they-sell/5167678/ SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Convenience is not a…
Mar 4, 2019By Debra Kahn, POLITICO PRO March 1, 2019 MONEY BACK: If California opened more recycling centers and charged higher container deposits, would…
Mar 1, 2019A new report by Consumer Watchdog claims that of the $1.5 billion California consumers pay in deposits, they leave $732 million behind.…
Mar 1, 2019By Jim Johnson, PLASTICS NEWS March 1, 2019 https://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20190301/NEWS/190309986 Consumers are getting the shaft through California’s container deposit program that fails to…
Mar 1, 2019By Simon Fletcher, CNN CANADIAN NEWS NETWORK March 1, 2019 https://www.ccn.com/california-trashes-300-million-with-its-garbage-recycling-system A consumer watchdog in the Golden State has revealed that recycling…
Mar 1, 2019By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS February 28, 2019 https://apnews.com/d3be5bcb7ae44ea39262398445fad437 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California consumers lost out on at least $308 million…
Feb 28, 2019Organizations Urge Commissioner To End Use Of Occupation And Education History To Create Rates By Staff Reporters, SACRAMENTO OBSERVER February 28, 2019…
Feb 28, 2019By Staff Writers, ASSOCIATED PRESS February 25, 2019 PG&E Cancels $130 Million in Worker Performance Bonuses SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern California…
Feb 25, 2019By J.D. Morris and Matthias Gafni, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE February 22, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/PG-E-will-not-award-workers-130-million-in-13638337.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result Pacific Gas and Electric Co. will not award any…
Feb 22, 2019By Kevin Smith, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS February 22, 2019 Organizations petition state to ban job, education criteria when setting auto insurance…
Feb 22, 2019By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS February 22, 2019 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/pressure-groups-try-to-get-insurance-commissioner-to-further-restrict-auto-premium-criteria-159758.aspx Various community groups in California have petitioned state insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara to…
Feb 22, 2019By Hannah Wiley, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL ALERT February 21, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article226528255.html WORKER DISCRIMINATION A group of organizations is submitting a petition…
Feb 21, 2019Or should we turn the scofflaw company into a public agency? By Alastair Bland, EAST BAY EXPRESS February 20, 2019 https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/should-we-break-up-pgande/Content?oid=25029699&showFullText=true When…
Feb 20, 2019By Pete Bigelow, AUTOMOTIVE NEWS February 18, 2019 https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safety/self-driving-test-miles-zoom-california Even with automakers and tech companies sprouting projects across the country, California remains…
Feb 18, 2019By Priya Kantaria, THE VERDICT February 15, 2019 https://www.verdict.co.uk/self-driving-cars-have-miles-to-full-autonomy/ Companies such as Google’s Waymo are testing robot cars on Californian public roads,…
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