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Op-Ed by Susan Shelley, THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS March 19, 2019 LADWP and the case of the twice-fleeced ratepayers Solid evidence…
Mar 19, 2019
Op-Ed Commentary by Tom Elias, THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE March 15, 2019 https://www.davisenterprise.com/forum/opinion-columns/tom-elias-lets-make-the-puc-elective/ Travel back in time to the mid-1980s, when California’s insurance…
Mar 15, 2019
Testimony and documents submitted in federal court earlier this month said that an outside attorney retained to defend the city and the…
Mar 14, 2019
By Dakota Smith & Kim Christensen, LOS ANGELES TIMES March 13, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-paradis-dwp-lawsuit-20190313-story.html The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s reputation…
Mar 13, 2019
Company will open small centers around town By Jared Aarons, KGTV-10 ABC San Diego, CA March 12, 2019 https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/local-company-wants-to-simplify-can-and-bottle-recycling-and-redemption EL CAJON, Calif.…
Mar 12, 2019
By Gina Silva, KTTV FOX TV-11, Los Angeles, CA March 11, 2019 http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/alleged-misconduct-by-city-of-la-counsel-may-have-cheated-millions-of-people-out-of-fair-settlement LOS ANGELES (FOX 11) – Alleged misconduct by counsel…
Mar 11, 2019
By David Goldstein, THE VENTURA COUNTY STAR March 11, 2019 https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/03/10/eco-tip-recycling-bottles-cans-easier-said-than-done/3112477002/ Tobie Mitchell is a recycling expert, working for the Ventura County…
Mar 11, 2019
By Justin Klozko, DAILY JOURNAL March 11, 2019 https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/351510-la-city-attorney-opens-ethics-review LOS ANGELES — The city of Los Angeles said it is conducting an…
Mar 11, 2019
By Lisa Green, NERD WALLET March 11, 2019 https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/insurance/auto/is-gender-raising-your-car-insurance-rates-how-to-fight-it/ Your driving record may be flawless. Your car may be one of the…
Mar 11, 2019
By J.D. Morris, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE March 8, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/PG-E-seeks-permission-to-pay-235-million-in-2019-13670185.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result Pacific Gas and Electric Co. wants permission from Bankruptcy Court to pay…
Mar 8, 2019
By Staff Reporters, QATAR TRIBUNE March 8, 2019 In a state as devoted to the environment as California, it’s hard to imagine…
Mar 8, 2019
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, 2019
EDITORIAL – 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By Debra Kahn, POLITICO PRO March 1, 2019 MONEY BACK: If California opened more recycling centers and charged higher container deposits, would…
Mar 1, 2019
A new report by Consumer Watchdog claims that of the $1.5 billion California consumers pay in deposits, they leave $732 million behind.…
Mar 1, 2019
By 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, 2019