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By Victoria Colliver, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONILCE https://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Blue-Shield-of-California-loses-tax-exempt-status-6143739.php The state Franchise Tax Board has stripped Blue Shield of California of its tax-exempt status,…
Mar 18, 2015Consumer Watchdog warned that a failure of the deal by Prime Healthcare to purchase DCHS, would force hospitals including St. Francis, into…
Mar 13, 2015Consumer Watchdog today called on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to “suspend the suicide prevention program until it is fully protective of the…
Mar 12, 2015Consumer Watchdog urges Governor Jerry Brown, Attorney General Kamala Harris, and leaders of the California legislature to send independent inspectors to Tesoro's…
Feb 20, 2015TurboTax has resumed filing of state tax returns Friday following a temporary halt after noticing several attempts to use stolen identity information…
Feb 9, 2015Bite Back! Consumer Watchdog's new weekly segment where our seasoned advocates talk about the great hypocrisies of the day. This week Consumer…
Jan 30, 2015A Sacramento judge has tentatively ruled that Mercury Insurance cannot pass on the costs of institutional advertising, like its golf tournament the…
Jan 12, 2015
Fighting abuses at the world's largest corporations isn't easy, but thanks to your support Consumer Watchdog made big some changes in 2014.
Dec 31, 2014Jerry Flanagan, lead attorney for the Consumer Watchdog group in California, says hundreds of thousands of people lost their doctors when insurers…
Dec 15, 2014Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers and governments should treat all data on the Internet equally, not discriminating or…
Nov 11, 2014
DANVILLE, CA – Bob Pack, the author of Proposition 46 who lost his two children Troy and Alana due to medical negligence,…
Nov 4, 2014
LOS ANGELES, CA: According to Dr. Peterson’s own admission, he had developed a crystal meth habit while in medical school. Dr. Peterson…
Nov 3, 2014
CARMEL, CA: Dr. Bergstrom was arrested based on a report of sexual assault after a night of drinking.
Oct 31, 2014
FRESNO, CA: Dr. Flores had a history of arrests for domestic violence, possession of narcotics, and being under the influence -- including…
Oct 30, 2014
MURRIETA, CA: In July 2013, Dr. Vreeke was on duty, working as an anesthesiologist. Unfortunately, she was also impaired on a drug…
Oct 29, 2014
San Diego, CA - Today the Civility Project, an organization that evaluates political advertisements, awarded the Yes on 46 campaign an A-…
Oct 29, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- After suspicious behavior and inconsistencies were revealed in a routine audit of controlled substances, Dr. Trindle was asked…
Oct 28, 2014