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California To Tesla: Don’t Call it Autopilot By David R. Baker, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE October 2, 2016 http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/California-to-Tesla-Don-t-call-it-9636056.php California regulators, it turns…
Oct 3, 2016
LADWP incorrectly billed a ratepayer in Northridge for $17,000 and threatened to turn off her power, and didn't do anything to correct…
Sep 27, 2016
SACRAMENTO >> The state’s Fair Political Practices Commission has launched a formal probe into allegations of corruption and the tangle of close…
Sep 25, 2016
Santa Monica, CA -- Three rate proposals from State Farm – California’s largest commercial multi-peril insurer – to increase commercial multi-peril insurance…
Apr 20, 2016Consumer Watchdog has filed a lawsuit against TransAmerica for unreasonably raising life insurance premiums on policyholders. Consumers who depend on these policies…
Mar 21, 2016This press conference features Consumer Watchdog and attorney Mike Aguirre discussing the complaint against Governor Brown’s top aide, Nancy McFadden. She appears…
Mar 15, 2016Privacy and cybersecurity lawyer Jim Halpert and John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog discussed the prospect of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) developing…
Mar 15, 2016A new video shows a Google self-driving car hitting a bus in California, the first such accident where the tech company said…
Mar 11, 2016When I recently wrote about concerns being voiced, mine included, about self-driven (robotic or driverless) cars I did not imagine I would…
Mar 11, 2016Consumer Watchdog has raised concerns that refunds owed ratepayers of Los Angeles DWP, many of whom have already made overpayments, will not…
Dec 22, 2015The Federal Communications Commission's new Internet rules require that the broadband internet access providers — like Comcast, Time Warner, and AT&T —…
Jun 20, 2015Consumer Watchdog's John M. Simpson, a Google shareholder, raised the questions about the privacy and safety issues involving Google's driverless cars during…
Jun 4, 2015Some are wondering why gas prices are up at a time when crude oil prices remain low. "The last time gas prices…
May 24, 2015"California’s oil refiners are the only industry in America that make a fortune when their factories go down,” said Jamie Court, President…
May 22, 2015What a rip-off! Gasoline prices in Southern California just topped $4 per gallon with crude oil prices at historic lows. That’s $1.30…
May 15, 2015A Santa Monica-based nonprofit organization is blasting Google's self-driving cars, calling into question their safety and reliability. Consumer Watchdog released a video…
May 14, 2015Google Inc. revealed Monday that its self-driving cars have been in 11 minor traffic accidents since it began experimenting with the technology…
May 14, 2015
It’s good to be king. As long as shareholders are happy, ratepayers continue to scramble to keep their health insurance. What’s to…
Apr 29, 2015