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The California Insurance Commissioner, Dave Jones, held a press conference to criticize Blue Shield for an unjust rate hike which he is…
Mar 8, 2013Some deputy directors at the Department of Toxic Substances Control are heavily invested in hazardous waste producers. Economic Interest Forms obtained by…
Mar 6, 2013Lawmakers are now demanding a Senate investigation into the Department of Toxic Substances Control after NBC Bay Area s investigative report exposed…
Mar 4, 2013Impatient with the glacial progress so far, Senator Jay Rockefeller is having another shot at getting a Do Not Track bill through…
Mar 1, 2013Senator Jay Rockefeller has introduced a Do Not Track bill, which would require the FTC to make standards regarding consumers’ ability to…
Mar 1, 2013At least four senators are behind the demand for an independent investigation of the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the agency…
Feb 26, 2013The state agency charged with protecting Californians from most polluters is allowing companies to dump toxic waste and put lives at risk,…
Feb 22, 2013Sources inside the Department of Toxic Substances Control say the agency has a dirty secret: Regulators are falling down on the job…
Feb 20, 2013Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court Introduces Citizen Activist Bob Pack As He Is Inducted Into The Consumer Advocates Hall Of Fame at…
Feb 13, 2013
HIV patients are speaking out against Blue Cross of California over a change in coverage that allegedly bars them from using local…
Feb 1, 2013
By Michael Finney, KGO ABC-TV SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Anthem Blue Cross has informed some of its members that…
Jan 23, 2013Consumer Watchdog has filed a class-action lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross, alleging that the insurer's mail-order pharmacy program discriminates against individuals with…
Jan 16, 2013The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog has filed a statewide class action lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross saying the health insurer is discriminating against…
Jan 15, 2013Private insurance companies are required to cover an expensive treatment for children with autism, but that same coverage is being denied to…
Jan 8, 2013Attorney General Kamala Harris didn't waste any time getting down to business this year. Fox 11 investigative producer Heidi Cuda reports that…
Jan 2, 2013
With just a few hours left in 2012, we've almost reached our year-end fundraising goal and your last opportunity to make a…
Dec 31, 2012CBS-SF's ConsumerWatch investigates our long standing claims that car makers are fixing their MPG claims. Now that the EPA has forced Hyundai…
Dec 25, 2012