Energy
Gas Prices Level Off — For Today
Stability could be fleeting, analyst says, as California average pauses at $3.92. The surge in gasoline prices has stopped for now. The…
May 3, 2008Consumer Watchdog
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Energy
Chevron’s Profit Tops $5 Billion
The oil company beats analysts' forecasts despite an 84% drop in earnings from refining and gasoline retailing. Record energy prices gave Chevron…
May 3, 2008
Privacy
San Francisco patient privacy compromised by fundraiser
Here's a perfect example of why a non-medical company with no relationship to the patient should never be allowed access to patient…
May 2, 2008
Energy
Chevron’s 1Q Profit of $5.17 Billion Marks Big Oil’s Latest Gusher
SAN RAMON, CA -- Astounding profits in the oil industry are becoming as routine as the anguished looks of motorists filling up…
May 2, 2008
Insurance
Gutierrez Refiles Financial Papers
In the wake of a formal complaint claiming his campaign lacked financial disclosure, Richard Gutierrez has refiled documents with the Secretary of…
May 2, 2008
Healthcare
Should ad execs have access to your medical records?
A bill passed its second California Senate committee this week that would give an ever-wider circle of companies access to Californians' private…
May 2, 2008
Energy
Exxon’s $10.9 Billion in Profit Disappoints Street
Prices at the Pump Aren't Keeping Pace with Rising Oil Houston-based ExxonMobil, the No.1 publicly traded oil company in the world, rode…
May 2, 2008Chevron Rides Soaring Crude Oil Prices To Record Profit As Consumers Feel Squeeze At Pump
Consumer Group Cites “Oil Profits Monster” database; Calls On President Bush, Congress To Act On Oil Prices Santa Monica, CA -- Chevron…
May 2, 2008
Insurance
Consumer Advocates Warn Against Auto Insurance Proposals
SACRAMENTO, CA -- The cost of purchasing auto insurance in California -- strictly regulated since 1989 -- is poised to increase, consumer…
May 1, 2008ExxonMobil Profits Soar to Record On Speculative Oil Prices While Consumers and Economy Suffer
Bush, Congress Avoid Real Solutions; Stance Is Inexcusable as Pump Price Soars, Says Consumer Group Santa Monica, CA — Record first-quarter profits,…
May 1, 2008
Insurance
Corporate money is good for you!
Governor Schwarzenegger doesn’t mind when California lawmakers take lavish trips and junkets paid for by special interests. In fact, he recommends it,…
May 1, 2008
Insurance
Insurance committee gives two to the industry
Consumers could use a friend on the Assembly Insurance Committee. I testified against two bills the committee passed this morning that…
May 1, 2008
Energy
Heated Fuel Price Rhetoric
Rising fuel prices are rattling a lot of people who want action, fast. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has sent a letter to…
Apr 30, 2008Speculative Oil Price Brings Roof-Busting Profits to Shell, BP at Cost of Squeezed Consumers, Suffering Economy
Government’s ‘Business as Usual’ Stance Is Inexcusable as Pump Price Soars, Says Consumer Group Santa Monica, CA -- The first-quarter record profits…
Apr 29, 2008
Energy
Average Gas Price Tops $4 in San Francisco
Motorists express dismay but not surprise at the pump. L.A. is not far behind at $3.878 a gallon. SAN FRANCISCO, CA --…
Apr 28, 2008
Energy
Man Asks God for Cheaper Gas
OAKLAND, CA -- A man of faith from the District of Columbia area is going over the heads of government and industry…
Apr 28, 2008
Energy
Lawsuit seeks fair price for gasoline in Florida and other warm-weather states
Suit Wants Oil Companies to Treat Consumers Fairly Florida drivers pay among the nation's highest gas prices because of high taxes and…
Apr 27, 2008