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The Argonaut (Santa Monica, CA) "Santa Monica prides themselves on being forward-thinking and it's ironic that Pasadena, that doesn't necessarily have that…
Aug 17, 2006Electric Power Daily Beth Willon, spokeswoman for the Yes on 87, dismissed conflict-of-interest concerns, calling them "oil company fiction." The No on…
Aug 17, 2006Sacramento Bee Sponsored by a group advocating a campaign finance measure on the Nov. 7 ballot, the "Dash for Cash" contest takes…
Aug 17, 2006PR Newswire US Proposition 87 will reduce our use of foreign oil and increase the use of domestic fuel sources and will…
Aug 17, 2006The San Diego Union-Tribune Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, likened the state's gasoline…
Aug 16, 2006But the study focused on underlying market forces affecting prices, not whether there was manipulation by oil companies.Associated Press A consumer group…
Aug 16, 2006State report says that oil companies didn't withhold suppliesTHE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Consumer advocates greeted the report with scorn. They compared the…
Aug 16, 2006Consumer advocates immediately branded study as apology for oil industryThe Los Angeles Times Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Aug 16, 2006The Wall Street Journal Critics, however, consider it unseemly for a state agency to solicit private donations and worry that such contributions…
Aug 16, 2006The LookOut/SurfSantaMonica.com (Santa Monica, CA) "If you do place this on the ballot, we'll make sure the public knows this is a…
Aug 15, 2006Largest HMO gearing up for HSAs, expansionModern Healthcare Some consumer advocacy groups, however, dismissed the size of the fine as a mere…
Aug 14, 2006The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) Groups like the nonprofit Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights have railed against rebate programs, saying some…
Aug 13, 2006Inside Bay Area (California) "The decision is a very, very powerful statement in support of Commissioner Garamendi's rules," said Doug Heller, executive…
Aug 11, 2006HMO agrees to pay record fine, make charitable donationTHE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Some Kaiser critics questioned the size of the fine, which…
Aug 11, 2006Associated Press Soaring profits have also opened BP up to much criticism over why it hasn't dedicated ample funds toward safety and…
Aug 10, 2006The Sacramento Bee Doug Heller, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, called the insurance industry's…
Aug 9, 2006LA Weekly (California) The argument against the measure (Prop 89) is that one way or another Big Money is going to find…
Aug 9, 2006New state measures would downplay ZIP Codes and focus on motorists' driving. Generally, that's good news for L.A., bad for Bishop.The Los…
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