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Energy

Daily Kos – California’s big oil refiners raked in record profit margin of $1.49 per gallon of gas in September!

By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/7/2210299/-California-s-big-oil-refiners-raked-in-record-profit-margin-of-1-49-per-gallon-of-gas-in-September?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Californians are being gouged at the gas pumps as the profit margins of California’s big oil…

Dec 8, 2023

Energy

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: Refineries Made Nearly $1.50 in Profit for Every Gallon of Gas That Was Sold

By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Dec 7, 2023

Energy

E&E News – Oil-friendly ad blitz targets Calif. climate policies

By Anne C Mulkern, E&E News Oil industry allies in California are filling television and computer screens statewide with a multimillion-dollar ad…

Dec 6, 2023

In The News

Politico – Call to Investigate Clearview AI

By Alfred Ng, POLITICO A California consumer advocacy group wants the state’s attorney general and privacy enforcement agency to look into the…

Dec 5, 2023

Energy

The Mercury News – Elias: California’s Lara gave away the farm to insurance companies

By Thomas Elias, MERCURY NEWS Until a consumer advocacy group used the Public Records Act to unearth previously secret files, just what…

Dec 1, 2023

In The News

Cal Matters – California’s history of regulating consumer prices often protects companies or providers

By Dan Walters, CAL MATTERS In the 19th century, California began experimenting with regulating the prices of vital services and commodities. Nearly…

Nov 29, 2023

Energy

KCBS-AM (Radio) – San Francisco, CA: There Has Been Outrageous Profiteering By Oil Companies

By Staff Reporters, KCBS – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Nov 29, 2023

In The News

Politico – Giving Californians an out on AI

By Blake Jones, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2023/11/27/giving-californians-an-out-on-ai-00128791 With help from Alfred Ng TUNE IN, OPT OUT: Artificial intelligence can help decide whether you get a job…

Nov 27, 2023

Energy

KCBS-AM (Radio) – San Francisco, CA: PG&E will not be facing any civil suits over spoiled food or even life-threatening situations that arose from past wild weather-related power shut offs

By Staff Reporters, KCBS – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Nov 21, 2023

In The News

Insurance Business – California voters oppose insurance reforms, says Consumer Watchdog

Reforms labelled a “deregulation deal with insurers” By Mike Pangilinan, INSURANCE BUSINESS https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/catastrophe/california-voters-oppose-insurance-reforms-says-consumer-watchdog-467078.aspx California voters oppose proposed reforms that would provide insurance…

Nov 17, 2023

In The News

Palo Alto Weekly – How California’s fire insurance woes are impacting Peninsula homeowners

By David Goll, PALO ALTO WEEKLY https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2023/11/16/how-californias-fire-insurance-woes-are-impacting-peninsula-homeowners Over the past decade, multiple destructive wildfires have ravaged California, creating an unprecedented homeowners insurance…

Nov 16, 2023

In The News

The Press-Enterprise – LA City Hall scandals never go away

By The Editorial Board, PRESS-ENTERPRISE There are new developments in some of the Los Angeles City Hall scandals, which continue to multiply…

Nov 16, 2023

In The News

Politico – Fire Fight

By Wes Venteicher, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2023/11/15/climate-scientists-on-strike-00127501 FIRE FIGHT: Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s main antagonist is out with a poll today throwing cold water on his…

Nov 15, 2023

Courtroom

Times of San Diego – Proposed 2024 Ballot Measure Would Close Loopholes in California Public Records Act

By JW August, TIMES OF SAN DIEGO It was a milestone moment in open government in 1968 when then California Gov. Ronald…

Nov 12, 2023

In The News

Insurance Business – California democrats voice concern over insurance reforms

They say proposed changes threaten consumer protections under Prop 103 By Mike Pangilinan, INSURANCE BUSINESS https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/california-democrats-voice-concern-over-insurance-reforms-466094.aspx Thirty-two members of California’s Democratic Congressional…

Nov 9, 2023

In The News

CalMatters – ‘Prompt action’ on fire insurance has yet to help California homeowners

By Levi Sumagaysay, CAL MATTERS

Nov 8, 2023

In The News

Insurance Business – Consumer group highlights “loopholes” in California’s insurance reforms

By Mike Pangilinan, INSURANCE BUSINESS https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/property/consumer-group-highlights-loopholes-in-californias-insurance-reforms-465492.aspx A consumer advocacy group in California has claimed that a rule introduced by insurance commissioner Ricardo…

Nov 3, 2023

In The News

The San Francisco Chronicle – Four more home insurance brands leave California

By Clare Fonstein, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/california-loses-four-home-insurance-companies-18457381.php Four small insurers say they will not renew California home policies starting in 2024.  The…

Oct 31, 2023