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By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2024-03-14/gomez-withdraws-his-lawsuit-against-san-diego-attorneys-group-he-once-led SAN DIEGO — John Gomez, the firebrand San Diego litigator known locally through several high-profile…
Mar 14, 2024By Tom Kisken, VENTURA COUNTY STAR https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/health/2024/03/08/ventura-county-hospital-violations-2023/72635858007 State regulators received more complaints, found more violations and assessed more fines at Los Robles…
Mar 8, 2024Consumer advocates had raised concerns the fund wouldn’t have enough money to cover greater recycling rates and upcoming reforms. By Camille Von…
Feb 29, 2024By Dan Bacher, ELK GROVE NEWS https://www.elkgrovenews.net/2024/02/big-oil-pumped-254-million-into.html Big Oil spent more money on lobbying in California in 2023 than any other year on record…
Feb 26, 2024By Anne Mulkern, E&E NEWS California gasoline pump prices could jump by as much as 47 cents per gallon next year under…
Feb 26, 2024By Cameron Kiszla, YAHOO! NEWS https://news.yahoo.com/more-could-become-public-years-152841449.html As Election Day grows ever closer, one candidate for Congress is facing the possibility of new…
Feb 22, 2024
Consumer Watchdog and the LA Times filed a request to unseal the documents to see if former city attorney Mike Feuer might…
Feb 22, 2024By Staff Reporters, KNX-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Feb 22, 2024By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-22/l-a-times-and-consumer-group-ask-judge-to-unseal-records-in-dwp-scandal#:~:text=The%20Los%20Angeles%20Times%20and,Department%20of%20Water%20and%20Power. The Los Angeles Times and Consumer Watchdog asked a federal court Wednesday to unseal evidence…
Feb 22, 2024By John Woolfolk, THE MERCURY NEWS Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is kicking off his planned overhaul of California’s insurance market rules this…
Feb 17, 2024By Clare Fonstein, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/allstate-car-insurance-18665199.php# After pausing its direct sale of auto insurance policies in California, Allstate is back, but…
Feb 15, 2024By Megan Quinn, POLITICO https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/02/calrecycle-director-to-step-down-00141319 Rachel Machi Wagoner, director of CalRecycle, will step down from the role on March 5, she announced…
Feb 14, 2024By Dan Bacher, ELK GROVE NEWS https://www.elkgrovenews.net/2024/02/big-gas-and-big-oil-spent-record-27.html Chevron topped fossil fuel lobbying expenses with $11.3 million in 2023 Big Oil and Big…
Feb 13, 2024By Thomas Elias, THE MERCURY NEWS For many years, California drivers and Republican politicians have blamed Democrats and high gas taxes for…
Feb 13, 2024By Stephen Hobbs, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article284935592.html Allstate wants to raise the average price of its home insurance policies by almost 40% for…
Feb 12, 2024By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/prop-24-data-privacy-18659367.php Californians can now enforce a ballot measure that seeks to protect privacy rights by allowing…
Feb 9, 2024By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/2/8/2222210/-CRC-Ploy-To-Buy-Aera-Is-Way-To-Avoid-Plugging-Idle-Wells-Extending-Life-Of-Depleted-Oil-Fields?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=community_groups_California+politics&pm_medium=web Los Angeles, CA— Oil companies and other big corporations base their operations on a model of privatizing the…
Feb 8, 2024By Makenna Sievertson, LA IST https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/leaky-roof-guide-tips The recent record-setting storm may have moved on, but some of us are still dealing with water…
Feb 8, 2024