Providing an effective voice for American consumers in an era when special interests dominate public discourse, government and politics. Non-partisan.
The San Diego Union-Tribune Southern California Edison appeared to move a step closer to bankruptcy yesterday as business and consumer groups criticized…
Jul 17, 2001Sacramento Bee Divided legislators began grappling Tuesday with competing proposals to keep one of California's largest private utilities, Southern California Edison, from…
Jul 17, 2001City Refuses to Provide Adequate Defense of Voter-Approved Conflict of Interest Reform Santa Monica abandoned its progressive mantle in a move reminiscent…
Jul 17, 2001Reasons elusive as debate continues on rights billThe Dallas Morning News President Bush is warning Congress that he will veto the Senate…
Jul 16, 2001Public producers charged state far more than privateThe San Francisco Chronicle From the start of the state's energy meltdown, Gov. Gray Davis…
Jul 16, 2001The Daily News of Los Angeles To Gov. Gray Davis, commander in chief of California's energy war, the enemy lies bunkered in…
Jul 16, 2001San Jose Mercury News Even if federal regulators agree to the multibillion-dollar refund that California officials are demanding from electricity suppliers, consumers…
Jul 16, 2001Oklahoma company blamed for California problemsTHE SUNDAY OKLAHOMAN Anthony Spano doesn't blame out-of-state energy companies, like Tulsa-based Williams Cos. Inc., for reaping…
Jul 15, 2001The Dallas Morning News Blue Cross of California said that a plan to reward doctors based on patient satisfaction has nothing to…
Jul 12, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #58 - Jul 11, 2001 FERC-gotten. The Federal…
Jul 11, 2001Judge's ruling may give HMO more power over formulating its prescription drug planThe San Francisco Chronicle The state can't require Kaiser health…
Jul 11, 2001Physicians' rewards now based on quality of careThe San Francisco Chronicle In a major policy shift that will affect more than 1…
Jul 11, 2001California Blue Cross Unit Will Base Bonuses On Patient SatisfactionCBS Evening News A major California insurer said Tuesday it would base the…
Jul 10, 2001Marketplace Now if you've been following the debate over a so-called patients' rights bill, you've been hearing the complaints about impersonal treatment
Jul 10, 2001The Associated Press Blue Cross of California, one of the state's major health maintenance organizations, said Tuesday it will begin financially rewarding…
Jul 10, 2001NBC Nightly News In California tonight, could it be the start of something big?
Jul 10, 2001The Associated Press The state's method of setting "baseline" power levels - a key ingredient in distributing rate hikes - is being…
Jul 8, 2001Crying Foul Over Energy BaselinesLos Angeles Times Down by the sea in Santa Monica, a month of electricity can cost a mere…
Jul 8, 2001