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By Staff Reporters, KPCC – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Aug 31, 2023
By Tom Vacar, KTVU https://www.ktvu.com/news/uncertainty-surrounds-californias-fire-insurance-drought-as-legislative-session-nears-conclusion OAKLAND, Calif. – When the California State Legislature concludes in mid-September, a resolution for the fire insurance (opens in new…
Aug 31, 2023
A consumer advocate and a building lobbyist walk onto a Southwest flight from Los Angeles to Sacramento. By Christopher Cadelago and Camille…
Aug 31, 2023
Consumer Watchdog volunteers and families share their medical negligence stories for reform within the healthcare system.
Aug 30, 2023
Families who lost their loved ones ask the Medical Board for justice.
Aug 30, 2023
By Kerry Klein, KVPR https://www.kvpr.org/local-news/2023-08-29/kern-county-maternal-mortality-at-the-center-of-a-state-medical-board-meeting Following years of advocacy work from locals, the Medical Board of California held a meeting in Bakersfield…
Aug 29, 2023
By Annie Sciacca, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/article278656929.html California doctors and state lawmakers are squaring off once again over the future of the Medical…
Aug 29, 2023
By Annette Ramirez, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/08/medical-negligence-victims-california-investigations/ Eleven years ago I went into the hospital for a hysterectomy and was expecting to go home the…
Aug 28, 2023
By Sam Dean, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-08-28/farmers-insurance-lays-off-2-400-workers Farmers Insurance, one of the nation’s largest property and casualty insurers, is laying off…
Aug 28, 2023
By Jason Henry, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS El Monte’s city manager and then-mayor used an application that automatically deleted text messages, potentially…
Aug 28, 2023
When the state receives a complaint, medical professionals are asked for their side of the story, but victims are not By Maria…
Aug 25, 2023
By Staff Reporters, KCBS – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Aug 24, 2023
By Michael Shashoua, DIGITAL INSURANCE https://www.dig-in.com/news/consumer-advocates-question-insurers-wildfire-risk-models#:~:text=But%20consumer%20advocates%20say%20regulators,and%20more%20availability%20or%20affordability. The models and technology that carriers use to evaluate risk have become part of the regulatory…
Aug 21, 2023
By Kellie Hwang, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/grocery-stores-overcharging-18303789.php# Grocery stores and other retailers across the Bay Area have recently been caught overcharging customers,…
Aug 20, 2023
By Gary Galles, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER California has recently been described as, “a state riven by billion-dollar wildfires, mudslides, and the…
Aug 17, 2023
By Staff Reporters, KQED – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Aug 17, 2023
By lurch Lowery, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS Following millions of miles driven on public roads and billions in driving courses and simulations, rival…
Aug 16, 2023
Oil companies are spending record amounts to push back against policies that could limit profits, restrict new drilling, boost accountability and more.…
Aug 14, 2023