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Alameda Times-Star (Alameda, CA) "It's the height of hypocrisy that Kaiser is a nonprofit but recording record revenue while premiums to consumers…
Aug 2, 2003Physician Compensation Report Pursuant to a January 2003 settlement of a lawsuit filed by the California-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights,…
Aug 1, 2003THE ELECTRICITY DAILY Meanwhile, Doug Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights told the Times, "The notion of some 30-year…
Jul 31, 2003BestWire The California-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, however, said the GAO report called for no such cap and called on…
Jul 29, 2003GAO Medical Malpractice Report: No Call For Liability Caps
Jul 28, 2003Consumer watchdogs and rival electricity producers cite worries about the structure of wholesale power deals.The Los Angeles Times "We would encourage the…
Jul 28, 2003One of California's 13 gasoline plants strains to keep up output, but a variety of problems can lead to an outage and…
Jul 28, 2003The request for a fourth increase in three years comes just days after the company said it would halt sales because of…
Jul 26, 2003Insurance Day Safeco had tried to push rates up by an average of $132 a year, but its plans were foiled by…
Jul 25, 2003The San Francisco Chronicle To survive, Davis must stop behaving like a career politician and start acting like a leader. He must…
Jul 25, 2003PROPOSAL FAVORS 'LOYALTY DISCOUNT'San Jose Mercury News (California) Critics say the law would result in a surcharge for customers who have not…
Jul 25, 2003The San Francisco Chronicle "They don't have much experience; all they have are political futures," consumer activist Heller said. "Donors are more…
Jul 25, 2003California Appellate Court Upholds Right of Californians to Sue Junk Faxers Under Federal Law Banning the Practice, Law Ruled Constitutional "This decision…
Jul 24, 2003City News Service "The decision means that junk faxers must stop stealing Californians' toner and paper, tying up our home and business…
Jul 24, 2003THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights gives Seattle a C+ compared with other major cities in how well…
Jul 22, 2003The Los Angeles Times Electric power industry officials called it a "Night of Chocolate Decadence" when they threw a soiree early this…
Jul 22, 2003Author Releases "Corporateering Quotient" A nationally known consumer advocate and a state environmental group today released a scorecard measuring how San Francisco…
Jul 21, 2003Firms won a key vote after their agents held fund-raisers in private homes for lawmakers.The Los Angeles Times "This is the perfect…
Jul 21, 2003