Privacy
Snooping on the governor
Sacramento Bee When Gov. Gray Davis called a press conference last seek to support Sen. Jackie Speier's financial privacy bill -- after…
Jun 9, 2003Consumer Watchdog
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Insurance
Consumer first, citizen second
The San Francisco Chronicle Will this stop what Court calls "corporateering" -- when corporations exceed their traditional role in the marketplace, invade…
Jun 9, 2003
Privacy
Golden State of Privacy
Los Angeles Times It's fitting that California, which has perhaps the nation's most severe identity theft problem, could soon have a groundbreaking…
Jun 8, 2003
Healthcare
California gives insight on medical malpractice;
The Tallahassee Democrat "The important part of Proposition 103 is consumers have the right to challenge," Heller said. He observed that by…
Jun 8, 2003Gov. Davis/Speier Privacy Legislation Riddled With Loopholes
Consent Need Not Be In Writing, Stronger Local Bay Area Laws Preempted The compromise privacy protection legislation announced by Governor Davis and…
Jun 6, 2003Corporate Crook At It Again: Tenet CEO Indicted, Hospital Likely To Be Next
Corporate Three Strikes Bill, Killed By Democrats In CA Senate This Week, Would Have Prevented Repeat Corporate Crime
Jun 6, 2003
Insurance
Mixed week for consumer rights
The San Francisco Examiner "Word of mouth is what corporations want most, and what they fear most," says Court, director of the…
Jun 6, 2003
Insurance
Group pickets Bowen for stance on corporate crime bill
DAILY BREEZE (Santa Monica, CA) Members of the group held up posters claiming Bowen's key vote in an Assembly committee was tantamount…
Jun 6, 2003Senators Bowen and Speier Go Soft on Corporate Crime; “Wanted for Corporateering” Posters To Be Placed On Website
Democrats Kill Corporate Three Strikes Bill; Author, Consumer Groups Will Fight Again
Jun 4, 2003
Healthcare
Court case testing HMOs;
STATE AGENCY LOOKS TO REGULATE INSURERS' PRESCRIPTIONS COVERAGESan Jose Mercury News (California) A long-running court case pitting the state's HMO watchdog agency…
Jun 4, 2003
Insurance
Consumer Advocates Blame Two Democrats for Bill’s Failure
Associated Press "Any politician who believes that convicted corporate felons should not have the same responsibility to society as other three-time felons…
Jun 4, 2003
Energy
Bill to re-regulate utilities hits stiff opposition
San Diego Union-Tribune Doug Heller, a senior advocate with FTCR, said the direct access amendment opens the door to a bifurcated market,…
Jun 3, 2003
Insurance
Pushing its proposal; Blue Shield of Calif. touts new wide-ranging plan
Modern Healthcare "Theirs is a bill designed by insurers for insurers, so it's not surprising that they're investing so heavily in promoting…
Jun 2, 2003
Privacy
Everything Has a Price, Including Your Private Information
The Los Angeles Times - Commentary Corporations recognize no inherent harm to the individual from this violation of privacy because, absent the…
Jun 2, 2003
Insurance
CONSUMER, ACTIVIST GROUPS PETITION CALIF. REGULATOR ON ZIP CODE RATING
BestWire Consumer groups and several city attorneys have petitioned California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi to strike down a 7-year-old rule dictating how…
Jun 2, 2003
Insurance
New Rate Battle
Car insurers' reliance on ZIP codes comes under fireThe Daily News of Los Angeles Consumer advocates on Thursday called on the state…
May 30, 2003
Privacy
Don’t Kill The Messenger, Just Buy Him Out
Proposed FCC Rule Changes Threaten American DemocracySan Diego Union Tribune The free press is supposed to serve the public interest in informing.…
May 30, 2003
Insurance
Cuts to Car Insurance Rates in Poor Areas Urged
City attorneys and consumer groups ask the state for relief. Garamendi vows action.The Los Angeles Times Nearly 15 years after the passage…
May 30, 2003