Healthcare
Arbitration records sealed
Sacramento Bee The California Department of Managed Health Care has denied a consumer group's petition to make public the records of HMO…
Mar 22, 2001Consumer Watchdog
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Privacy
Arbitration data to stay private, health czar rules
The San Diego Union-Tribune Saying he lacks the authority, the state's managed-care czar has denied a petition by consumer advocate groups to…
Mar 22, 2001FTCR Calls on Governor to Exercise Market Power of His Own,
Consumer Group Says Legislature Should Rule Out Consumer Rate Increases
Mar 22, 2001
Energy
Energy Mess II: This one belongs to the governor
Sacramento Bee Gov. Gray Davis' recent statement that if he'd wanted to raise electricity rates he could have fixed California's energy mess…
Mar 21, 2001
Energy
EDITORIAL; LIGHTS OUT, SACRAMENTO
THE STATE CAN'T EVEN IDENTIFY ITS ELECTRICITY PROBLEMS, LET ALONE FIX THEMThe Daily News of Los Angeles FOR the past three months,…
Mar 21, 2001Citizens Pass Tough Campaign Reform While Senate Leaders Water Down McCain Bill
Volunteers Ready to Comment on Multi-City California Initiative Victories for Nation's Strongest Campaign Reform As the Senate has begun to amend, and…
Mar 21, 2001CA Department Of Managed Health Care Denies Consumer Group Petition
HMO Czar Called Upon To Sponsor Legislation To Correct Problems California's HMO regulator has denied a petition by the Foundation for Taxpayer…
Mar 21, 2001
Energy
Bailout Watch #22 – Mar 20, 2001
BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #22 - Mar 20, 2001 The sleeping giant…
Mar 21, 2001
Insurance
Read Announcement by Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi (1/1/91), imposing a rate freeze on insurance companies.
CA Dept. of Insurance
Mar 21, 2001
Insurance
Los Angeles District Attorney on how Proposition 103 has forced insurance companies to fight fraud for the first time.
Los Angeles Times (10/18/90)
Mar 21, 2001
Energy
Rolling blackouts again plague the Golden State
Contra Costa Times The financial collapse of the electric utilities spilled out into the power grid on Monday as money problems contributed…
Mar 20, 2001
Energy
ROLLING BLACKMAIL?
SOUTHLAND'S FIRST ROTATING OUTAGES PROMPT CHARGES OF PRICE-FIXING, COLLUSIONThe Daily News of Los Angeles Rolling power blackouts hit Southern California for the…
Mar 20, 2001
Energy
More Rolling Blackouts in Heat-Stricken California
The New York Times In a preview of summer trouble, a heat wave combined with the sudden failure of two large power…
Mar 20, 2001
Energy
CALIFORNIA HIT BY BLACKOUTS DUE TO ENERGY CRISIS
SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR WILLIE BROWN TALKS ABOUT ENERGY CRISIS IN CALIFORNIAGOOD MORNING AMERICA FORD: And we are joined this morning from San…
Mar 20, 2001
Energy
Blackouts hit county; Plant fire, heat strain system statewide
The San Diego Union-Tribune From San Diego to Eureka, more than 1 million Californians endured power outages yesterday as warm weather created…
Mar 20, 2001Oaks Project Volunteers Victorious Against City Councils’ Lawsuit
Court Rules Case Moot, 4 Initiatives In Effect Volunteers with the Oaks Project, sponsor of five initiatives to prevent political kickbacks across…
Mar 20, 2001Oakland Motorists Who Live on Opposite Sides of the Same Street Charged Vastly Different Automobile Insurance Rates
Annual Premiums in Oakland's Temescal District (94609) are 30% higher than in Piedmont/Montclair District (94611) Oakland residents can expect to pay widely…
Mar 20, 2001