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Statute bars medical board from restoring licenses revoked from sex offenders’ By Cheryl Clark, MED PAGE TODAY https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/100935 A new California law…
Sep 27, 2022By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS September 27, 2022 Consumer group calls for denial of Allstate rate increase in California, pushes instead…
Sep 27, 2022By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS September 26, 2022 https://apnews.com/article/health-california-covid-traffic-02c6d9215243d6534f1af9a5693c8e1a SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Top U.S. insurance companies and associations say California is…
Sep 26, 2022By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA September 26, 2022 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/state-farm-and-allstate-hiking-rates–and-theyre-big-421713.aspx Allstate and State Farm – two of America’s biggest P&C insurance companies – are looking…
Sep 26, 2022By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE Setbacks: CA finally banned oil drilling right next to homes and schools. Big Oil is…
Sep 24, 2022By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS September 23, 2022 Consumer Watchdog says California drivers need protections against misuse of technology by insurers…
Sep 23, 2022By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS September 23, 2022 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/calls-for-insurance-commissioner-to-reject-allstates-proposed-price-hike-421512.aspx Consumer Watchdog has issued a public statement petitioning California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara…
Sep 23, 2022Editorial by SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS GROUP EDITORIAL BOARD September 21, 2022 Californians deserve better than Ricardo Lara and Robert Howell for insurance…
Sep 21, 2022After her daughter and grandson died following what the Medical Board of California alleged to be negligent care from a Bakersfield OB-GYN,…
Sep 15, 2022By Kerry Klein, KVPR NPR Radio Central California https://www.kvpr.org/health/2022-09-14/bakersfield-hospitals-left-to-clean-up-after-ob-gyn-accused-of-negligence By the time OB-GYN Dr. Arthur Park surrendered his license in late 2021,…
Sep 14, 2022Former officials push strategies on behalf of fossil fuel clients, threatening climate and communities, say critics. By Aaron Cantu, CAPITAL & MAIN…
Sep 14, 2022By Kerry Klein, KVPR NPR Radio Central California September 13, 2022 https://www.kvpr.org/health/2022-09-13/the-medical-board-accused-a-bakersfield-ob-gyn-of-negligence-but-he-kept-practicing-for-two-decades The California medical board accused Bakersfield obstetrician Dr. Arthur Park…
Sep 13, 2022By Kerry Klein, KVPR NPR Radio Central California September 12, 2022 https://www.kvpr.org/health/2022-09-12/kern-countys-mothers-and-babies-are-dying-and-no-one-seems-certain-why Kern County has one of the highest infant mortality rates…
Sep 12, 2022By Ben Zeisloft, THE DAILY WIRE https://www.dailywire.com/news/lauded-federal-data-privacy-bill-has-a-carveout-for-government-surveillance The American Data Privacy and Protection Act, a key piece of federal online privacy legislation,…
Sep 9, 2022By Michael Finney & Randall Yip, KGO ABC TV-7 San Francisco, CA September 9, 2022 https://abc7news.com/fire-insurance-home-risk-score-danger/12213902/ SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KGO) — Homeowners in…
Sep 9, 2022By Shawnte Passmore, KMAX CBS TV Sacramento, CA September 6, 2022 https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/bottle-recycling-bill-includes-wine-and-spirit-bottles/ SACRAMENTO – Lawmakers are hoping the governor signs a bill…
Sep 6, 2022By City News Service, KFI 640AM Los Angeles, CA September 3, 2022 https://kfiam640.iheart.com/featured/la-local-news/content/2022-09-03-judge-to-hear-more-arguments-in-consumer-watchdog-public-records-case/ LOS ANGELES (CNS) – After listening to arguments in…
Sep 3, 2022By Megan Quinn, WASTE DIVE September 2, 2022 https://www.wastedive.com/news/california-bottle-bill-wine-spirits-glass-expansion/631125/ Dive Brief: A significant update to California’s bottle bill, SB 1013, will add wine…
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