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By Ethan Varian, MERCURY NEWS July 13, 2022 California’s ‘insurer of last resort’ accused of wrongly denying wildfire claims After the CZU…
Jul 13, 2022The California Department of Insurance says the report “contains demonstrably false claims” By Kevin Smith, SAN BERNARDINO SUN July 12, 2022 Report:…
Jul 12, 2022By Sofia Fernandez, LOS ANGELES TIMES July 12, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-07-12/california-beer-breweries-can-shortage-recycling Cindy Le, the operations director at Almanac Beer Co. in Alameda, had…
Jul 12, 2022As the FTC updates its guidance on green marketing, some advocates are pushing it to provide clarity on commonly used (and abused) terms.…
Jul 7, 2022Opinion Column by Jim Shields, THE WILLITS NEWS July 2, 2022 The Observer: Proposed law requiring oil refiners to disclose profits is…
Jul 2, 2022Greater L.A. Program – written by Amy Ta, produced by Jenna Kagel, KCRW 89.9FM NPR Southern California June 29, 2022 https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/gasoline-womens-pro-soccer/gas-price-gouging-supply-demand Click here to…
Jun 29, 2022By Tom Wait, KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles, CA June 28, 2022 https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/california-state-senator-pushes-for-new-bill-requiring-oil-refineries-to-disclose-profits/ With oil companies raking in record profits, one state senator…
Jun 28, 2022By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY June 12, 2022 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/06/12/18850414.php California oil and gas regulators have approved 150 offshore drilling permits in state waters…
Jun 12, 2022By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY June 12, 2022 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/06/12/18850413.php A May 2022 update to its Tracking the Dirty Dollars Project by Sierra Club…
Jun 12, 2022By Ishani Desai, THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN June 11, 2022 https://www.bakersfield.com/news/maternal-health-fair-highlights-need-for-outreach/article_62c87af0-e9be-11ec-8ec0-d772cf3bedde.html 5th District Supervisor Leticia Perez said she was embarrassed to acknowledge how…
Jun 11, 2022Ricardo Lara is fighting to keep his post as the state’s insurance watchdog, while critics say he’s benefiting from the industry he’s…
Jun 7, 2022By Shad Powers, THE DESERT SUN June 7, 2022 https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2022/06/07/california-primary-election-results-insurance-commissioner-ricardo-lara-8-others-in-race/9934681002/ Incumbent California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is facing eight challengers in Tuesday’s…
Jun 7, 2022By Dan Bacher, ELK GROVE NEWS June 3, 2022 http://www.elkgrovenews.net/2022/06/cost-to-californians-10-trillion-by.html#.YppFQpICgmA.twitter Los Angeles, CA—A new report released today by Consumer Watchdog reveals that…
Jun 3, 2022The optics of the C-suite selloff aren’t great, given the pain at the pump for the average consumer. By Noah Kirsch, THE…
Jun 3, 2022By Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL ALERT June 1, 2022 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article261982260.html California’s election watchdog is investigating Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and…
Jun 1, 2022By Timothy Darragh, BEST WIRE May 31, 2022 https://news.ambest.com/NewsContent.aspx?refnum=241834&altsrc=23 SACRAMENTO, CA — A California commission on campaigns and finance has opened a money…
May 31, 2022By Craig Fiegener, KNX 1070 AM Los Angeles, CA May 31, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast news…
May 31, 2022By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE May 27, 2022 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2022-05-27/campaign-regulators-open-investigation-into-state-insurance-chief Three years ago, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a public…
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