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By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS January 18, 2023 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/1/18/2147912/-Top-California-oil-regulator-resigns-after-a-745-uptick-in-new-oil-drilling-permits Los Angeles, CA—Uduak-Joe Ntuk, the state Oil & Gas Supervisor at the California…
Jan 19, 2023
By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2023-01-14/state-insurance-regulators-largely-prevail-in-public-records-dispute A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has rejected most of a lawsuit that…
Jan 14, 2023
By Anne C. Mulkern, CLIMATE WIRE December 15, 2022 https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2022/12/15/bid-to-undo-calif-oil-drilling-ban-likely-headed-to-ballot-00073961 SAN DIEGO – The oil industry has likely succeeded in its bid to…
Jan 13, 2023
By THE SACRAMENTO BEE EDITORIAL BOARD January 11, 2023 https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article270972967.html The long-standing gulf between California and U.S. gas prices widened to an…
Jan 11, 2023
By City News Service, NEWSBREAK https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2886530887875/judge-gives-consumer-watchdog-partial-win-in-public-records-case LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Three months after presenting additional arguments in their legal action against California…
Jan 10, 2023
By Rob Nikolewski, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES January 9, 2023 Southern California Gas Co. and San Diego Gas & Electric have issued stark warnings to…
Jan 9, 2023
By Russ Mitchell & Rob Nikolewski, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES January 6, 2023 The warning Southern California Gas Co. issued to its customers…
Jan 6, 2023
By Staff Reporters, KCRW – Los Angeles, CA January 3, 2023 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Jan 3, 2023
By Joy Benedict, WCBS – New York, NY January 2, 2023 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Jan 2, 2023
By Staff Reporters, KCBS – Los Angeles, CA Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Dec 30, 2022
By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Dec 30, 2022
By Jeff McDonald, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2022-12-28/ricardo-lara-consumer-watchdog-geico-rate-hike In the weeks and months following his 2018 election as the top insurance regulator in…
Dec 28, 2022
By Wes Venteicher, POLOTICOPRO December 16, 2022 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Oil companies in California are planning an all-out fight against Gov. Gavin…
Dec 27, 2022
Californians Deserve To Know If Their Doctor Is Under Investigation
Dec 15, 2022
By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA December 15, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Dec 15, 2022
By Dan Bacher, ELK GROVE NEWS December 12, 2022 http://www.elkgrovenews.net/2022/12/oil-and-gas-industry-has-spent-over-30.html Flush with billions of dollars in record windfall profits, the oil and…
Dec 12, 2022
By Laurence Darmiento, Sean Greene, Vanessa Martínez, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-12-11/four-charts-explain-why-californian-gas-prices-are-so-high Amid historically high California gas prices that have drained drivers’ wallets,…
Dec 11, 2022