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By Kellie Hwang, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 20, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/consumer-price-index-groceries-17315957.php It’s no mystery that everything costs more these days, with the inflation…
Jul 20, 2022Buzz around Newsom’s presidential hopes hampered by what state’s conservationists think of his policies and performance By Dan Bacher, SACRAMENTO NEWS &…
Jul 19, 2022By Tara Atrian, KCRW 89.9FM NPR Santa Monica, CA July 18, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio…
Jul 18, 2022By Staff Reporters, CLAIMS JOURNAL July 18, 2022 https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2022/07/18/311619.htm Insurers and consumer advocates are conveying conflicting messages as both try to focus…
Jul 18, 2022By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS July 18, 2022 Suit seeks release of CDI meeting records in California ‘pay to play’ lawsuit…
Jul 18, 2022Op-Ed Commentary by Justin Kloczko, Consumer Watchdog for CALMATTERS Appeared in: Mercury News, Marin Independent Journal, East Bay Times, Santa Ynez Valley…
Jul 18, 2022By Carolyn Said, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 15, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/home-smoke-damage-17306521.php Where there’s fire, there’s smoke. But in California, some insurance companies are…
Jul 15, 2022By Brooke Staggs, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Appeared in: Los Angeles Daily News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, Whittier Daily News, Long…
Jul 15, 2022By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS July 14, 2022 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/7/14/2110208/-Second-Quarter-Permits-To-Fix-Oil-Wells-Skyrocket-As-Groups-Protest-Leaking-Oil-Wells-at-CalGEM On Wednesday, dozens of community residents and environmental justice advocates from the Last Chance Alliance and…
Jul 14, 2022By Staff Reporters, KCBS 740AM San Francisco, CA July 13, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast…
Jul 13, 2022By Jeff Elder, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER July 13, 2022 https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/amazon-prime-day-deals-include-big-companies-products-mislabeled-as-small-business-items/article_57e96586-02fa-11ed-9f6b-3b152d594ea4.html Amazon says it is helping small businesses take part in its biggest…
Jul 13, 2022By 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…
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