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By 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…
May 27, 2022By Grace Gedye, CAL MATTERS May 26, 2022 California wants to force insurers to reward homeowners for fireproofing homes IN SUMMARY New…
May 26, 2022By David Jerome, IDYLWILD TOWN CRIER May 25, 2022 The California Department of Insurance (CDI) is rolling out new regulations mandating that…
May 25, 2022By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS May 24, 2022 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/5/24/2099944/-58-California-legislators-have-taken-over-10-000-in-dirty-donations-since-Jan-1-2021 Sacramento, CA – Why is California, once the nation’s leader on innovative environmental…
May 24, 2022By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE May 24, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Newsom-signs-compromise-law-raising-the-limit-on-17193118.php California’s $250,000 limit on damages for pain and suffering caused by medical…
May 24, 2022By Staff Reports, KNX 1070 AM Los Angeles, CA May 24, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast…
May 24, 2022By Madison Hirneisen, THE CENTER SQUARE May 23, 2022 https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/newsom-signs-bill-reforming-medical-malpractice-awards/article_8feab9be-dae9-11ec-926c-778d21bbc976.html (The Center Square) – Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law…
May 23, 2022By Melody Gutierrez, LOS ANGELES TIMES May 23, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-23/california-new-rules-medical-malpractice-payments-changes SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday to raise the amount of…
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