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By Janet Wilson, THE DESERT SUN October 5, 2022 https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2022/10/05/california-gas-pump-prices-hit-new-highs-but-should-drop-weekend/8192965001/ Gas prices at the pump hit record highs in many parts of California on…
Oct 5, 2022
By Eliyahu Kamisher, BAY AREA NEWS GROUP October 5, 2022 96-cent hike in two weeks: California gas prices shrouded in secrecy amid historic…
Oct 5, 2022
By Matthew Hall, SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS October 4, 2022 Supply squeeze prompts record gas prices Average gasoline prices in Los Angeles…
Oct 4, 2022
By Melody Gutierrez, LOS ANGELES TIMES October 3, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-03/voters-to-decide-next-insurance-commissioner SACRAMENTO — California voters will decide this November who will lead a state…
Oct 3, 2022
By John Cadiz Klemack and Maggie More, KNBC TV-4 Los Angeles, CA October 3, 2022 https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/southern-california-gas-prices-are-breaking-records-again/2997862/ It’s a record that drivers in…
Oct 3, 2022
Gov. Newsom wants Legislature to impose a windfall profits tax on oil companies. By Rob Nikolewski, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE October 3, 2022…
Oct 3, 2022
By Nate Perez, LAIST.COM October 2, 2022 https://laist.com/news/transportation/about-those-painful-prices-at-california Drivers in the Los Angeles area are now paying $6.45 on average for a gallon of…
Oct 2, 2022
By Kathleen Ronanyne, ASSOCIATED PRESS https://apnews.com/article/business-california-gavin-newsom-prices-climate-and-environment-89cd3bae962a0b417c54eb2bd99ac04f SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that oil refineries could start…
Sep 30, 2022
Newsom signs measure environmental groups have urged since 1980s to reduce litter By Paul Rogers, BAY AREA NEWS GROUP September 28, 2022…
Sep 28, 2022
By Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL ALERT https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article266426446.html As California continues to struggle with high gas prices, one advocacy group is…
Sep 28, 2022
‘The amended bill added $400 millions in grants ‘for major corporations that don’t need it’ By Evan Symon, CALIFORNIA GLOBE September 29,…
Sep 28, 2022
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, 2022
By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS September 27, 2022 Consumer group calls for denial of Allstate rate increase in California, pushes instead…
Sep 27, 2022
By 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, 2022
By 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, 2022
By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE Setbacks: CA finally banned oil drilling right next to homes and schools. Big Oil is…
Sep 24, 2022
By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS September 23, 2022 Consumer Watchdog says California drivers need protections against misuse of technology by insurers…
Sep 23, 2022
By 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, 2022