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By Staff Reports, KSRO 1350AM Sonoma County, CA May 12, 2022 https://www.ksro.com/2022/05/12/consumer-watchdog-push-bill-to-fight-price-gouging-at-the-pump/ A watchdog group says oil refiners need to be held…
May 12, 2022By Staff Reports, KOGO 600AM San Diego, CA May 11, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast…
May 11, 2022By JW August, THE TIMES OF SAN DIEGO May 11, 2022 https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2022/05/11/consumer-group-claims-california-refineries-exploiting-ukraine-crisis/ San Diego drivers are paying high prices in part because…
May 11, 2022By Alexi Chidbachian, KTTV FOX TV-11 Los Angeles, CA May 11, 2022 https://www.foxla.com/news/oil-refiners-exploited-the-crisis-report-shows-oil-refiners-are-gouging-california-drivers LOS ANGELES – A recent investor profits report shows that…
May 11, 2022A bill to ban offshore drilling in state waters, Senate Bill 953, passed out of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water…
May 10, 2022By Victoria Colliver, POLITICO May 9, 2022 https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2022/05/09/sacramento-revisits-a-privacy-debate-00031168 MICRA ANALYSIS: An analysis released today by UCLA researchers suggests that California’s longtime cap on…
May 9, 2022Column by George Skelton, LOS ANGELES TIMES May 9, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-09/skelton-malpractice-cap-deal-california SACRAMENTO — It’s being called the Sacramento equivalent of the Berlin Wall falling.…
May 9, 2022California needs an insurance commissioner with ethics. This candidate could restore trust EDITORIAL BY THE SACRAMENTO BEE EDITORIAL BOARD May 8, 2022…
May 8, 2022By Madison Hirneisen, THE CENTER SQUARE May 6, 2022 https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/bill-gradually-raising-california-medical-malpractice-awards-as-high-as-1-million-advances/article_ab38eb86-cd6b-11ec-b44a-1baaac67e324.html (The Center Square) – Legislation to raise limits on types of California…
May 6, 2022By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS May 6, 2022 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/5/6/2096432/-Western-States-Petroleum-Association-spent-17-5-M-on-CA-lobbying-over-3-years-952-367-in-2022 Deep regulatory capture by Big Oil is thriving in California, despite continual boasting…
May 6, 202223 California legislators who failed to support clean energy bills have taken a combined $1.58 million from the oil and gas industry.…
May 4, 2022Editorial by the BAY AREA REPORTER May 4, 2022 https://www.ebar.com/news/news//315304 Insurance Commissioner: Marc Levine We wanted to recommend current Insurance Commissioner Ricardo…
May 4, 2022“There is no doubt in my mind that Kira would be here today if she were a white woman,” said Kira’s widower,…
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In 1975, the state of California capped medical malpractice damages for pain and suffering to $250,000 and that’s where it’s stayed for…
May 2, 2022Endorsement by The SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Editorial Board May 1, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Endorsement-Ricardo-Lara-has-to-go-Vote-Marc-17138169.php The mere mention of the word “insurance” is known to…
May 1, 2022By Marisa Endicott, THE SANTA ROSA PRESS-DEMOCRAT April 30, 2022 https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/how-californias-failed-recycling-program-has-hurt-local-consumers/ Frustrated readers have written me that it’s become increasingly hard to…
Apr 30, 2022California needs consumer protection, not partying, dining and cozying up with industry lobbyists and executives By The MERCURY NEWS and EAST BAY…
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