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By Sandra Endo and Kelli Johnson, KTTV FOX TV-11 Los Angeles, CA March 11, 2022 https://www.foxla.com/news/california-lawmaker-wants-to-reveal-monthly-oil-refinery-profits LOS ANGELES – The spike in gas prices could lead…
Mar 11, 2022By Margaret Carrero, KNX 1070 AM, Los Angeles, CA March 11, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio…
Mar 11, 2022By Eliyahu Kamisher, BAY AREA NEWS GROUP March 11, 2022 Bill looks to ‘open books’ of oil refineries. Could it lower California’s high…
Mar 11, 2022Three bills may fall victim to a new push for more oil drilling. By Aaron Cantu, CAPITAL & MAIN March 11, 2022…
Mar 11, 2022By Kevin Smith, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER March 11, 2022 Bill seeks profit transparency from California oil refiners Russia’s invasion into Ukraine…
Mar 11, 2022By Jennifer Kastler, KGTV ABC TV-10 San Diego, CA March 10, 2022 https://www.10news.com/news/team-10/california-senator-calls-for-transparency-after-san-diego-surgeon-nurse-charged-in-patients-death SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A California state senator says…
Mar 10, 2022By Amy Ta, produced by Brian Hardzinsk, KCRW 89.9FM – Press Play March 9, 2022 https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/oil-ukraine-hiv-music/gas-prices-rebate A gallon of gas in California…
Mar 9, 2022NRDC’s stance on rooftop solar shows differences in strategy and worldview. By Dan Gearino and Anne Marshall-Chalmers, INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS March 7,…
Mar 7, 2022By Sophia Bollag, SACRAMENTO BEE March 1, 2022 https://www.sacbee.com/article258526768.html Fabian Núñez and Rusty Areias had a job to do. The former lawmakers…
Mar 1, 2022By Richard Halstead, MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL February 28, 2022 Marin candidate for insurance commissioner duels with incumbent It appears the gloves are…
Feb 28, 2022By Jose Franco, KGET NBC-TV, Bakersfield, CA February 24, 2022 https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/demi-dominguezs-mother-calls-for-california-medical-board-reform/ LOS ANGELES — Bakersfield’s Tracy Dominguez is calling for reform of…
Feb 24, 2022By Ishani Desai, THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN February 24, 2022 https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bakersfield-mother-calls-for-reform-of-medical-board-ahead-of-testimony-at-oversight-hearing/article_4de2481a-95da-11ec-8da3-af0f3710fc3d.html A Bakersfield mother whose pregnant daughter died because of alleged medical negligence…
Feb 24, 2022By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE February 24, 2022 https://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?altsrc=108&refnum=239981 A California lawmaker running for insurance commissioner has proposed a pair of bills to address…
Feb 24, 2022By Dan Bacher, DAILYKOS February 17, 2022 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/2/17/2080895/-State-Senator-Lena-Gonzalez-Introduces-Fossil-Fuel-Divestment-Bill-in-CA-Legislature On February 17, Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) introduced a bill in the California Legislature that would mandate that…
Feb 17, 2022Column by Michael Hiltzik, LOS ANGELES TIMES February 17, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-02-17/businesses-have-been-screwing-consumers-for-50-years Raise your hand if something like this has happened to you:…
Feb 17, 2022By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA February 14, 2022 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/state-farm-100-million-refund–supreme-court-issues-ruling-325368.aspx The Supreme Court of California has ruled that State Farm does not have to…
Feb 14, 2022By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES February 10, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-10/red-flags-were-raised-about-the-dwp-lawsuit-settlement In June 2015, attorney Tim Blood and other lawyers representing Los Angeles…
Feb 10, 2022By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE February 9, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/State-Farm-doesn-t-have-to-refund-100-million-16846195.php State Farm Insurance will not have to refund $100 million to homeowners…
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