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By Steve Tengler, FORBES May 17, 2022 https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevetengler/2022/05/17/privacy-battle-over-connected-cars-takes-an-interesting-turn-in-california/?sh=370a7c514d72 So goes California, and so typically goes the country. And the North American automotive…
May 17, 2022
By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS May 13, 2022 https://apnews.com/article/health-lawsuits-california-legislature-gavin-newsom-28acdc7de917a3c8c5f4b4f30416ba0b SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature on Thursday agreed to increase how…
May 13, 2022
The Latinx families lost young mothers due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth. By Kerry Klein, KVPR NPR Central California May 12,…
May 12, 2022
By Staff Reports, KFI 640AM Los Angeles, CA May 12, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast…
May 12, 2022
By Staff Reports, KFBK 1530AM Sacramento, CA May 12, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.…
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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, 2022
By Staff Reports, KOGO 600AM San Diego, CA May 11, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast…
May 11, 2022
By 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, 2022
By 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, 2022
A bill to ban offshore drilling in state waters, Senate Bill 953, passed out of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water…
May 10, 2022
By 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, 2022
Column 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, 2022
California needs an insurance commissioner with ethics. This candidate could restore trust EDITORIAL BY THE SACRAMENTO BEE EDITORIAL BOARD May 8, 2022…
May 8, 2022
By 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, 2022
By 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, 2022
23 California legislators who failed to support clean energy bills have taken a combined $1.58 million from the oil and gas industry.…
May 4, 2022
Editorial 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,…
May 4, 2022