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Column by George Skelton, LOS ANGELES TIMES January 31, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-31/skelton-rooftop-solar-incentives-changes SACRAMENTO — Rooftop solar is generating intense heat on Gov. Gavin Newsom. And…
Jan 31, 2022Column by Dan Walters, CALMATTERS January 30, 2022 Two statewide races to watch this year We can pretty much assume that Gavin…
Jan 30, 2022By Dustin Gardener, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE January 30, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-bottle-deposit-program-sitting-on-at-16816060.php SACRAMENTO — California’s bottle recycling program has a surplus that’s at least…
Jan 30, 2022By Jeff McDonald, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE January 30, 2022 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2022-01-30/facing-lawsuit-for-withholding-records-state-insurance-chief-adopts-plan-to-auto-delete-department-tyment-emails Last year, while California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara promoted his commitment to…
Jan 30, 2022By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE January 28, 2022 http://redgreenandblue.org/2022/01/28/la-city-council-votes-prohibit-drilling-new-oil-gas-wells-phase-existing-production/ “Oil drilling is and has always been an inherently incompatible land…
Jan 28, 2022California’s governor is caught between his campaign pledge and the health care companies that bankroll him. By Walker Bragman , THE DAILY…
Jan 28, 2022By Dan Bacher, ELK GROVE NEWS January 27, 2022 http://www.elkgrovenews.net/2022/01/new-analysis-reveals-fossil-fuel.html The Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), the most powerful corporate lobbying group in Sacramento, claims that there…
Jan 26, 2022By THE LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD January 25, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-01-25/editorial-california-must-do-more-to-get-bad-doctors-out-of-the-profession California’s system for getting bad doctors out of the profession is…
Jan 25, 2022By Staff Writers, ATLANTA BUSINESS JOURNAL January 20, 2022 https://www.atlantabusinessjournal.com/column-this-cost-recovery-fee-seems-more-like-double-dipping/ If there’s a single business you should be able to trust implicitly…
Jan 20, 2022
By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE January 19, 2022 https://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?altsrc=108&refnum=239255 A consumer group is charging new evidence shows the California Department of Insurance has…
Jan 19, 2022By Jeff McDonald, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE January 17, 2022 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2022-01-16/lobbyists-told-state-insurance-chief-they-represented-company-at-center-of-campaign-scandal-new-filing-says Two former state lawmakers now working as lobbyists spoke personally with California Insurance…
Jan 17, 2022By Staff Reporters, KMVU FOX TV-26, Medford, OR January 12, 2022 https://www.fox26medford.com/investigators-warn-of-potentially-unlicensed-testing-companies/ SAN FRANCISCO, CA – At first glance, a pop-up COVID…
Jan 12, 2022By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS January 11, 2022 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/11/2073926/-Critics-Say-Newsom-s-Proposed-2022-23-Budget-Falls-Short-on-Confronting-Fossil-Fuels SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom on January 10 unveiled his 2022-23 state budget proposal…
Jan 12, 2022State insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara has taken campaign money and gifts from fossil fuel interests and “done almost nothing” to address climate…
Jan 12, 2022Opinion By Thomas Elias, THE DESERT SUN January 10, 2022 https://www.desertsun.com/story/opinion/2022/01/10/californias-recycling-scandal-isnt-just-nickel-and-dime-fraud/9159015002/ In California’s recycling program, nickel and dime deposits add about $1.5…
Jan 10, 2022Consumer Watchdog supports a California bill that would make producers responsible for the materials’ entire life cycle. By Kevin Smith, LOS ANGELES…
Jan 6, 2022By Dustin Gardener, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE January 4, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-is-sitting-on-350-million-in-16747137.php SACRAMENTO — Every time Californians purchase a bottle of beer or can…
Jan 4, 2022