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By 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…
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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, 2022By Debra Kahn, POLITICO PRO December 30, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO — California is struggling to prevent wildfires from decimating communities each…
Dec 30, 2021By Staff Reporters, KPFA Radio 94.1FM, SF Bay Area, CA December 30, 2021 Listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment here: https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/RECYCLING-QA.mp3…
Dec 30, 2021Despite the pandemic, Consumer Watchdog scored some significant victories for the public interest in 2021. Now’s the time of the year that we ask you…
Dec 27, 2021By Thomas Elias, SANTA MARIA TIMES December 21, 2021 https://santamariatimes.com/opinion/columnists/appeals-court-tries-to-gut-tough-consumer-law-thomas-elias/article_022a3775-9766-512f-8085-2594151ad376.html California’s ballot initiative process has never been more effective or beneficial to…
Dec 22, 2021By Staff Writers, ASSOCIATED PRESS December 20, 2021 https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2021-12-20/consumer-group-slams-delay-in-san-francisco-recycling-effort SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A prominent advocacy group has labeled San Francisco “the…
Dec 21, 2021By Ishani Desai, The BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN December 18, 2021 https://californianewstimes.com/bakersfield-doctor-with-repeat-offenses-surrenders-license-to-practice-news/627778/ A local mother said Friday her deceased pregnant daughter was denied justice…
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