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By Barbara Feder Ostrov, CALMATTERS July 19 2021 Will DaVita’s indictment alter its big political spending in California? Federal conspiracy charges against…
Jul 19, 2021By Blaise Scemama, THE DAILY JOURNAL July 16, 2021 The report released this week named prominent attorneys it said had “violated the…
Jul 16, 2021By Melody Gutierrez, Jack Dolan and Kim Christensen, LOS ANGELES TIMES July 16, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-16/who-will-police-californias-doctors-oversight-medical-board SACRAMENTO — As injured patients and consumer rights…
Jul 16, 2021By Carly Olson, LOS ANGELES TIMES July 14, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-07-14/usc-keck-norris-cancer-hospital-nurses-strike-over-staffing-safety Nurses at two USC hospitals that handle some of the country’s most…
Jul 14, 2021By Jack Dolan, Kim Christensen, LOS ANGELES TIMES July 14, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-14/how-california-medical-board-keeps-negligent-doctors-in-business Lenora Lewis hoped spinal surgery would relieve her chronic back…
Jul 14, 2021By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES July 13, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-13/court-appointed-investigator-concludes-dwp-brought-lawsuit-against-itself A court-appointed investigator on Tuesday released a sweeping report on the Los…
Jul 13, 2021Consumer Watchdog says California needs to build its own infrastructure and not rely on outside power companies By Kurt Rivera, KXTV ABC…
Jul 12, 2021By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE July 10, 2021 http://redgreenandblue.org/2021/07/10/big-first-californias-oil-gas-regulatory-agency-denies-21-aera-energy-fracking-permit-applications/ “This is the first permit denial of this scale for reasons…
Jul 10, 2021By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS July 9, 2021 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/7/9/2039081/-California-s-oil-and-gas-regulatory-agency-denies-21-fracking-permits-by-Aera-Energy Sacramento — The California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), the state’s oil and gas regulatory agency, on Friday…
Jul 9, 2021By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS July 7, 2021 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/7/7/2038352/-CA-oil-industry-has-used-1-8-billion-gallons-of-freshwater-for-drilling-operations-since-Fall-2018 In a new report, Food and Water Research reveals that since Governor Newsom was…
Jul 7, 2021By Trenton Straube, POZ July 7, 2021 https://www.poz.com/article/supreme-court-hear-hiv-case-involving-cvs-pharmacy-program-discrimination Can health plans force clients to get HIV meds via mail or at a…
Jul 7, 2021Editorial by LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD July 6, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-07-06/california-medical-board-reform It’s become a common scene at the quarterly meetings of the California Medical…
Jul 6, 2021By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE July 4, 2021 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2021-07-04/lobbyist-seeks-2m-fee-for-work-on-behalf-of-insurer-that-donated-to-states-top-regulator A contract dispute being waged in a Northern California courtroom is complicating…
Jul 5, 2021By Alexis Shanes, LAW 360 July 2, 2021 https://www.law360.com/retail/articles/1399999/cvs-persuades-justices-to-review-hiv-bias-case Law360 (July 2, 2021, 2:17 PM EDT) — The U.S. Supreme Court said…
Jul 2, 2021By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 2, 2021 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Supreme-Court-to-hear-appeal-of-S-F-case-that-16290630.php The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear an appeal by CVS…
Jul 2, 2021Hosted by Mina Kim, KQED FORUM July 1, 2021 https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101884260/californians-in-fire-prone-areas-struggle-to-find-insurance Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.…
Jul 1, 2021By Staff Editors, COLLISION WEEK July 1, 2021 Consumer Group Alleges Auto Insurance Companies Overcharged California Motorists $5.5 Billion During First Year…
Jul 1, 2021By Miranda Green, CALMATTERS June 30, 2021 Should homeowners pay for climate change? In hard-hit Napa Valley, which has burned multiple times…
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