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By 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…
Dec 19, 2021By Anthony Wright, ABC TV-23 Bakersfield, CA December 16, 2021 https://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/doctor-surrenders-medical-license-following-accusations-of-neglect-in-the-death-of-demi-dominguez BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Bakersfield OB-GYN Dr. Arthur Park has agreed…
Dec 16, 2021By David Kaplan, BAKERSFIELD NOW December 16, 2021 https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/former-doctor-of-demi-dominguez-agrees-to-surrender-medical-license BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Bakersfield OB-GYN has agreed to surrender his license to…
Dec 16, 2021By Thomas Elias, TAFT MIDWAY DRILLER December 6, 2021 https://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/newsletter/appeals-court-tries-to-gut-tough-consumer-law/article_443599c4-56e8-11ec-94a3-9ffefdc3d8c5.html California’s ballot initiative process has never been more effective or beneficial to…
Dec 6, 2021By Debrah Kahn, POLITICO PRO December 6, 2021 California’s dropping recycling rate is increasing its greenhouse gas footprint, according to a new…
Dec 6, 2021Opinion Column By Susan Shelley, THE DAILY NEWS OF Los Angeles December 3, 3021 Who knew what and when in LADWP scandal?…
Dec 3, 2021By Steve Lopez, LOS ANGELES TIMES December 1, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-01/lopez-column-continuing-dwp-scandal-a-black-mark-on-l-a-leaders-an-insult-to-ratepayers In the carnival of avarice and corruption that is Los Angeles, we…
Dec 1, 2021By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES December 1, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-01/former-dwp-board-member-cited-in-plea-agreement-acted-honorably-attorney-says An attorney for a former Los Angeles Department of Water and Power…
Dec 1, 2021By Kathleen Ronayne, ASSOCIATED PRESS November 22, 2021 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/newsom-names-energy-adviser-as-state-s-top-utility-regulator/ar-AAR12bR SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named his senior adviser…
Nov 22, 2021By JW August, TIMES OF SAN DIEGO November 21, 2021 https://patch.com/california/san-diego/californians-casting-suspicious-eyes-states-few-refineries-gas-prices-rise You might be asking yourself, why are we paying on average $4.70…
Nov 21, 2021By Jeannie Nguyen and Connor Malone, FOX TV-40 Sacramento, CA November 18, 2021 https://fox40.com/news/local-news/roseville-wastewater-assistant-director-accused-of-using-public-funds-to-pay-for-employees-law-school-tuition/ ROSEVILLE, Calif. (KTXL) — A Roseville city employee…
Nov 18, 2021By Kellie Hwang and Nami Sumida, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE November 18, 2021 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/As-inflation-rises-across-the-U-S-here-s-what-16631790.php It’s no mystery to anyone living here that pretty much…
Nov 18, 2021By Kellie Hwang, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE November 19, 2021 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Thanksgiving-travel-is-expected-to-make-a-major-16633409.php After a dramatic downsizing last year due to the COVID pandemic, Thanksgiving travel…
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