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By 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, 2022
State insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara has taken campaign money and gifts from fossil fuel interests and “done almost nothing” to address climate…
Jan 12, 2022
Opinion 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, 2022
Consumer Watchdog supports a California bill that would make producers responsible for the materials’ entire life cycle. By Kevin Smith, LOS ANGELES…
Jan 6, 2022
By 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
By Debra Kahn, POLITICO PRO December 30, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO — California is struggling to prevent wildfires from decimating communities each…
Dec 30, 2021
By 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, 2021
By 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, 2021
By 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, 2021
By 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, 2021
By 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, 2021
By 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, 2021
By 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, 2021
By Debrah Kahn, POLITICO PRO December 6, 2021 California’s dropping recycling rate is increasing its greenhouse gas footprint, according to a new…
Dec 6, 2021
Opinion Column By Susan Shelley, THE DAILY NEWS OF Los Angeles December 3, 3021 Who knew what and when in LADWP scandal?…
Dec 3, 2021
By 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, 2021
By 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, 2021