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By 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, 2021
Hosted 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, 2021
By Staff Editors, COLLISION WEEK July 1, 2021 Consumer Group Alleges Auto Insurance Companies Overcharged California Motorists $5.5 Billion During First Year…
Jul 1, 2021
By Miranda Green, CALMATTERS June 30, 2021 Should homeowners pay for climate change? In hard-hit Napa Valley, which has burned multiple times…
Jun 30, 2021
By Staff Reporters, INSURANCE JOURNAL June 29, 2021 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2021/06/29/620665.htm Most California insurance companies continued to charge pre-pandemic auto insurance rates despite a…
Jun 29, 2021
By Samantha Young, CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE June 25, 2021 https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/doctors-lobby-scores-major-victory-on-bill-to-hold-physicians-accountable/ SACRAMENTO — The board that licenses and disciplines doctors in California is failing…
Jun 25, 2021
By Zarina Khairzada, SPECTRUM NEWS 1 LA June 22, 2021 https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/news/2021/06/22/crv-costs-turn-into-a-tax-on-consumers?cid=app_share LOS ANGELES — Dozens of bags filled with plastic, glass and…
Jun 22, 2021
By Dale Kasler, SACRAMENTO BEE June 21, 2021 https://www.sacbee.com/article251430658.html They held a potluck picnic on Sunnyside Road a few weeks ago. It…
Jun 21, 2021
By Colby Bermel, POLITICO June 17, 2021 https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2021/06/17/split-messaging-493296 FRACKING FRACAS: How much fracking is there in California? Industry organizations and environmental advocates are…
Jun 18, 2021
By Colby Bermel, POLITICO June 17, 2021 https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/06/17/how-much-fracking-is-there-in-california-newsom-state-regulators-cant-tell-1386240 SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has repeatedly said that fracking accounts for less than…
Jun 17, 2021
Progressive consumer groups are already pushing back on catastrophe model recommendations. By Staff Writers, RISK MARKET NEWS June 14, 2021 https://www.riskmarketnews.com/california-extreme-heat-reinsurance-pool-cat-model-pivot-pushed/ A…
Jun 14, 2021
By Pat Thurston, KGO 810 AM San Francisco, CA June 14, 2021 Click here to listen to Consumer Watchdog’s President and Chairman, Jaime…
Jun 14, 2021
By JW August, TIMES OF SAN DIEGO June 11, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner’s Plan for Managing Climate Change Risks Draws Criticism Given…
Jun 11, 2021
By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS MAGAZINE June 8, 2021 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/catastrophe/consumer-watchdog-accuses-california-insurance-commissioner-of-favoring-insurers-257271.aspx Consumer Watchdog has called out California insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara and the…
Jun 8, 2021
By Thomas Elias, THE DESERT SUN June 7, 2021 https://www.desertsun.com/story/opinion/columnists/2021/06/07/california-puc-members-lapdogs-fix-make-them-elected/7573702002/ There is plenty of reason for Californians to despise the state’s Public…
Jun 7, 2021
By John Mac Ghlionn, THE NEW YORK POST June 5, 2021 https://nypost.com/2021/06/05/how-google-exploits-the-sick-and-vulnerable-for-a-profit/ In 2019, Google embarked on a mysterious-sounding venture. Called Project…
Jun 5, 2021
By Megan Smalley, WASTE TODAY MAGAZINE June 4, 2021 https://www.wastetodaymagazine.com/article/california-sb-38-passes-state-senate-bottle-deposit-changes/ California has passed a bill that could change the state’s bottle deposit…
Jun 4, 2021
By Cheryl Clark, MEDPAGE TODAY June 4, 2021 https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/92924?xid=fb_o&trw=no The agency that licenses 152,000 California physicians is facing a crisis of public…
Jun 4, 2021