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By Craig Clough, LAW360 June 12, 2020 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/1282697/cvs-only-hiv-drugs-deny-meaningful-access-9th-circ-told Law360 (June 12, 2020, 7:24 PM EDT) — A proposed class of Amtrak, Lowe’s…
Jun 12, 2020
By MACKENZIE HAWKINS, CAPITOL ALERT – SACRAMENTO BEE June 10, 2020 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article243400971.html After several years of catastrophic burns — and the insurance…
Jun 10, 2020
By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE June 9, 2020 http://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?refnum=225814&altsrc=23 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is squaring off with property/casualty insurers over a bill that…
Jun 10, 2020
By Staff Writers, INSURANCE JOURNAL June 9, 2020 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2020/06/09/571546.htm A consumer group is warning that homeowners could pay billions more for their…
Jun 9, 2020
By Kevin Smith, RIVERSIDE PRESS ENTERPRISE June 5, 2020 https://www.pe.com/2020/06/05/watchdog-group-opposes-bill-that-would-hike-insurance-rates-in-fire-prone-areas/ A bill that would allow California insurance companies to boost homeowners’ insurance…
Jun 5, 2020
Study looked at 3 million birth certificates and oil, gas info – Low birth weights found in rural areas near active wells…
Jun 3, 2020
By Dan Bacher, RED WHITE AND GREEN June 3, 2020 New study confirms: Living near oil wells is harmful to pregnant women…
Jun 3, 2020
By Stacey Shepard, BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN June 3, 2020 https://www.bakersfield.com/news/state-board-puts-local-doctor-on-probation-following-patients-death-after-giving-birth/article_1ae22480-a5e0-11ea-bcab-3fc47689347a.html A local OB-GYN will begin five years of probation later this month following…
Jun 3, 2020
By Staff Writers, KALLANISH ENERGY May 26, 2020 https://www.kallanishenergy.com/2020/05/26/group-seeks-to-toughen-california-bonding-for-og/ A consumer group wants California Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign an executive order…
May 26, 2020
By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE May 21, 2020 http://redgreenandblue.org/2020/05/21/socialism-oil-companies-end-paying-cleanup-costs-orphan-wells/ Consumer Watchdog called upon Governor Gavin Newsom to prevent oil companies from receiving…
May 21, 2020
By Staff Writers, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL ALERT May 21, 2020 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/ The head of the group Consumer Watchdog has written a letter to…
May 21, 2020
By Wendy Davis, MEDIAPOST DIGITAL NEWS DAILY May 20, 2020 https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/351605/google-begins-encrypting-domain-name-lookups.html In a move touted as boosting privacy and security, Google on…
May 20, 2020
By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY MEDIA SF May 20, 2020 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/20/18833152.php “Given the state’s grave deficit, it’s imperative that no new wells be…
May 20, 2020
By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY MEDIA May 15, 2020 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/15/18833050.php Tuesday, May 19, marks the fifth anniversary of the massive Plains All American Pipeline…
May 15, 2020
By Max Greenwood, THE HILL May 8, 2020 https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/496676-coronavirus-pours-cold-water-on-state-ballot-initiatives# Advocacy groups and citizen-led ballot initiatives are struggling to keep their campaigns going amid…
May 8, 2020
By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE May 7, 2020 http://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?refnum=225122&altsrc=23 The California Assembly’s Committee on Insurance advanced a bill to expedite rate filings in parts of…
May 7, 2020
By Dan Bacher, DAILYKOS May 7, 2020 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/5/7/1943370/-As-oil-prices-plunged-during-pandemic-new-California-oil-permits-rose-7-8-in-2020-s-first-quarter Los Angeles — As the price of oil plunged to below zero and dozens of…
May 7, 2020
By Ross Todd, LAW.COM May 5, 2020 https://www.law.com/therecorder/2020/05/05/transamerica-gets-preliminary-sign-off-on-settlement-of-overcharge-claims/ A federal judge in Los Angeles has given preliminary approval to a deal that…
May 5, 2020