Former Consumer Watchdog staff. Byline-only account created 2026-08-26 to restore correct attribution on 2012–2013 posts migrated from Drupal 6.
Shopping online is usually convenient, easy, and a way to save money. But Consumer Watchdog of Santa Monica says if you're shopping…
Nov 29, 2013Public Interest Groups Move Forward with Lawsuit A hastily-arranged press conference call Tuesday revealed Cal-EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control’s strategy in…
Aug 9, 2013SACRAMENTO -- As a showdown nears on legislation that would regulate hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in California, one prominent activist is criticizing…
Aug 8, 2013
Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog today asked the Fair Political Practices Commission to review whether top Assembly communications chief Steve Maviglio…
Aug 8, 2013
Santa Monica, CA – Ten doctors that the California Medical Board failed to take off the streets before repeated acts of negligence…
Jun 25, 2013
The way voters get their news and education has rapidly changed from print and television sources to the online news marketplace, blogosphere…
Jun 21, 2013The nation’s largest health insurance carrier is facing a lawsuit alleging its mandatory in-house mail-order prescription service illegally threatens the health and…
Jun 20, 2013
Is patient safety really a laughing matter? California Medical Board member Dr. Silvia Diego (see video below) seems to think so. Dr.…
Mar 11, 2013Impatient with the glacial progress so far, Senator Jay Rockefeller is having another shot at getting a Do Not Track bill through…
Mar 1, 2013Senator Jay Rockefeller has introduced a Do Not Track bill, which would require the FTC to make standards regarding consumers’ ability to…
Mar 1, 2013Sources inside the Department of Toxic Substances Control say the agency has a dirty secret: Regulators are falling down on the job…
Feb 20, 2013
By Michael Finney, KGO ABC-TV SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Anthem Blue Cross has informed some of its members that…
Jan 23, 2013Consumer Watchdog has filed a class-action lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross, alleging that the insurer's mail-order pharmacy program discriminates against individuals with…
Jan 16, 2013The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog has filed a statewide class action lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross saying the health insurer is discriminating against…
Jan 15, 2013Private insurance companies are required to cover an expensive treatment for children with autism, but that same coverage is being denied to…
Jan 8, 2013Attorney General Kamala Harris didn't waste any time getting down to business this year. Fox 11 investigative producer Heidi Cuda reports that…
Jan 2, 2013
With just a few hours left in 2012, we've almost reached our year-end fundraising goal and your last opportunity to make a…
Dec 31, 2012