Energy
Don’t Fumble Cell Phone Consumer Rights
Arnold has been asked to intervene on behalf of the telecommunications industry to block...
May 14, 2004Doug Heller
Articles by Doug Heller
Energy
Camera! Action!… No Lights?
In a letter to PUC Chairman Mike Peevey today, Governor Schwarzenegger announced his intention to send California back into the throes of…
Apr 29, 2004
Energy
Government of PG&E, by Edison and for the Business Lobby
Politicians at various times have said that government should be run more like a business. Arnold seems to think it should be…
Apr 21, 2004
Insurance
Step right up – taxpayer advocate puts money where mouth is
The Recorder Dou Heller, executive director of the rabble-rousing Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, issued a "I Read It and I…
Apr 20, 2004
Insurance
Arnold’s Insurance Tutor
Arnold told the Los Angeles Times that after "closely studying" the idea of regulati...
Apr 15, 2004
Insurance
The Real Workers’ Comp Deal
ArnoldWatch hears that the real deal in Sacramento has nothing to do with the language of the workers' comp bill itself but…
Apr 15, 2004
Energy
Reliant On Unregulated Energy Companies
Today a federal grand jury indicted Reliant Energy for manipulating the California energy market as far back as June 2000. Reliant at…
Apr 9, 2004
Privacy
Pay for Placement
Once again Arnold will be touting his message of job growth for California. And once again, the backdrop will be the corporate…
Apr 1, 2004
Insurance
Can Arnold Say 103?
California's Gov is no friend of regulation, but it looks like Proposition 103-style insurance premium regulation may be the answer to legislative…
Mar 24, 2004
Insurance
Fraud and Decption in Workers’ Comp Battle
Arnold has been campaigning against fraud and deception in the workers compensation system, but there's new deception in his campaign to change…
Mar 18, 2004
Insurance
Murphy’s Law?
Arnold has generally managed to avoid the old assurance that if it can go wrong, it will. Instead he's followed another Murphy's…
Mar 15, 2004
Insurance
Arnold’s $800,000 Star Chamber
What happens when you mix Arnold's star quality with a private commission that looks like it was drawn up by the Chamber…
Mar 13, 2004
Privacy
Show Us the Money
Arnold's disclosure reports show $3/4 million in contributions over the last two days while the California governor was on his East Coast…
Feb 27, 2004
Privacy
Questions About Senator Perata’s Personal Enrichment Should Be Investigated
Letter to Senate Rules Committee The possibility that a California State Senator may have funneled contributions through a political committee to enrich…
Feb 17, 2004
Energy
Will Arnold Pull the Plug on Sempra’s Congestion Scheme?
When Arnold said that he would not accept campaign contributions from businesses that have contracts with the state, it was to ensure…
Feb 17, 2004
Privacy
Arnold’s Transfers Circumvent Ballot Disclosure Law
Is Arnold using a complex set of campaign committees and money transfers to skirt California law and hide funding of the Yes…
Feb 9, 2004
Privacy
Accoutning Fraud
"As Governor I will propose legislation to punish willful and knowing violations of the campaign finance laws as a felony [such as]…
Feb 4, 2004
Insurance
Fantastic Consumer Protection Week
Arnold Schwarzenegger's declaration of this week as "California Consumer Protection Week" is like George W. Bush declaring February "Give Peace A Chance"…
Feb 3, 2004