Evan Thomas King

Uber’s sexual harassment case shines light on a startup’s culture of defiance

Uber’s sexual harassment case is the latest controversy in a long history of the ride-sharing company flouting regulations and, according to the…

US Rep Likens Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to ‘Tyranny’

The United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has come under increasing fire from Republican lawmakers who now have the Trump administration to…

Consumer Watchdog, the Santa Monica-based consumer rights organization, wants the California Department of Insurance to stop allowing companies to offer auto insurance discounts based on someone’s occupation.

The group charges that the practice is discriminatory, because discounts are generally given to those in more “elite” professions like lawyers and…

Anthem Consumers in California Discover Health Plans No Longer Provide Out-of-Network Coverage After End of 2017 Enrollment Period

Otto’s California Truck Testing May Depend on Whether Drivers Keep a Foot on the Accelerator or Not

When Otto first began testing its technology in California last year, a co-founder of the company sought to assure regulators it was…

Group Demands DMV Halt Uber Unit’s Self-Driving Trucks

Consumer Watchdog is asking California officials to revoke the registrations of the self-driving trucks being operated by an Uber unit and to…

Is Uber’s self-driving truck company operating without a licence?

In late 2016 Uber's fleet of self-driving cars was forced to leave San Francisco, where they had begun testing on public roads…

KOFY ABC 7 San Francisco: Consumer Watchdog pressures DMV to take action after Otto flouts CA regulations

Consumer Watchdog pressures the California DMV to take action after reports of Otto, Uber's self driving Truck company, seen driving on CA…

Californians are paying billions for power they don’t need

The bucolic orchards of Sutter County north of Sacramento had never seen anything like it: a visiting governor and a media swarm…

Will Aliso Canyon open again? Feinstein backs bill to keep it closed for now

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Monday announced her support for a state bill that would stop the reopening of the Aliso Canyon…

Otto’s Self-Driving-Truck Tests on California Roads May Run Afoul of State Regulations

In December, Uber began testing autonomous vehicles on California public roads without obtaining the necessary permit required by state regulations. A public…

Consumer Watchdog Claims Otto’s Self-Driving Trucks not Properly Permitted

A safety group is urging the California Department of Motor Vehicles to revoke the registrations of Otto’s self-driving trucks, claiming the vehicles…

Consumer Watchdog Raises Concerns About Occupation-Based Auto Insurance Discounts

Consumer Watchdog is urging the California Department of Insurance to deny auto insurance rate proposals from insurers Geico and Progressive that the…

Consumer Watchdog Calls on California DMV to Stop Otto’s Illegal Robot Truck Testing; Also Asks Agency to Revoke Uber’s Self-Driving Car Registrations Because Firm Cannot Be Trusted

Consumer Watchdog asks California to take Uber’s self-driving trucks off the road

The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog wants California to do to Uber’s self-driving trucks what it did to Uber’s self-driving cars: Take them…

Consumer Watchdog Petitions Insurance Commissioner to End Auto Insurance Price Discrimination By GEICO and Progressive

SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog has petitioned the Department of Insurance to reject GEICO’s and Progressive’s use of occupation in setting auto…

Watchdog group wants Uber’s self-driving trucks off the road

SAN FRANCISCO — Seems like Uber is in another tussle with the California Department of Motor Vehicles over its self-driving vehicle testing.…

KCBS 2: Consumer Watchdog Raises Alarm Over Vizio’s Invasive Spying Televisions

Visio is hit with a fine by the FTC for its illegal spying technology embedded in its Televisions.  Consumer Watchdog raises the…