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Public Interest Groups To Legislators: Don’t Let Newsom Sell Out Real Utility Rate Reforms In Eleventh Hour Deal For Utility-backed Western Grid Proposal And Wildfire Fund

Sacramento, CA — Consumer and environmental groups have written California legislative leaders taking issue with Governor Newsom’s latest claim that a Western grid…

Watchdog Calls on Gov and CEC To Not Betray Stated Values And To Preserve the Gasoline Price Gouging Penalty To Prevent Price Spikes

Sacramento, CA – Consumer Watchdog wrote Governor Newsom and the Vice Chair of the California Energy Commission (CEC) Siva Gunda today to remind…

Consumer Alert Promotes SB 29’s Support For Rights Of Survivors Of Medical Negligence, Debunks Argument of Increased Costs

Sacramento, CA – A new Consumer Alert video from Consumer Watchdog features a mother whose son died at the age of 20…

Consumer Alert Warns About 11th Hour CA Electricity Deregulation Scheme That Will Raise Rates and Increase Coal Power

Sacramento, CA—Consumer Watchdog released a short “Consumer Alert”  white-board video warning about the dangers of a last-minute push by Governor Newsom and the…

Consumer Alert: 11th Hour Push To Deregulate Electricity In California, Raise Rates

KCBS-AM (Radio) – San Francisco, CA: Consumer Watchdog Takes Issue With How The Insurance Rate Hike Modeling Is Being Handled

By Staff Reporters, KCBS – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Oil Refiners Take Home $1.01 Per Gallon In Gross Profits In May; $1.05 On Retail Sales

Sacramento, CA – California oil refiners’ profits per gallon grew in May to top $1 per gallon, according to new data posted by the California…

Newsom Should Halt Support of CA Western Regional Grid as 9 Governors Criticize Grid Rising Rates and Mismanagement in the East

Yesterday’s PJM Auction Results Will Raise Utility Rates Again Sacramento, CA – As nine governors collectively signed a letter criticizing rising utility rates and mismanagement…

Spectrum News 1 (San Fernando Valley) – Los Angeles, CA: State Farm In The Hot Seat

Legislation Allowing Medical Negligence Survivors To Recover Pre-death Pain And Suffering Passes the Assembly Judiciary Committee, Data Shows No Increase In Costs From Measure

Sacramento, CA – Legislation that allows survivors of medical negligence to continue to recover damages for the pain and suffering of their loved…

94.1 KPFA: US Right to Know & Consumer Watchdog

By Sabrina Jacobs, KPFA On today’s show, a bailout for California oil refineries? I’ll speak to Consumer Watchdog’s founder and executive director Jaime…

Daily Journal – Brian Panish honored at Consumer Watchdog’s $2M Rage for Justice gala

By Ricardo Pineda, DAILY JOURNAL https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/386384-brian-panish-honored-at-consumer-watchdog-s-2m-rage-for-justice-gala BEVERLY HILLS — Consumer Watchdog’s 40th annual Rage for Justice Awards brought together legal and civic…

50+ Environmental and Public Interest Groups Oppose CA Oil Refiner Bailout, Urge State to Stand Strong on Accountability

Sacramento, CA  – As the California Energy Commission (CEC) proposed a list of oil refinery strategies to Governor Newsom, including key regulatory rollbacks,…

KTLA-LA (CW) – Los Angeles, CA: Gas Prices Expected To Spike By July 4th

California Oil Refiners’ Gasoline Profit Margin Hit 97 cents Per Gallon in April, Retail Refining Margin Is $1.02

Sacramento, CA – As oil refiners make a case in Sacramento for a bailout, new data published by the California Energy Commission…

CW To Big Three: NY Times Investigation Reveals East Coast Regional Grid Disaster And Shows Need To Shelve Western Regional Grid Plans In SB 540 

Sacramento, CA —  Consumer Watchdog wrote to Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders today pointing out a new New York Times investigation about the failure of…

KCBS-LA (CBS) – Los Angeles, CA: Home Insurance Crisis

CA Regional Electricity Deregulation Ramrods Through CA Senate Despite Concerns About Trump, Oversight And Costs;  GOP Senator Calls It “Big Beautiful Bill” 

Sacramento, CA – In a bipartisan ramrod, reminiscent of the vote over the first electricity deregulation bill in 1996, the California Senate approved…