If you're wondering what happened to cheap U.S. fuel, look to Mexico, Canada and even OPEC member Venezuela. U.S. refiners are selling…
Nov 7, 2012SACRAMENTO -- The consumer activists that defeated the Proposition 33 auto insurance initiative, despite their small budget, are crowing over their victory…
Nov 7, 2012The “B” word may have been the most lethal weapon against an automobile insurance portable persistency initiative put to Californians, the second such…
Nov 7, 2012SACRAMENTO -- Voters rejected Proposition 33, a measure that would have allowed car insurers to offer discounts to drivers who maintain continuous…
Nov 7, 2012The guy behind Proposition 33, insurance magnate George Joseph, has spent nearly $17 million to fight for the right to extend discounts…
Nov 5, 2012A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors Corp. just two days after the Korean automakers admitted…
Nov 5, 2012About a third of the Hyundai and Kia vehicles sold in the U.S. in the past three years could face reduced resale…
Nov 5, 2012The campaign in favor of Proposition 33 has been so consistently misleading, it's almost pointless to keep criticizing the measure's supporters for…
Nov 5, 2012It might not get the attention of some of the other propositions, but Proposition 33 is attracting some big money, at least…
Nov 5, 2012Apologizing for overstating the fuel economy on about 900,000 of the vehicles they sold in recent years, Hyundai and Kia will repay…
Nov 4, 2012The South Korean automaker on Friday admitted that nearly 1 million cars sold between 2010 and 2012 did not achieve the mileage…
Nov 2, 2012
Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta issued the following statement today about California's Proposition 33 on the Nov. 6th ballot: "Proposition 33 would…
Oct 30, 2012These zombie propositions by two California billionaires just won’t die! Propositions 32 and 33 are repeat attempts by two super-rich individuals to…
Oct 30, 2012The Federal Trade Commission's proposed $22.5 million settlement with Google for privacy violations doesn't impose stringent enough conditions on the company, the…
Oct 30, 2012A White House plan to provide consumers with a “privacy bill of rights” for the digital age faces dim prospects if Mitt…
Oct 29, 2012Click here to view the original Op-Ed commentary. Answer just one question, and you'll know how you should vote on Proposition 33:…
Oct 29, 2012A San Francisco court will hear arguments next month against a proposed US$22.5 million privacy settlement between Google and the U.S. Federal…
Oct 28, 2012Special-interest money is getting downright personal in this year's state election, with four mega-millionaires tossing a combined $125 million into the pot…
Oct 28, 2012