Mark Reback

Consumer-Friendly Dave Jones Rubs Some in Insurance Industry the Wrong Way

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is something of an anomaly.

Facebook Forms a PAC

In forming a political action committee, Facebook is joining other social media companies in efforts to integrate with the political landscape. Facebook…

Hernandez Attacked in TV Ad

A consumer advocacy group took on the chair of the Senate Health Committee at the end of last week, and it has…

State Stem Cell Initiative Transforms Local Research

Agents and Brokers Lead Insurance Campaign Donors, Turn to GOP

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Driven by opposition to the health reform law and Democrats who supported it groups representing agents and brokers have…

Consumer Groups Get Health Grants

A portion of federal grants to help states monitor rate hikes will be going to consumer advocacy groups that regularly pick fights…

It’s Politics: More Dirt and Ironing in the AB 52 Battle

In these pages last week, we looked at recent attack ads against Sen. Ed Hernandez over his position on Assembly Bill 52,…

Google’s Eric Schmidt Disputes That Company Thwarts Rivals

Google Grilled on Anti-Trust, What About Privacy?

Rude Awakening

K Street is buzzing over the shock and awe tactics Consumer Watchdog used this morning when its members showed up at Google's…

Does Google Have Data Monopoly?

Mimes who pretended to gather strangers’ personal information and free ice cream were part of a consumer group's message Wednesday that Google…

Vermont Hospitals See Slower Budget Growth

Vermont's hospitals have kept their budgets under control and are proposing only modest increases for next year, state health officials said, signaling…

A Bad ‘Discount’

In seeking to change California law, an insurance executive's initiative would make it too expensive for too many people to insure their…

Mimes Aren’t Silent in Capital Hill Attack on Google

People flee before the Google-bashing mimes. (Credit: Greg Sandoval/CNET) WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Staffers in the U.S. Senate were spied on today--not by any…

Eric Schmidt Google Senate Hearing – Live Updates

The Google chairman, Eric Schmidt, faces a Senate grilling over the power of the internet giant. Click here to read the entire…

Google Gets Grief From Senators, Mimes, And An Ice Cream Truck

Consumer Watchdog sent a "Google Ice Cream Truck" to an exec's home Wednesday morning

What Was Up With The Creepy ‘Google Track Team’ Mimes In The Senate?

Consumer Watchdog's "Google Track Team" await Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt.

Protest of the Week: Mimes on Capitol Hill

It's a lousy radio story.  But here's my vote for the most creative protest this week. The press release from Consumer Watchdog…