Accountability
DWP Refunds Still Aren’t Ready
Payouts for utility overcharges, which were promised by June, will not be made until next year L.A. Department of Water and Power…
Sep 14, 2016Mark Reback
Articles by Mark Reback
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KCAL TV-9 LA: Tesla’s Autonomous Car Testing Problems
Consumer Watchdog's Jamie Court says the lack of federal testing standards in autonomous vehicle testing has lead to two deaths while using…
Sep 14, 2016
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The Revolving Door on Driverless Cars
http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/robotcar - Tell Obama to SLOW DOWN the rush to robot cars on our roads.
Sep 14, 2016
Privacy
Unethical Relationships Between Google, Government Alleged
Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit consumer interests group, has urged President Obama and his administration to delay any regulation regarding autonomous vehicles. In…
Sep 14, 2016
Insurance
Consumer Watchdog Group Claims DWP Dragging Feet On Refunds
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, claims ratepayers who overpaid the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power…
Sep 13, 2016
Privacy
For Some Safety Experts, Uber’s Self-Driving Taxi Test Isn’t Something To Hail
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber’s decision to bring self-driving taxis to the streets of Pittsburgh this week is raising alarms among a swath…
Sep 11, 2016
Privacy
Consumer Watchdog Demands Transparency From Uber For Autonomous Vehicle Test
As Uber prepares to test a fleet of self-driving vehicles in Pittsburgh, Consumer Watchdog is concerned that regulators are recklessly embracing autonomous…
Sep 9, 2016
Privacy
Consumer Watchdog Group Targets Uber
In the midst of Uber Technologies self-driving cars increasingly inhabiting Pittsburgh traffic, a nonprofit advocacy organization called on the company to make…
Sep 8, 2016
Privacy
Uber Pressed To Make Self-Driving Service Info Public
Washington — Uber Technologies Inc. is being pressed to make public information about any accidents or other problems with its self-driving cars…
Sep 8, 2016
Privacy
Consumer Group Wants Details About Uber’s Driverless Car Project
Advocacy group Consumer Watchdog called on Uber Technologies Inc. to make public information about crashes involving driverless cars that the company is…
Sep 7, 2016
Privacy
How Treating Consumers Like Partners Will Rescue Advertising From Itself
Ad Blocking will cease if respect is established Unsubscribe is our favorite toggle in our inbox. Skip, our favorite prompt when viewing…
Sep 6, 2016
Insurance
Prop. 61 Seeks To Lower Drug Prices, Boost Transparency
Counting on the growing public outrage over the soaring costs of prescription drugs - and bolstered by the recent fury generated by…
Sep 6, 2016
Insurance
Your Call: Covered California 2017 Rate Hikes
Click here to listen to the audio segment of this radio broadcast. On the September 6th edition of Your Call, we’ll discuss…
Sep 6, 2016
Insurance
Stem Cell Company Paid $443,500 To Former Head Of State Agency That Funds Research
The former president of the $3 billion California stem cell agency received $443,500 in total compensation from the Bay Area stem cell…
Sep 1, 2016
Energy
2 PUC Reform Bills Die, Emails Will Stary Secret
Governor's office notes that two other PUC measures passed Advocates hoping for reform at the California Public Utilities Commission were disappointed twice…
Sep 1, 2016
Privacy
How a Fatal Tesla Crash Could Shape America’s Autonomous Car Laws
What will keep your self-driving car from killing you in the future? By the end of the year, the biggest scoop about…
Sep 1, 2016
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KCAL TV-9 Los Angeles: LA County Coroner Has No Answers For Baby’s Death
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Aug 31, 2016
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CURES: How Far We Have Come
http://consumerwatchdog.org/sb482 -- It has been a long journey prompted by tragedy, but the California legislature has finally approved a bill requiring doctors…
Aug 31, 2016