U.S. gasoline prices are projected to fall through the end of the year to almost $2 a gallon -- but California drivers…
Sep 10, 2015September 3, 2015 -- With no fanfare, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law on Tuesday a bill co-authored by Santa Monica Assembly…
Sep 3, 2015As Labor Day weekend approaches, Californians are paying 88 cents more than the national average due to oil refiners keeping our state's…
Sep 3, 2015Consumer Watchdog explains how oil companies are purposefully keeping refinery inventories very low to gouge Californians at the pump.
Sep 3, 2015One aims to ward off problematic ballot measures by raising the cost of filing Gov. Jerry Brown signed 14 bills into law…
Sep 2, 2015For years, travelers have been drawn to online sites like Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz and Priceline to find and reserve hotel rooms, flights…
Sep 1, 2015Be a safe driver. Don’t buy a flashy sports car. Pay the insurance premium on time. These are maxims many drivers follow…
Aug 28, 2015Frustrated by a potentially six-month wait to obtain birth control, a Tarzana woman has launched a social media campaign against her health…
Aug 26, 2015Gas prices are down in the rest of the nation, but in California is seeing very little relief at the pump. Jamie…
Aug 25, 2015A watchdog group is asking California police and the Department of Motor Vehicles to investigate any crashes involving experimental autonomous cars.
Aug 21, 2015Consumer Watchdog is asking the California Department of Motor Vehicles to amend its Autonomous Vehicle Regulation to require that police investigate any…
Aug 21, 2015A leading consumer group called upon California officials Thursday to strengthen oversight of crashes involving self-driving cars. Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit organization…
Aug 21, 2015Complaints to U.S. Federal Trade Commission about Ashley Madison show examples of people alleging false accounts made under their names. Complaints made…
Aug 21, 2015Oil companies that bankrolled a $9.7 million effort in 2014 to block laws against fracking in California now are focusing their sights…
Aug 19, 2015The math is so simple, anyone should be able to grasp it: Triple the gasoline prices + Triple oil refiner profits =…
Aug 19, 2015Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog urged the California State Assembly Monday to defeat a bill co-sponsored by former Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom…
Aug 18, 2015Nonprofit advocacy group Consumer Watchdog joined the American Hotel & Lodging Association in opposing the proposed $1.3 billion merger of Expedia and…
Aug 18, 2015A yearlong study released last month suggests Kentucky's new law requiring physicians and pharmacists to register with and use the state's new…
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