During the signing of the reauthorization bill for cap-and-trade this year, AB 1207 (Irwin), Governor Newsom claimed the bill would result in $60 billion saved in rebates for consumers over 20 years. He has since repeated the claim to...

No other industry, aside from healthcare, keeps its customers in the dark about the costs of products and services before they commit to purchasing them. By fostering transparency in healthcare costs, we can empower patients and take a...

The FAIR Plan, the insurance pool of last resort for homeowners forced out of the traditional market by insurance company nonrenewals, sought a 35% rate increase last week. Consumer Watchdog Executive Director Carmen Balber issued the following statement. "A...

In the last days of the legislative session, Uber leveraged its political power for a change in the uninsured motorist coverage it must buy under state law.   Now, if you are hit by an uninsured motorist while in an...

If the goal of Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s goal is to bring new intervenors into the process, regulations will do the opposite.

Even when homeowners do everything right to protect their homes from wildfires they face extreme price hikes and nonrenewals of their insurance.

Governor Newsom, McGuire, and Rivas celebrated “Landmark Clean Energy, Climate and Affordability Solutions” .. It’s a load of horse poop. 

John Burton's death is reminder to us all that you can be principled and thrive in politics.John had the “Rage for Justice”

For its quarterly meeting today in San Diego, the Medical Board of California provided an update regarding AB 408 (Berman), a bill aimed at re-establishing a confidential doctor substance use program at the Medical Board. In a recent...

Consumer Watchdog has challenged a more than $1.1 billion rate hike State Farm State Farm seeks for its homeowners, renters, condo and landlord policies. A rate hearing is scheduled at the end of this year. Insurance Commissioner Lara...