KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA: Big Oil Is Price Gouging California
By Staff Reporters, KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA
September 27, 2022
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Jamie Court says Big Oil must be held accountable for greedily price gouging Californians at the gas pump.
Insurers Say California's Inaction Threatens Auto Policies
By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS
September 26, 2022
https://apnews.com/article/health-california-covid-traffic-02c6d9215243…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Top U.S. insurance companies and associations say California is risking a crisis in the nation’s largest automobile insurance market by refusing to approve any rate increases for more than two years, since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
2022 Rage for Justice Awards
The Rage For Justice Awards were held on September 24, 2022 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
Charles Johnson was honored as the Citizen Activist of the Year. Tom Morello received the Phillip Burton Public Service Award. Nick and Courtney Rowley accepted the Lifetime Legal Achievement Award.
KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA: Insurance Companies Are Using Your Private Information To Raise Your Rates
By Emily Valdes, KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA
September 25, 2022
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Harvey Rosenfield, author of Proposition 103 from 1988, tells KNX how insurance companies are using AI and online tracking to collect our private information without our consent and in violation of Prop 103.
Consumer Watchdog Says California Drivers Need Protections Against Misuse Of Technology By Insurers
By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS
September 23, 2022
https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/09/23/consumer-watchdog-says-ca…
Consumer protection organization Consumer Watchdog is urging California’s insurance commissioner to protect the state’s residents against the misuse of computer algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) by insurers.
Editorial: Californians Deserve Better Than Ricardo Lara and Robert Howell For Insurance Commissioner
Editorial by SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS GROUP EDITORIAL BOARD
September 21, 2022
https://www.dailynews.com/2022/09/21/californians-deserve-better-than-r…
Our editorial board interviews candidates for public office with the goal of helping voters gain the greatest possible understanding of the offices, the issues and the options before them.
Allstate, State Farm Continue To Raise Rates, Citing Inflation, Crash Severity
By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS
September 21, 2022
https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/09/21/allstate-state-farm-conti…
Allstate and State Farm have continued to pursue significant auto insurance rate increases as they react to inflationary pressures and increases in auto accident severity.
California’s Net-Zero Roadmap Is Being Shaped by Regulators-Turned-Lobbyists
Former officials push strategies on behalf of fossil fuel clients, threatening climate and communities, say critics.
By Aaron Cantu, CAPITAL & MAIN
September 14, 2022
https://reporterwings.com/news/health/californias-net-zero-roadmap-is-b…
Lauded Federal Data Privacy Bill Has A Carveout For Government Surveillance
By Ben Zeisloft, THE DAILY WIRE
September 9, 2022
https://www.dailywire.com/news/lauded-federal-data-privacy-bill-has-a-c…
The American Data Privacy and Protection Act, a key piece of federal online privacy legislation, appears to have a carveout for organizations gathering data for the government.
Will New Regulations Do Enough To Keep Homeowners From Losing Fire Insurance?
By Michael Finney & Randall Yip, KGO ABC TV-7 San Francisco, CA
September 9, 2022
https://abc7news.com/fire-insurance-home-risk-score-danger/12213902/
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KGO) -- Homeowners in California who live in a high-risk fire zones could find it easier to get their home policies renewed. That's if new state regulations work as intended. Not everyone is convinced it will work.
Proposed California Recycling Bill Includes Glass Bottles
By Shawnte Passmore, KMAX CBS TV Sacramento, CA
September 6, 2022
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/bottle-recycling-bill-includes-…
SACRAMENTO - Lawmakers are hoping the governor signs a bill to expand the state's recycling program.
The goal is to increase glass recycling.
You know you can recycle your cans and bottles. But wine drinkers may also be able to cash in their bottles of red and white wine.
As Auto Insurance Rates Rise, Legislative and Non-Commercial Action and Other News Emerge
By Peter Kavinsky, CARE FREE TV
September 2, 2022
https://cablefreetv.org/as-auto-insurance-rates-rise-legislative-and-no…
Legislative and non-profit action on high auto insurance rates was recently announced in California and Illinois, as news of GEICO and State Farm’s June rate hikes are just a couple of many that don’t seem to be going away anytime soon.
New Legislation Will Force California Refineries to Reveal Profit Margins
By JW August, TIMES OF SAN DIEGO
September 1, 2022
https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2022/09/01/new-legislation-will-fo…
Gas prices may be tumbling now but history has shown that once there’s any disturbance in the market, the prices will start climbing yet again.
Opinion: California’s Failed Bottle Deposit System
Opinion column by Jim Shields, MENDOCINO BEACON
September 1, 2022
I’ve always thought California’s preeminent citizens’ advocacy organization is Consumer Watchdog (“CW”).
This week, the group urged Governor Newsom to reform a hopelessly shattered bottle deposit system via a budget trailer bill as the group unveiled its top 10 signs of the system’s collapse.
They’ve got a lot of work to do though because there’s two weeks left in the legislative year.
A Last-Minute Twist In Effort To Expand California Bottle Bill
By Melissa Heffernan, RESOURCE RECYCLING
August 29, 2022
https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2022/08/29/a-last-minute-twist…
Just days before the end of the legislative session, lengthy amendments were tacked on to California bottle bill expansion legislation, greatly increasing the cost of the program. In response, some previous backers rescinded their support.
CA Wildfire Insurance 'Loophole' Impacting Bay Area Survivors Dropped From Carriers
By Stephanie Sierra, KGO ABC TV-7 San Francisco, CA
August 27, 2022
https://abc7news.com/california-fair-plan-wildfire-insurance-commission…
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A state regulation aimed to help Californians access affordable wildfire insurance is being used as a potential loophole, impacting Bay Area residents living in high-risk areas.
Can California Redeem Its Landfill Crisis Despite Declining Recycling Rates?
By Cari Spencer, KCET PBS-TV Southern California
August 16, 2022
https://www.kcet.org/news-community/can-california-redeem-its-landfill-…
Last year, Californians sent 4.2 billion more cans and bottles to landfills than they did in 2016, according to data from CalRecycle. That’s an 89% increase.
California Lawmakers Use Secretive Process To Kill Would-Be Laws: ‘Where Good Bills Go To Die’
By Andrew Sheeler, Lindsey Holden, and Stephen Hobbs, SACRAMENTO BEE - CAPITOL ALERT
August 16, 2022
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article26…
Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, R-San Luis Obispo, went into the last month of California’s legislative session somewhat hopeful about prospects for his biggest bill.
California State Agencies Free To Delete Emails After Legislators Kill Retention Bill
By Wes Venteicher, SACRAMENTO BEE
August 15, 2022
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/articl…
California state agencies will be able to keep deleting emails and other documents as soon as officials see fit after legislators killed a records retention bill on Thursday.
Another Sonoma County Recycling Center Is Closing, Leaving Consumers With Even Fewer Local Options To Redeem Bottles And Cans
By Marisa Endicott, SANTA ROSA PRESS-DEMOCRAT
August 13, 2022
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/another-sonoma-county-recycl…
It soon will get even harder to score a bit of extra cash in Sonoma County for turning inbottles and cans.
CSAA Faces Lawsuit Over Claims It Overcharged Auto Insurance Policyholders $150 Million
By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA
August 11, 2022
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/csaa-faces-l…
A lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court claims that CSAA – California’s seventh-largest auto insurance company – overcharged customers during the COVID-19 pandemic by at least $150 million.
Social Media Addiction Bill Fails In California Legislature
By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 11, 2022
https://apnews.com/article/social-media-california-legislature-f5fd4c8a…
California lawmakers on Thursday rejected a proposal that could have forced some popular social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok to pay fines for using features they know can harm children.
California Commissioner Withholds Auto Insurance Rate Approvals, Rattles Market
By Renée Kiriluk-Hill, BESTWIRE
August 10. 2022
https://news.ambest.com/NewsContent.aspx?&refnum=243607
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is pumping the brakes on private passenger auto rate hike requests from carriers, including Geico, which he said overcharged policyholders during COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, according to spokesperson Gabriel Sanchez.
Edison Tells Some Utility Customers A New Rate Plan Is More Expensive Than Advertised
By Kiera Feldman, LOS ANGELES TIMES
August 9, 2022
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-08-09/edison-tells-utility-…
As electricity bills rise with the temperature, some Southern California Edison customers are getting an extra jolt starting this month — and it’s one they didn’t see coming.
CVS Can't Escape HIV Patients' Disability Bias Suit
By Patrick Hoff, LAW 360
August 8, 2022
https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1518877/cvs-can-t-escape-hiv-patients-disability-bias-suit
CVS Pharmacy can't avoid a proposed class action alleging its prescription drug benefits program discriminates against people with HIV and AIDS, as a California federal judge said the company's separate corporate entities can't shield it from federal health care law.
