By David Lazarus, LOS ANGELES TIMES
April 19, 2019
https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-cfpb-kraninger-t…
By Dan Morain, CALMATTERS
April 15, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting pushback by lawmakers on some proposals.
Let the wildfire negotiations begin: PG&E stock popped, but lawmakers are balking at provocative proposals put forward by Gov. Gavin Newsom's "strike force" for recovering the increasingly staggering costs of climate-driven wildfires.
Especially hot: A suggestion that California reduce utilities' liability when they aren't at fault by overhauling inverse condemnation law.
By Vicki Gonzalez, KCRA NBC TV-3, SACRAMENTO, CA
April 15, 2019
https://www.kcra.com/article/cars-operated-from-100-miles-away-drive-on…
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (KCRA) —
Sacramento is taking another step toward the world of autonomous vehicles.
By Mark Chediak, Romy Varghese & Michael B. Marois, BLOOMBERG
April 12, 2019
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-12/california-s-newsom-…
Utility giant PG&E Corp. capped its best day since going bankrupt in January thanks to California’s governor.
By J.D. Morris and Alexei Koseff, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
April 12, 2019
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Wildfires-climate-change-a…
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday challenged the Legislature to revise state laws on utilities’ wildfire liabilities, presenting lawmakers with a series of potentially controversial strategies to shield electric companies from growing costs fueled by climate change.
By Peter Eavis, THE NEW YORK TIMES
April 12, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/business/energy-environment/gavin-ne…
With another wildfire season looming, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Friday urged the state Legislature to help Pacific Gas & Electric and other utilities bear the cost of fires started by their equipment.
EDITORIAL - By THE MERCURY NEWS & EAST BAY TIMES EDITORIAL BOARDS
April 12, 2019
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/12/editorial-fix-californias-broken…
Californians and their political leaders pride themselves on being environmental leaders. But when it comes to reusing materials from beverage containers, the state is stuck in the 1980s — and even at that we’re failing.
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SoCalEdison State’s recycling program regulator, CalRecycle, failing to ensure stores take back containers Op-Ed Commentary by Liza Tucker of Consumer Watchdog, THE MERCURY NEWS April 10, 2019 https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/10/opinion-californians-lose-big-as… By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA April 4, 2019 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/watchdog-gro… A consumer advocacy group in California is petitioning legislators to reconsider a bill that could potentially allow insurance companies to skirt around privacy laws. By Hannah Wiley, SACRAMENTO BEE - CAPITOL MORNING April 3, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/site-services/newsletters/capitol-morning/articl… For your radar — Wandering around the Capitol halls today to “give consumers a voice on privacy” will be ... wait for it ... mimes. By Kevin Smith, SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE April 2, 2019 https://www.sgvtribune.com/2019/04/02/watchdog-group-opposes-bill-that-… A watchdog group is urging California Assembly Insurance Committee Chairman Tom Daly, D-Anaheim, to withdraw legislation that would exempt insurance companies from complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act. By Max Mitchell, THE LEGAL INTELLIGENCER April 1, 2019 https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2019/04/01/aetnas-suit-over-a… By Emily Birnbaum, THE HILL March 28, 2019 https://thehill.com/policy/technology/436166-tech-watchdogs-see-red-fla… Apple’s new entertainment subscription services and credit card, launched to great fanfare this week, could raise new concerns for the company over market power and competition issues. By Jeremy B. White, Carla Marinucci, Alexander Nieves & Graph Massara, POLITICO CALIFORNIA PLAYBOOK March 28, 2019 https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2019/03/28/new… PG&E gains $5.5 billion in financing to keep lights on, heat flowing while bankruptcy case crawls ahead By George Avalos, THE MERCURY NEWS March 27, 2019 https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/27/pge-lands-5-5-billion-in-funds-t… By Justin Kloczko, THE LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL March 26, 2019 https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/351743-3rd-attorney-for-la-resigns LOS ANGELES — The head of the Los Angeles city attorney’s civil division and a key figure in the water and power billing fiasco has resigned, although the reason for it remains unclear. By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE March 26, 2019 A coalition of consumer organizations is asking the California Department of Insurance to mandate that insurers disclose the fossil-fuel projects they are underwriting. The petition also asks the department to require insurers to disclose their investments in fossil fuel-related entities. California could become the first US state to mandate climate-related financial disclosures for insurers after more than 60 public interest groups petitioned insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara yesterday. By Chris Seekings, THE ACTUARY March 22, 2019 https://www.theactuary.com/news/2019/03/thousands-of-us-insurers-could-… By Tom Kisken, THE VENTURA COUNTY STAR March 22, 2019 https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2019/03/22/pay-clinicas-execs-q… The tax documents showed up on a reporter’s desk multiple times, all sent anonymously. One of the senders marked gaudy compensation levels with a highlighter, scrawling a note in a margin. By Staff Reporters, INTELLIGENT INSURER March 22, 2019 https://www.intelligentinsurer.com/news/campaigners-could-force-1-300-i… A petition, signed by 60 organisations, has called for more than 1,300 insurance companies that do business in California to disclose the fossil fuel projects they insure and invest in. By Staff Reporters, INSURANCE JOURNAL March 21, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/03/21/521377.htm More than 60 environmental, consumer and social justice organizations on Thursday delivered a petition to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara seeking what is believed would be the first regulations in the nation requiring insurance companies to disclose the fossil fuel projects they insure. By Cara Salvatore, LAW 360 March 21, 2019 https://www.law360.com/articles/1141417/insurers-must-name-climate-prob… Law360 (March 21, 2019, 8:44 PM EDT) -- California is under pressure to force insurers to name the fossil-fuel projects they insure and underwrite, with nonprofit groups calling Thursday for emergency measures from the state’s insurance regulator. Op-Ed by Susan Shelley, THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS March 19, 2019 https://www.dailynews.com/2019/03/19/ladwp-and-the-case-of-the-twice-fl… Solid evidence of collusion has emerged, but not where you may have been expecting to see it. Op-Ed Commentary by Tom Elias, THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE March 15, 2019 https://www.davisenterprise.com/forum/opinion-columns/tom-elias-lets-ma… Travel back in time to the mid-1980s, when California’s insurance rates for both cars and property were nearly the highest in America and climbing fast. In that era, state insurance commissioners, who held the power to stop much of that acceleration, were appointed by the governor. Testimony and documents submitted in federal court earlier this month said that an outside attorney retained to defend the city and the utility also represented a ratepayer who was the lead plaintiff in a 2015 class action lawsuit against the city. The city attorney’s office said it is investigation the allegation. By Elizabeth Chou, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS March 14, 2019 By Dakota Smith & Kim Christensen, LOS ANGELES TIMES March 13, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-paradis-dwp-lawsuit-201903… The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's reputation hit a low six years ago when the agency’s new billing system sent out wildly inaccurate bills, overcharging hundreds of thousands of customers. Company will open small centers around town By Jared Aarons, KGTV-10 ABC San Diego, CA March 12, 2019 https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/local-company-wants-to-simplify-… EL CAJON, Calif. (KGTV) - An El Cajon company has big plans to make small scale recycling a part of people's daily shopping routines. By Gina Silva, KTTV FOX TV-11, Los Angeles, CA March 11, 2019 http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/alleged-misconduct-by-city-of-la-c… LOS ANGELES (FOX 11) - Alleged misconduct by counsel at the City Attorney's Office may have resulted in millions of ratepayers being cheated out of a fair settlement. By David Goldstein, THE VENTURA COUNTY STAR March 11, 2019 https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/03/10/eco-tip-recycling-bottles-… Tobie Mitchell is a recycling expert, working for the Ventura County Integrated Waste Management Division, but even she had trouble recently trying to redeem the deposits her family paid for bottles and cans. By Justin Klozko, DAILY JOURNAL March 11, 2019 https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/351510-la-city-attorney-opens-eth… LOS ANGELES — The city of Los Angeles said it is conducting an ethics review over allegations that outside counsel hired to represent city interests over water billing litigation also represented the other side. By Lisa Green, NERD WALLET March 11, 2019 https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/insurance/auto/is-gender-raising-your-c… Your driving record may be flawless. Your car may be one of the safest on the road. But, in most states, you might pay more for car insurance than an all-but-identical driver, simply because of your gender. By J.D. Morris, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE March 8, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/PG-E-seeks-permission-to-p… Pacific Gas and Electric Co. wants permission from Bankruptcy Court to pay an estimated $235 million in 2019 performance bonuses to thousands of employees — a request opposed by wildfire victims, who want to be paid for the loss of their homes first. By Staff Reporters, QATAR TRIBUNE March 8, 2019 In a state as devoted to the environment as California, it's hard to imagine state leaders accepting a sharp decline in recycling. But that's what has happened since January 2016, when recycling centres that gather single-use plastic, metal and glass bottles from consumers began closing in droves because reimbursement rates from the California Department of Resources Recycling (CalRecycle) were so low centers couldn't stay in business. Consumer Watchdog points to more than $700 million in redemption fees not collected By Dan Sandoval, RECYCLING TODAY March 5, 2019 https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/california-bottle-bill-recycling… EDITORIAL - THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE March 5, 2019 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/sd-california-r… By Sam Metz, THE PALM SPRINGS DESERT SUN March 4, 2019 https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/04/california-leg… On Nov. 7, after he was re-elected to serve a second term in the California State Senate, Jeff Stone, R-La Quinta, hopped on a plane for a trip to Israel and South Africa. By Michael Finney, KGO ABC TV-7 - San Francisco, CA March 4, 2019 https://abc7news.com/society/should-stores-be-required-to-take-back-the… SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Convenience is not a new idea. Your grandparents had milk delivered to their doorsteps. Kids on bikes threw newspapers on driveways and when a coke was bought, it was returned to the same store for the nickel deposit. By Debra Kahn, POLITICO PRO March 1, 2019 MONEY BACK: If California opened more recycling centers and charged higher container deposits, would you return cans and bottles? That's the underlying premise of a new report by Consumer Watchdog. The group says it's a problem that Californians pay 5-cent deposit fees but are rarely returning containers themselves to get their cash back, reports POLITICO's Debra Kahn. A new report by Consumer Watchdog claims that of the $1.5 billion California consumers pay in deposits, they leave $732 million behind. But CalRecycle says this claim is inconsistent with audits findings and reporting. By Staff Reporters, WASTE 360 March 1, 2019 https://www.waste360.com/recycling/report-claims-californians-lose-half… By Jim Johnson, PLASTICS NEWS March 1, 2019 https://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20190301/NEWS/190309986 Consumers are getting the shaft through California's container deposit program that fails to return hundreds of millions of dollars to their pockets each year, one advocacy group claims. Consumer Watchdog believes $308 million is lost by California residents due to deposits they pay but do not redeem each year. By Simon Fletcher, CNN CANADIAN NEWS NETWORK March 1, 2019 https://www.ccn.com/california-trashes-300-million-with-its-garbage-rec… A consumer watchdog in the Golden State has revealed that recycling conscious Californians being ripped off by an outdated collection system. By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS February 28, 2019 https://apnews.com/d3be5bcb7ae44ea39262398445fad437 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California consumers lost out on at least $308 million in nickel deposits on cans and bottles in 2018, largely because it’s increasingly difficult to find a place to recycle them, according to a new report made public Thursday. Organizations Urge Commissioner To End Use Of Occupation And Education History To Create Rates By Staff Reporters, SACRAMENTO OBSERVER February 28, 2019 LOS ANGELES - Community organizations representing consumers, low-income workers and communities of color petitioned Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to ban the use of occupation and education to set auto insurance premiums. Latest |
