By Matthew Hall, SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS
October 4, 2022
https://smdp.com/2022/10/04/supply-squeeze-prompts-record-gas-prices/
Average gasoline prices in Los Angeles have risen 63.4 cents per gallon in the last week, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,135 stations in Los Angeles. Prices in Los Angeles are $1.08 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.93 per gallon higher than a year ago.
By Ian Masters, BACKGROUND BRIEFING
October 3, 2022
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Then with consumers in California paying twice as much per gallon as the rest of the country because refineries are producing less without explaining why, we look into what Governor Newsom is describing as extortion with the five refiners ripping off the public while making more money for delivering less product.
By Staff Reporters, KOGO 600AM San Diego, CA
October 3, 2022
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Jamie Court with Consumer Watchdog calls for a windfall profits tax on Big Oil's price gouging of Californians at the gas pump.
By Melody Gutierrez, LOS ANGELES TIMES
October 3, 2022
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-03/voters-to-decide-ne…
SACRAMENTO — California voters will decide this November who will lead a state agency that wields significant power over home, auto and other insurance policies, selecting between an incumbent Democrat embroiled in controversy and his novice Republican challenger.
By John Cadiz Klemack and Maggie More, KNBC TV-4 Los Angeles, CA
October 3, 2022
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/southern-california-gas-prices…
It's a record that drivers in Southern California were hoping would stay unbroken: gas prices are now at all-time highs in Los Angeles County and Riverside County.
Gov. Newsom wants Legislature to impose a windfall profits tax on oil companies.
By Rob Nikolewski, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
October 3, 2022
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2022-10-03/san-dieg…
By Julia Paskin, KPCC 89.3FM Pasadena, CA
October 2, 2022
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Consumer Advocate Jamie Court calls for the CA State Legislature to pass a windfall profits tax bill that will ra
By Nate Perez, LAIST.COM
October 2, 2022
https://laist.com/news/transportation/about-those-painful-prices-at-cal…
Drivers in the Los Angeles area are now paying $6.45 on average for a gallon of regular — Orange and Ventura counties are nearly as pricey and Riverside and San Bernardino counties are little over $6.30 a gallon. The average price of a gallon nationwide is just under $3.80.
By Emily Hoeven, CALMATTERS
September 30, 2022
https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2022/09/california-gas-t…
Remember when Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers struck a deal a couple of months ago to send millions of California taxpayers between $200 and $1,050 to help cover the rising cost of living?
By Kathleen Ronanyne, ASSOCIATED PRESS
September 30, 2022
https://apnews.com/article/business-california-gavin-newsom-prices-clim…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that oil refineries could start selling more polluting winter-blend gasoline ahead of schedule to ease soaring fuel prices, directly contradicting his own goals for reducing climate pollutants.
Newsom signs measure environmental groups have urged since 1980s to reduce litter
By Paul Rogers, BAY AREA NEWS GROUP
September 28, 2022
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/09/28/empty-wine-and-liquor-bottles-w…
Just polished off a nice Chardonnay? A glass of Pinot with dinner? A mango margarita even?
By Cherry Glazer, KCRW 89.9FM NPR Santa Monica, CA
September 28, 2022
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Consumer Watchdog's Jamie Court explains how the huge difference in CA gas prices vs the rest of the country is due to oil refiners causing outages so they can raise prices artificially.
By Staff Reporters, KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA
September 28, 2022
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Jamie Court with Consumer Watchdog tells KNX how the big 5 oil refiners who own 90% of business in California are purposely causing outages so they can jack up gas prices.
By Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE - CAPITOL ALERT
September 28, 2022
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article26…
As California continues to struggle with high gas prices, one advocacy group is calling on the governor to convene a special session on the subject.
‘The amended bill added $400 millions in grants ‘for major corporations that don’t need it’
By Evan Symon, CALIFORNIA GLOBE
September 29, 2022
https://californiaglobe.com/articles/newly-signed-law-to-expand-statewi…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
By Marissa Heffernan, PLASTICS RECYCLING UPDATE
August 31, 2022
https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2022/08/31/amendments-to-calif-…
Last-minute amendments to California bottle bill expansion legislation would remove the daily fee opt-out for retailers and instead require them to either accept containers or join a dealer cooperative to coordinate collection, along with several other changes.
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.
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.
