‘It’s Literally Drill, Baby, Drill’: Did Jerry Brown’s Climate Crusade Give Big Oil A Pass?
By Alexei Koseff, CAPITOL ALERT - SACRAMENTO BEE
September 13, 2018
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article21…
High-Tech Ferry Backdrop For 16 California Clean Energy Laws
By Staff Reporters, ASSOCIATED PRESS
September 13, 2018
https://www.ksl.com/article/46390761/high-tech-ferry-backdrop-for-16-ca…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown used a high-tech battery-operated San Francisco Bay sightseeing ferry as the backdrop for approving 16 new laws Thursday aimed at easing global warming.
Jerry Brown May Not Be The Ultimate Climate Crusader, But He's A Lot Closer Than Most Politicians
By George Skelton, CAPITOL JOURNAL - LOS ANGELES TIMES
September 13, 2018
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-skelton-jerry-brown-climate-…
Campaign Calls On US Insurance Industry To Ditch Fossil Fuels
By Ryan Smith, INSURANCE BUSINESS
September 13, 2018
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/environmental/campaign-cal…
A new campaign is calling on the US insurance industry to ditch fossil fuels, calling the industry a major contributor to climate change.
California Gov. Jerry Brown A 'Hypocrite' When It Comes To Oil Drilling, Critics Say
By William Lajeunesse, FOX NEWS
September 12, 2018
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/12/california-gov-jerry-brown-h…
L.A. Judge Tosses Aetna Suit Against Plaintiffs' Firms
By Alison Frankel, REUTERS
September 10, 2018
https://uk.reuters.com/article/legal-us-otc-aetna/la-judge-tosses-aetna…
Few Automakers Reported On Self-Driving Car Safety To White House
By Brian Leon, THE CAR CONNECTION
September 10, 2018
https://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1118682_few-automakers-reported-o…
Brown Blasted for Turning Blind Eye to Neighborhood Oil Wells
By Nathan Solis, COURTHOUSE NEWS
September 10, 2018
https://www.courthousenews.com/brown-blasted-for-turning-blind-eye-to-n…
Few Carmakers Submit Self-Driving Car Safety Reports
By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS
September 10, 2018
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/mobility/2018/09/10/fe…
Angry Activists Plan To Crash Jerry Brown’s SF Climate Summit
By Matier & Ross, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
September 9, 2018
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Angry-activists…
California Senate Denies Vote On Bill To Cede California Electricity Grid To Trump
By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY
September 2, 2018
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/02/18817263.php
“The Senate leadership was wise to not subject California to another deregulation scheme that would have empowered the Trump administration to stick California with more coal and fracked gas," said Adam Scow, California Director of Food & Water Watch
A Future Of Driverless Vehicles Is Coming. Will SLO Be Ready?
By Nick Wilson, SAN LUIS OBISPO TRIBUNE
September 1, 2018
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article216737550.html
The future of driverless cars is coming and, perhaps, faster than some might think: Robot drivers are expected to share public roads within a few years, and mainstream use is potentially 15 to 20 years away, according to industry experts.
Yahoo Enters The Privacy Fray Once Again
The new class action suit centers on emails sent from Yahoo Mail to Gmail users
By Gary Guthrie, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
August 31, 2018
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/yahoo-enters-the-privacy-fray-once…
Yahoo’s email woes continue to grow, and this time it involves Google.
Utility Union Benefits From California Wildfire Legislation
By Jonathan J. Cooper, ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 31, 2018
https://apnews.com/0a076ef809f44e74b683d37cb0d54560
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Utility workers would get protections for their jobs, salaries, benefits and pensions as part of a measure allowing California power companies to raise electric bills to cover the cost of lawsuits from last year's deadly wildfires
Trump Donor Buys California Power Plant, Asks Feds To Change Energy Market
By David R. Baker, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
August 29, 2018
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Trump-donor-buys-Californi…
Late last year, a company tied to one of President Trump’s campaign donors took possession of a bankrupt power plant in Kern County.
Deceptive Pricing: Unlawful Trickery or Skillful Selling?
By Andrew Lustigman and Morgan Spina, NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL
August 24, 2018
https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2018/08/24/deceptive-pricing-unla…
Former Head of California Nurses Association Joins Consumer Watchdog Board
By Paul Demko, POLITICO Pulse
August 22, 2018
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2018/08/22/schumer-…
Trump’s Coal Plan To Have Little Direct Effect on California
By David R. Baker, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
August 21, 2018
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Trump-s-coal-plan-to-have-…
President Trump’s plan to roll back one of his predecessor’s key climate change programs, governing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, will win few fans in Sacramento.
California Wants to Unite the Western States Under One Power Grid
By Mark Chediak, BLOOMBERG
August 21, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-21/enron-s-ghost-haunts…
California is ready to remake the U.S. West -- or at least its power grid.
Woman Plans California Supreme Court Appeal Over Injuries in Snowboarding Accident
Kathleen Willhide-Michiulis says she has struggled to recover from the trauma of the incident in 2011
By Eric Leonard, KNBC TV-4 Los Angeles, CA
August 21, 2018
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/Woman-Plans-California-Sup…
Political Notebook: RoseAnn DeMoro Joins Forces With Consumer Watchdog
By Joe Garofoli, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
August 20, 2018
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Political-Notebook-RoseAnn…
Most of the 21,000 Oil Wells Approved Under Gov. Brown Are In Low-Income Areas, Communities of Color
Most of the 21,000 Oil Wells Approved Under Gov. Brown Are In Low-Income Areas, Communities of Color
By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS
August 18, 2018
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/8/18/1789209/-Most-of-the-21-000-…
PG&E Sponsors TV Wildfire Commercials — Though You Wouldn’t Know By Watching Them
By Hannah Norman, SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS TIMES
August 16, 2018
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2018/08/16/pge-sponsoring…
STRANGER THINGS - Consumer Watchdog Busts Dodd
By Bryan Anderson, SACRAMENTO BEE - CAPITOL ALERT
August 16, 2018
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article21…
Welcome to California, Home of the Never-Ending Fires, Rising Temperatures and Disappearing Coasts
Why California’s war on climate change may not be enough to save a world on fire
By Alastair Bland, SACRAMENTO NEWS & REVIEW
August 16, 2018
https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/welcome-to-california-home-of/con…
Capitol Debate On Utilities’ Fire Liability Sparks A Lobbying Frenzy
By Matier & Ross, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
August 15, 2018
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Capitol-debate-…
TV’s New Wildfire Commercials Quietly Brought To You By PG&E
By David R. Baker, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
August 14, 2018
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Those-new-wildfire-TV-ads-…
California’s electric utilities have taken their fight to change wildfire liability rules to the television screen, backing ads throughout the state.
California Today: A Move to Mandate 100% Carbon-Free Electricity
By Ivan Penn and Inyoung Kang, THE NEW YORK TIMES - CALIFORNIA TODAY BLOG
August 14, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/us/california-today-sb100-clean-ener…
This Silicon Valley Car Tech Firm Is Bringing Secret Weapon To Sacramento Streets
By Tony Bijzak, SACRAMENTO BEE
August 13, 2018
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/back-seat-driver/artic…
A Silicon Valley tech company recently posted a video front and center on its website that may startle some Sacramentans.
It shows a sleek black car driving across the Tower Bridge ... with no one in it.
Opinion: Self-Driving Car Bill Needs Amending For Safety
Op-ED by John M. Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, THE DETROIT NEWS
August 12, 2018
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2018/08/12/self-driving-car-b…
In the future, experimental autonomous vehicle technology may help to curb preventable crash deaths and injuries. But, right now, robot cars are nowhere near ready for prime time.
Will New York City’s Cap On Uber And Lyft Vehicles Increase Ride Prices?
Ridesharing apps claim the new ruling will be bad for customers
By Kari Paul, MARKETWATCH
August 11, 2018
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/will-new-york-citys-cap-on-uber-and-l…
Is your Uber ride about to get more expensive?
Should You Leave Your Child Alone With A Voice Assistant?
Young children appear to be having difficulty communicating with smart toys
By Kari Paul, MARKETWATCH
August 11, 2018
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/should-you-leave-your-child-alone-wit…
“Siri, can you read me a bedtime story?”
Tesla Offering Owners Free Trial Of Autopilot Feature
Owners can decide whether to activate some Autopilot features or opt out of the trial entirely
By Sarah D. Young, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
August 10, 2018
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/tesla-offering-owners-free-trial-o…
How Smart Devices Like Fitbits Are Helping Law Enforcement Solve Crimes
Experts say consumer reactions vary by company
By Alissa Fleck, ADWEEK
August 3, 2018
https://www.adweek.com/digital/how-smart-devices-like-fitbits-are-helpi…
Autonomous Cars Would Navigate Sacramento Streets With A Backup Driver 100 Miles Away
By Tony Bizjak, SACRAMENTO BEE
August 1, 2018
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/article215835505.html#…
Opinion: Another Day, Another Tax Or Fee Hike In California
Opinion column by Susan Shelley, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
July 28, 2018
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/07/28/another-day-another-tax-or-fee-hi…
If it feels like every day brings another tax increase, rate increase or fee hike in California, that’s because it does.
What is going on in this state?
In California, A New App Aims To Keep Patients Up-To-Date On Physician Misconduct
By Jessica Kim Cohen, BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW
July 27, 2018
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/…
Appeals Court To Reconsider Rejection Of Settlement Against Hyundai, Kia
By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
July 27, 2018
https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Appeals-court-to-reconsider-re…
Critics Slam LADWP In Lawsuit Over ‘Illegal Tax’ Money Transferred To LA’s Budget
By City News Service, THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
July 26, 2018
https://www.dailynews.com/2018/07/26/critics-slam-ladwp-in-lawsuit-over…
City Of L.A. Faces New Lawsuit Over Department Of Water And Power Transfer Of Funds
By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES
July 25, 2018
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lawsuit-dwp-transfer-201807…
$5 Billion European Fine That Irks Trump Isn't So Massive For Google
By James Langford, WASHINGTON EXAMINER
July 19, 2018
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/business/5-billion-european-fine-tha…
he $5.1 billion that the European Commission fined Google parent Alphabet for anticompetitive practices like coercing Android phone makers to install the company's apps sounds massive.
EU Antitrust Fine Of Google Is Big But Too Late
The US search giant has already cemented its market dominance in Europe's smartphone sector and rejects charges it is anti-competitive.
By Christof Kerkmann & Ruth Berschens, HANDELSBLATT GLOBAL
July 18, 2018
https://global.handelsblatt.com/companies/eu-antitrust-fine-google-big-…
Don’t Expect Big Changes from Europe’s Record Google Fine
By Nitasha Tiku, WIRED
July 18, 2018
https://www.wired.com/story/dont-expect-big-changes-from-europes-record…
EU Hits Google With Record $5 Billion Fine Over Android Antitrust Practices
Big changes to Android could be on the way.
By Katie Collins, CNET
July 18, 2018
https://www.cnet.com/news/google-issued-record-antitrust-fine-by-eu-ove…
Google Hit With £3.8 Billion Fine By EU For Abusing Control Of Android OS
By Alexander J. Martin, SKY NEWS
July 18, 2018
https://news.sky.com/story/google-slammed-with-38bn-fine-by-eu-for-abus…
Google has been fined €4.34bn (£3.8bn) by the EU for abusing its control of the Android operating system by forcing vendors to pre-install its apps.
Google Is Fined $5 Billion by EU in Android Antitrust Case
Decision marks the European Union’s biggest-ever antitrust fine and sharpest rebuke to Silicon Valley
By Sam Schechner And Douglas MacMillan, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
July 18, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-to-be-fined-5-billion-by-eu-in-andr…
Friend or Foe? EU Risks Trump Twitter Storm With Google Fine
By Aoife White and Stephanie Bodoni, BLOOMBERG
July 18, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-18/friend-or-foe-eu-ris…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s European Union “foes” are at it again -- attacking one of America’s biggest technology companies with a second painful antitrust decision.
Report: Regional Power Grid Would Create Thousands Of California Jobs In Renewable Energy Industry
By Kevin Smith, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
July 18, 2018
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/07/18/report-regional-power-grid-would-…
