Driverless Cars Are Expected On California Streets In April. What Does It Mean For You?
By Tony Bizjak, SACRAMENTO BEE
February 26, 2018
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/article201802909.html
A moment that once belonged only in sci-fi novels is now a month away in California.
WhatleyKallas, Nonprofit Consumer Group Go After CVS for Mandatory Mail-Order Program
By Kristen Rasmussen, THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL
February 26, 2018
https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/02/26/whatleykallas-nonprof…
California Green-Lights Cars Without Drivers
By Carolyn Said, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
February 26, 2018
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/California-green-lights-ca…
California on Monday gave a green light to allowing robot cars with no drivers on state roads within weeks.
California To Allow Self-Driving Cars On Road Without Human Backup By April
By Ray Down, UPI - UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
February 26, 2018
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/02/26/California-to-allow-self-dri…
California OKs Autonomous Car Testing Without Backup Drivers
By Chris Weber, ASSOCIATED PRESS
February 26, 2018
https://wtop.com/consumer-news/2018/02/california-oks-autonomous-car-te…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Driverless cars will be tested in California for the first time without a person behind a steering wheel under new rules that state regulators approved Monday for the fast-developing technology.
California Scraps Safety Driver Rules For Self-Driving Cars
By Daisuke Wakabayashi, THE NEW YORK TIMES
February 26, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/26/technology/driverless-cars-californi…
SAN FRANCISCO — California regulators have given the green light to truly driverless cars.
Self-Driving Cars With No In-Vehicle Backup Driver Get OK For California Public Roads
By Ethan Baron, MERCURY NEWS
February 26, 2018
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/26/self-driving-cars-with-no-in-veh…
Self-driving cars with no human backup behind the wheel will be legal on California roads for testing and transporting the public starting April 2.
Consumer Groups Slam Trump Administration Over Proposal To Expand Short-Term Health Plans
By Kenny Goldberg, KPBS San Diego, CA
February 26 2018
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2018/feb/26/consumer-groups-slam-trump-adminis…
Four HIV Patients File Class Action Lawsuit Against CVS
The plaintiffs, all HIV-positive, claim CVS broke the law by forcing them to pay enormous additional costs.
By Benjamin M. Adams, HIV PLUS MAGAZINE
February 23, 2018
https://www.hivplusmag.com/law-crime/2018/2/23/four-hiv-patients-file-c…
Insurance Companies – Not “On Your Side”
Feb. 22, 2018 - THEPOPTORT.COM
http://www.thepoptort.com/2018/02/insurance-companies-not-on-your-side.html
And they’re not a “good neighbor” either. And they don’t have “good hands.” (I could go on.) But you probably already knew that.
SESTA-FOSTA, TOGETHER AT LAST
By Margaret Harding McGill, POLITICO'S MORNING TECH
February 22, 2018
Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge To California Law That Regulates Insurance Hikes
By Mark Huffman, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
February 21, 2018
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/supreme-court-turns-away-challenge…
Waymo Gets the Go to Launch 1st Driverless Ride-Sharing Program
Service set to begin within the year in Phoenix area, then expand to other markets.
By Paul E. Einstein, THE DETROIT BUREAU
February 19, 2018
http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2018/02/waymo-gets-the-go-to-launch-1st…
Car-Loan Rates Expected To Rise
By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS
February 19, 2018
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2018/02/19/car-loan-rat…
Washington — Concern about potential inflation in the U.S. economy has sparked concern that auto-loan interest rates could spike at a time when domestic car sales have already been sluggish.
CVS Hit With Class Action Lawsuits From HIV Patients
By Jon Parton, COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE
February 16, 2018
https://www.courthousenews.com/cvs-hit-with-class-action-lawsuits-from-…
Op-Ed Commentary: Don’t Let Robot Cars Go Out Of Control On California Roads
By Jamie Court, SPECIAL TO THE SACRAMENTO BEE
February 16, 2018
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article200374179.html
Self-driving cars cannot yet drive themselves. This is the unmistakable conclusion of new data from the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
CVS Sued Over Delivery Of HIV Specialty Drugs
By Jacklyn Wille, BLOOMBERG LAW
February 16, 2018
CVS Health Corp. is in the crosshairs of a new lawsuit challenging how it administers prescription drug benefits for people taking HIV/AIDS medications.
State Farm Pulls Out All The Legal Stops To Avoid Paying $100 Million In Customer Refunds
By Michael Hiltzik, LOS ANGELES TIMES
February 16, 2018
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-state-farm-201802…
Western States Petroleum Association & Members Have Dumped $170 Million Into CA Campaigns
By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY.ORG
February 14, 2018
'Less Than a Drop in the Bucket' -- Dueling Perspectives on California's First Stem Cell Royalty Check
By David Jensen, CALIFORNIA STEM CELL REPORT
February 14, 2018
http://californiastemcellreport.blogspot.in/2018/02/less-than-drop-in-b…
Self-Driving Car Safety Legislation Stalls in The Senate
By John D. McKinnon, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
February 12, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/self-driving-car-safety-legislation-stalls…
Editorial: AG Becerra’s Delay Enables More Opioid Deaths
By Mercury News & East Bay Express Editorial Boards
February 10, 2018
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/02/10/editorial-ag-becerras-delay-ena…
While state Attorney General Xavier Becerra has fiddled, thousands more Californians have died from opioid overdoses.
Google Patents Creepy Big Brother-Style System That Uses Cameras And Sensors To Watch Your Kids And Tell Them Off When They've Been Misbehaving
By Phoebe Westin, THE DAILY MAIL UK
February 9, 2018
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5371975/Google-patents-c…
'Climate Leaders' Justin Trudeau and Jerry Brown Are Both Promoters Of Oil Industry Expansion
By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS
February 9, 2018
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/2/9/1740062/--Climate-leaders-Jus…
Californians Flood State Capitol to Oppose Offshore Drilling
By Nick Cahill, COURTHOUSE NEWS
February 8, 2018
https://www.courthousenews.com/californians-flood-state-capitol-to-oppo…
SACRAMENTO (CN) – With the federal government plotting new offshore oil leases, California lawmakers and environmentalists have coalesced around a clear goal: Keeping big oil off California’s coastline.
Lobby Groups Spend Record $339 Million
By Patrick McGreevy, LOS ANGELES TIMES - SACRAMENTO WATCH BLOG
February 5, 2018
Fueled by activity from the oil industry attempting to influence the cap-and-trade debate, interest groups spent a record of more than $339 million lobbying California government officials last year.
The spending activity to influence elected officials and bureaucrats far exceeds the previous record of $314.7 million in 2015, new lobbying reports show.
Self-Driving Vehicles Put Through Paces
American Center for Mobility near Detroit touts itself as offering 'perfect environment' for testing driverless, connected vehicles
By Eric D. Lawrence, DAYTON DAILY NEWS
February 2, 2018
The American Center for Mobility opened its first phase in December. It includes a 2.5-mile highway loop and 700-foot curved tunnel; the center notes that it offers four-season testing, day and night, in sun, rain, ice and snow.
Disengage, Disengage! Cali DMV Reports Show How Often Human Drivers Override Robot Cars
Driverless tech not ready, to shock of nobody
By Richard Priday, THE REGISTER UK
February 2, 2018
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/02/cali_dmv_driverless_disengagem…
Jamie Dimon, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffet Lost Patience With Skyrocketing Health Costs -
By Quentin Fottrell, MARKETWATCH.COM
January 30, 2018https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-chart-explains-why-jamie-dimon-j…
Why Climate Activists Protested Jerry Brown’s Swan Song
Climate-change activists hoping to hear the governor propose a new climate initiative during his State of the State speech Thursday were disappointed.
By Larry Buhl, CAPITAL AND MAIN
January 29, 2018
https://capitalandmain.com/why-climate-activists-protested-jerry-browns…
Renting A Car? Using The Bluetooth Could Put You At Risk For Identity Theft
By Rebekah L. Sanders, THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC
January 26, 2018
https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/consumers/2018/01/26/ren…
After receiving complaints from Hyundai owners across the country, in November, 2011 Consumer Watchdog challenged the US Environmental Protection Agency to audit Hyundai over the "40 Miles Per Gallon" MPG claims on the window sticker of its Elantra. On November 2, 2012, the EPA confirmed Consumer Watchdog's allegations, announcing that Hyundai and KIA would be required to change the false MPG window sticker claims on many of their vehicles, including Elantra.
New Safety Concerns For Tesla Autopilot After Latest Crash
By Crystal Cruz, KCBS TV-2 - Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 2018
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/01/22/new-safety-concerns-tesla-aut…
Taking An Ancestry Test Could Make It Harder To Buy Life Insurance
By Julie Watts, KPIX CBS TV-5 SAN FRANCISCO, CA
January 18, 2018
http://cbslocal.com/2018/01/18/taking-ancestry-test-makes-buying-life-i…
GM’s Self-Driving Car Edges Silicon Valley — For Now
By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS
January 12, 2018
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2018/01/…
Pending permission from the feds, General Motors Co.’s race to field a self-driving car for the masses next year is poised to pass its Silicon Valley rivals — for now.
Jerry Brown's Secret War on Clean Energy
By Michael Shellenberger, ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS
January 11, 2018
http://environmentalprogress.org/big-news/2018/1/11/jerry-browns-secret…
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Human Control of Self-Driving Cars on Policymakers’ Radar
By Michaela Ross, BLOOMBERG BNA
January 11, 2018
https://www.bna.com/human-control-selfdriving-n73014474031/
Should human beings be able to take the wheel from self-driving cars?
Genetic Testing Kits Could Affect Life Insurance
By Louise Esola, BUSINESS INSURANCE
By January 10, 2018
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20180110/NEWS06/912318426/Gene…
Trump Loom Large As Auto Show Revs Up
By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS
January 10, 2018
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/detroit-auto-show/2018/…
Washington — President Donald Trump is casting a long shadow over the Detroit auto show.
While Insightful Into Ancestry, Genetic Testing Could Have Serious Life Insurance Consequences
By Heather Abraham, KDKA CBS TV PITTSBURGH, PA
January 9, 2018
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/01/09/dna-tests-kit-dangers/
Genetic testing kits were a top seller this past holiday season.
Calif. Legislators Jackson, Muratsuchi Reintroduce Bill to Halt New Federal Offshore Oil Drilling
By Dan Bacher, ELK GROVE NEWS
January 8, 2018
http://www.elkgrovenews.net/2018/01/calif-assembly-members-jackson.html
By David A. Wood, CARCOMPLAINTS.COM
January 7, 2018
https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2018/driverless-car-guidelines-alleg…
