By Lloyd Alter, TREEHUGGER
August 7, 2019
https://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/recycling-broken-califo…
We have long called for deposits on everything, California shows that even that is not enough.
By I-Chun Chen, LA BIZ
August 6, 2019
https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2019/08/06/californias-larg…
Citing the increased costs of processing recycled items, RePlanet, California's largest operator of recycling redemption centers has closed, leaving 750 employees out of jobs.
By Tammy Murga, SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SIGNAL
August 6, 2019
https://signalscv.com/2019/08/recycling-center-chain-replanet-closes-al…
California’s largest bottle and can recycling center chain, rePlanet, shut its doors Monday, including both locations in the Santa Clarita Valley.
By Austin Schoonmaker, SAN DIEGO ENTERTAINER MAGAZINE
August 6, 2019
https://www.sdentertainer.com/news/californias-largest-recycling-center…
California’s largest operator of recycling redemption centers has shut its doors to all 248 of its locations leaving 750 employees without jobs. Thousands will no longer be able to rely on the supplemental income provided by recycling cans and bottles through its services.
By Wu Qin, XINHUA NEWS CHINA
August 6, 2019
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/06/c_138287902.htm
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- California's largest recycling center has terminated operations for good after 50 years in business with 750 of its employees left jobless.
Nearly 300 locations where people could redeem bottles and cans for money closed this week, and S.F. isn’t prepared to fill the gap.
By Nuala Sawyer, SF WEEKLY
August 6, 2019
http://www.sfweekly.com/news/major-bay-area-recycling-company-closes/
By Staff Reporters, PACKAGING GATEWAY
August 6, 2019
https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/consumer-watchdog-california-rec…
California’s Consumer Watchdog has asked Governor Gavin Newsom to prioritise recycling reform in the coming months as the state’s largest bottle redemption centre operator rePlanet closes its doors.
The company closed all its sites in California, but other recycling options exist for locals to redeem cans and bottles.
By Renee Schiavone, TEMECULA PATCH
August 6, 2019
https://patch.com/california/temecula/replanet-buyback-recycling-center…
The company closes its remaining 284 recycling centers and processing facilities and lays off employees as it files for liquidation.
By DeAnne Toto, RECYCLING TODAY
August 6, 2019
https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/replanet-closes-california-crv-r…
By Colin Staub, RESOURCE RECYCLING
August 6, 2019
https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2019/08/06/california-firm-clo…
RePlanet, once the largest operator of facilities redeeming containers covered by the California Redemption Value (CRV) program, has shuttered. The move will significantly reduce consumer recycling access.
By Staff & Wire Reports, PALO ALTO DAILY POST
August 6, 2019
https://padailypost.com/2019/08/06/replanet-recycling-redemption-center…
RePlanet, California’s largest operator of recycling redemption centers, has shut down all 284 of its locations and laid off 750 employees.
In the mid-Peninsula, RePlanet had redemption centers in Mountain View, Palo Alto, Redwood City, North Fair Oaks and San Mateo.
When insurance companies deny coverage or raise prices in areas at risk of wildfire, they’re often relying on secret formulas designed to predict what homes are likely to burn, according to a Voice of San Diego review of thousands of pages of regulatory filings by eight of California’s largest home insurers.
By Ry Rivard, VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
August 6, 2019
By Annie Sciacca, EAST BAY TIMES
August 5, 2019
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/08/05/californias-largest-recycling-c…
The state’s largest operator of recycling redemption centers has closed all 284 of its centers, leaving 750 employees without jobs and many who rely on income from redeeming bottles and cans without options.
By Andrew Wheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE
August 5, 2019
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article23…
The largest bottle and can recycling center chain in California, rePlanet, shut its doors Monday, terminating its entire workforce and creating a massive gap in recycling availability in the state.
By Rob McMillan, KABC TV-7 Los Angeles, CA
August 5, 2019
https://abc7.com/business/replanet-lays-off-hundreds-of-workers-closes-…
ONTARIO, Calif. (KABC) -- The future of rePlanet, the state's largest recycling business, is in doubt, with multiple employees saying they were laid off on Saturday.
Recycling centers for rePlanet were closed on Monday all across Southern California.
A 1988 ballot measure was meant to protect customers from unjustified rate hikes. But the measure has loopholes that insurers regularly exploit – and regulators aren’t doing much to plug the holes.
By Ry Rivard, VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
August 5, 2019
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/government/insurance-companies-i…
By Staff Reporters, VICTOR VALLEY NEWS
August 5, 2019
https://www.vvng.com/replanet-files-for-bankruptcy-closing-all-recyclin…
Victor Valley, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Locals were amongst the 750 employees laid-off after rePlanet, California’s largest recycling center, reportedly files bankruptcy.
By Hannah Wiley and Elizabeth Shwe, SACRAMENTO BEE - Capitol Alert AM Newsletter
August 5, 2019
https://www.sacbee.com/site-services/newsletters/capitol-morning/articl…
After nearly two months since Consumer Watchdog filed a Public Records Act request seeking Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s calendars, the department said it plans to release the documents by Aug. 31.
By Staff Reporters, ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 5, 2019
https://www.apnews.com/b1405399ff314bb38841ca1564513d96
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest operator of recycling redemption centers shut down Monday and laid off 750 employees.
A new report warns there is a real risk of normal, modern non-autonomous cars being taken over by a hostile hacker
By Jonny Bairstow, ENERGY LIVE NEWS
August 4, 2019
https://www.energylivenews.com/2019/08/04/cyberattack-on-internet-conne…
By Michael Finney, KGO 810 AM San Francisco, CA
August 3, 3019
Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment: http://www.kgoradio.com/2019/08/03/michael-finney-august-3-2019/
Adam Scow of Consumer Watchdog shares an Insider Report that Finds 2020 Connected Cars Vulnerable To Fleet Wide Hack
By David Goldstein, VENTURA COUNTY STAR
August 3, 2019
https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2019/08/03/eco-tip-contrasting-…
On vacation in Europe over the past two weeks, I photographed some amazing sights. As my pictures show, even in crowded cities where cars line up for parking spaces, city planners have cordoned off extensive curbside space for the exclusive use of recycling collection.
Activists from Food & Water Watch, Save Porter Ranch, Consumer Watchdog and the Aliso Canyon Community Action Committee will demonstrate at a rally before the hearings, calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to shut down the facility.
By Olga Grigoryants, THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
August 2, 2019
https://www.dailynews.com/2019/08/02/san-fernando-valley-neighbors-will…
By Daniel Patrascu, AUTO EVOLUTION
August 2, 2019
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/hacked-cars-could-lead-to-thousands-…
ike any system that is controlled at least in part by a computer, cars can be hacked. This is a reality experts have been talking about for nearly a decade, despite that until now we're yet to see a coordinated attack against smart cars.
'I’m ready to get creative… and now you have somebody who’s receptive to that in the department’
By Evan Gahr, CALIFORNIA GLOBE
August 2, 2019
https://californiaglobe.com/section-2/insurance-commish-toadies-for-ind…
By Staff Reporters, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE (AFP)
August 2, 2019
https://news.yahoo.com/cars-vulnerable-hacks-could-leave-thousands-dead…
A consumer advocacy group has warned that automakers are rolling out new vehicles increasingly vulnerable to hackers, which could result in thousands of deaths in the event of a mass cyberattack.
By Sam Mintz, POLITICO - Morning Transportation Report
August 1, 2019
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-transportation/2019/08/01/…
By Aaron Gordon, JALOPNIK
August 1, 2019
https://jalopnik.com/mazda-takes-drivers-seat-aboard-the-struggle-bus-1…
Internet-connected cars offer all kinds of safety and convenience improvements. But it also means your car is connected to the internet and, as we know all too well, once something is connected to the internet, someone is going to try and hack it.
By Ryan Daws, IoT NEWS
August 1, 2019
https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2019/aug/01/consumer-watchdog-cyberatt…
A report from Consumer Watchdog features 20 anonymous whistleblowers from the connected car industry voicing their concerns about cyberattacks.
By Staff Reporters, KTRK ABC TV-13, Houston, TX
August 1, 2019
https://abc13.com/automotive/internet-linked-cars-vulnerable-to-hackers…
A new report by more than a dozen whistleblowers suggests that internet-connected cars are a large national security threat.
Consumer Watchdog issued the report titled "Kill Switch: Why connected cars can be killing machines and how to turn them off."
By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
August 1, 2019
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-08-01/gov…
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that consumer advocates say could make it harder for dog and cat owners to collect pet insurance benefits.
GM, Ford and Toyota are among the automakers cited by Consumer Watchdog using whistleblower informants.
By Kevin Smith, THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
July 31, 2019
https://www.dailynews.com/2019/07/31/report-finds-2020-cars-vulnerable-…
By Eric D. Lawrence, DETROIT FREE PRESS
July 31, 2019
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2019/07/31/auto-cyberattacks-mas…
Warnings about connected vehicle vulnerabilities have been a steady drumbeat for years. Now a consumer-advocacy group is putting it in starker terms, suggesting a mass cyberattack against such vehicles could lead to Sept. 11-level casualties.
By Kevin Tripp, KABC 790AM Los Angeles, CA
July 31, 2019
http://www.kabc.com/2019/07/31/a-consumer-advocate-says-drivers-are-at-…
Jamie Court with Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog says new internet-connected systems make many new cars vulnerable.
By Bryan Jonston, AUTO CONNECTED CAR NEWS
July 31, 2019
https://www.autoconnectedcar.com/2019/07/connected-car-can-be-hacked-ne…
The nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog has issued a report, with the help of car industry technologists, that finds all the top 2020 cars have Internet connections to safety critical systems that leave them vulnerable to fleet wide hacks.
Our insider said most new 2020 model cars feature "info-tainment" systems with open internet connections that link with a car's computer technology; it contains all a hacker needs to crash a car you're driving
By Randy Mac, KNBC TV-4 Los Angeles, CA
July 31, 2019
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/cyber-security-risks-new-c…
State insurance commissioner reported $83,000 in returned contributions dating back to 2013
By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
July 31, 2019
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-07-31/lar…
By Julie Watts, KOVR TV-13 CBS, Sacramento, CA
July 31, 2019
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/07/31/hackers-could-remotely-gain-…
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A new report warns some cars that are connected to the internet may be a threat to national security.
By Jorge Casuso, THE SANTA MONICA LOOKOUT
July 31, 2019
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/July…
Imagine an attack as deadly as 9/11 only instead of aircraft slamming into buildings, 3,000 victims die on the road by losing control of their cars.
By Staff Reporters, KCBS/KCAL Los Angeles, CA
July 31, 2019
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/07/31/hackers-could-remotely-gain-…
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Hackers gaining control of your car while you are behind the wheel may sound like the plot of a science fiction movie, but the reality may not be that far off.
By Debra Kahn, PoliticoPRO
July 31, 2019
Regulators should protect drivers from car vulnerabilities stemming from hackers as vehicles rely increasingly on internet connectivity, Consumer Watchdog said Wednesday as it released a report on the issue.
The former state senator won’t turn over his calendar. It’s fair to wonder what he is hiding.
By the Editorial Board, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
July 30, 2019
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/story/2019-07-3…
By Hannah Wiley, SACRAMENTO BEE
July 29, 2019
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article23…
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, under fire for accepting campaign contributions from insurance executives and their spouses, has yet to release his office calendars in response to public requests.
The groups say the name ‘Autopilot’ creates confusion among consumers
By Sarah D. Young, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
July 29, 2019
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/consumer-groups-push-for-probe-int…
The Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog have once again come together to lobby for a federal investigation into how Tesla markets its Autopilot driver-assistance system.
By Carla Marinucci and Jeremy B. White, POLITICO
July 29, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO — Embattled state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara last week assured a convention of insurance executives that he would “start engaging the industry like never before” on issues that include giving insurers more access to drivers’ vehicle data — an effort long opposed by consumer advocates as a privacy invasion.
