Our 2026 CA Initiative Picks
Every election we hear from a lot of people asking for our endorsements on the year’s crop of ballot measures. While Consumer Watchdog hasn’t taken...
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More Perfect Union Investigates Uber’s Insurance Shell Game As Company Seeks Federal Liability Shield
A new investigation from More Perfect Union digs into the rising “insurance” costs Uber charges riders and drivers — and finds that the company largely controls those costs itself.
Please Support Our Projects 2025
We have a simple plan for 2025 – build on our victories and defend the hard won rights we’ve already established.
Celebrating Our 2024 Victories, Show Your Support
We created this short video to celebrate our consumer victories in 2024.
Give To Effective Economic Populism
Reducing insurance rates by hundreds of billions of dollars. Lowering gasoline prices. Protecting privacy rights. Holding utilities accountable. Consumer Watchdog’s record has been effectively standing up...
What’s on your California Ballot?
While Consumer Watchdog doesn’t have any measures on the ballot this year, we’ve gotten lots of requests for our initiative picks. If you haven’t yet...
Mike Mattoch: Remembering A Hero (1957 – 2023)
Our long-time friend and colleague Mike Mattoch died suddenly at his desk last week. He was 66 years old. Mike was a hero in every sense...
Former City Lawyer: FBI Determined Feuer Lied About Knowledge of Extortion Payment
This is a cross-post with the Debaser, a newsletter about LA lawyers and politics. Los Angeles—After receiving word from the judge that he’s going to...
Will the State Bar Hold Mike Feuer and Powerful Attorneys Accountable in the LADWP Billing Scandal?
The California State Bar's investigation into LADWP misconduct has turned into one of the Bar's biggest cases yet.
Consumer Advocate Harry Snyder, Rest In Peace
The consumer advocate, public interest lawyer and Consumer Watchdog Hall of Famer Harry Snyder passed away Friday. Harry was a unique, gentle, kind and generous...
Amazing Year
Will you make an end-of-the-year tax deductible contribution to celebrate our efforts and help us prepare for the fight ahead? In my three decades as a consumer...
What’s on Your 2022 California Ballot
Thanks to the historic agreement to update California’s medical malpractice cap in May, the measure that was Consumer Watchdog’s election priority this year – the...