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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...

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...

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 -...

Mike Feuer Goes Trumpian

The US Justice Department’s latest plea bargain announcement in the LA DWP billing scandal is very bad news for LA City Attorney Mike Feuer,...

What We’re Going To Do In ‘22

2022 promises to be a seminal year for consumer protection.   We can only make the landmark changes on our list with your generous support. Consumer Watchdog’s...

Your Trust

“Why do you trust Harvey?” an angry insurance company flack asked a newspaper reporter a few weeks ago.    They’ve been asking that question for thirty-three...

What We Won in 2021

Despite the pandemic, Consumer Watchdog scored some significant victories for the public interest in 2021.  Now’s the time of the year that we ask you to consider making a...

DWP Scandal Plea Bargain Exposes Bribes, Graft and Deceit In “Chinatown”

Six years ago, at a press conference on the court house steps, I got into a pushing match with an Ohio attorney who I...

Elon Musk Needs A PR Hack Afterall, Maviglio Rises Again

Tesla recently fired its entire Northern American public relations staff.  Who needs to talk to the press when you are Elon Musk? Tesla was supposed...

Mike Feuer Owes Antwon Jones An Apology And A Video Tape

The lawsuit filed in federal court on behalf of Antwon Jones, who was the average man caught in the middle of a fraud on...

Our New Year’s Resolutions

We lost a lot in 2020 — loved ones, time, momentum — and Consumer Watchdog’s ambitious plans for 2021 try to capitalize on what...

What’s on your ballot? My take on the 2020 California propositions

Wondering what the story is with the dozen statewide propositions on your ballot? We've had so many requests that, while Consumer Watchdog hasn't weighed...

Insurers Fail To Rip-off Homeowners

The legislative session is over. I am happy to report that the bad guys didn’t win. Insurance companies were not able to pass legislation in...

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