Uber Needs to Disclose To Shareholders Its Executive’s Conflict Of Interest On Contingency Fee Ballot Measure, Ties To Dana Williamson Scandal

Los Angeles Times Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist Michael Hiltzik: Uber is trying to snow voters with a supposedly pro-consumer ballot initiative. Don’t buy it

Consumer Alert Warns CA Voters Not To Sign Uber’s ‘License to Kill’ Ballot Measure: Uber Reviving Deadly Robotaxis In Conjunction With Proposal For Loss...

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

Carmen Balber - October 7, 2020

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...

Sea Change in Sacramento: How Electronic Ballot Signatures Empower Voters

Carmen Balber - September 25, 2020

The report finds that high signature costs have put the initiative process out of reach for all but the wealthy. It concludes that electronic...

$7 Signatures Block Citizen Access to Ballot Initiative Process, E-Signatures Can Restore It, Says New Report

Carmen Balber - September 25, 2020

Los Angeles, CA – The cost to qualify an initiative measure for the November 2020 ballot averaged a record-high $7.22 per valid signature, a prohibitive...

Insurers Fail To Rip-off Homeowners

Jamie Court - September 1, 2020

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...

LA Times Op-Ed Pages Don’t Reflect LA

Carmen Balber - July 1, 2020

A Consumer Watchdog review of one year’s worth of the authors published on the op-ed pages of the Los Angeles Times found that it...

Fracking’s Back In California

Jamie Court - April 8, 2020

As if California has not had enough bad news, fracking is now back. The newly-named Cal-GEM or California Geologic Energy Management Division, late Friday...

Trump’s Raw Deal Playing Cards at the L.A. Art Show

John Ennis - March 5, 2020

Charles Lynn Bragg with Trump's Raw Deal Playing Cards at the L.A. Art Show

Number Of Oil And Gas Well Permits Issued By Newsom Administration In 2019 Rivals Number Issued In Gov. Jerry Brown’s Last Year In Office

Liza Tucker - February 18, 2020

Los Angeles, CA—The total number of oil and gas well permits issued in 2019 under the Newsom Administration rivals the number issued in 2018...

The Deal Behind Trump’s Raw Deal Playing Cards

Julia Skrovan - February 14, 2020

Conviction Is In Every Hand With Trump’s Raw Deal Playing Cards

Jamie Court - February 6, 2020

Whether the US Senate acknowledges it or not, we must never forget the raw deal behind Trump's corruption. Mick Malvaney may be out as White...

Wine & Beverage Industry Stops Bill To Overhaul and Expand Bottle Deposit System On Senate Floor

Jamie Court - January 30, 2020

Los Angeles, CA — A major reform bill to fix California’s broken bottle deposit system and get consumers back hundreds of millions in unredeemed...

Bill To Overhaul Bottle Deposit System Passes Out Of Senate Committee

Liza Tucker - January 15, 2020

Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court said in testimony today before the Senate Environmental Quality Committee on bottle deposit reform legislation,...

Data Shows Insurance Companies Use Occupation and Education to Segregate and Overcharge Communities of Color And Blue-Collar California Drivers

Pam Pressley - October 1, 2019

Los Angeles, CA -- An analysis of new data obtained from insurance companies by the California Department of Insurance (“CDI”) confirms complaints by Consumer Watchdog...

Consumer Watchdog Says Sad Day For LA When FBI Has To Show Up At DWP To Deal With Billing Problems

Jamie Court - July 22, 2019

Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog responded to news that the FBI had served search warrants on the City Attorney and DWP by saying...

Fourth Fatal Crash Involving Tesla’s Autopilot Feautre Occurs In Florida

Mark Reback - May 17, 2019

By Sarah D. Young, CONSUMER AFFAIRS May 17, 2019 https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/fourth-fatal-crash-involving-teslas-autopilot-feature-occurs-in-florida-051719.html The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a report released Thursday that another Tesla driver activated...

LA City Attorney Failed to Disclose $242 Million DWP-funded City Slush Fund, Says Consumer Watchdog Legal Appeal

Jerry Flanagan - March 26, 2019

Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer supported a deceptive notice to ratepayers in a class action settlement over the transfer of...

Consumer Watchdog Alleges Corruption Over DWP Misbilling, Self-Dealing & Fraud

Evan Thomas King - March 14, 2019

AG Xavier Becerra Should Take Over Public Corruption Probe At City Attorney’s Office About DWP Misbilling & Fraud That Led To Two Resignations

Jamie Court - March 13, 2019

Los Angeles, CA -- Consumer Watchdog has called upon Attorney General Xavier Becerra to take over a public corruption investigation at the LA City...

Public Corruption At City Attorney’s Office Over DWP Misbilling, Self-Dealing & Fraud Leads To Two Resignations

Jamie Court - March 11, 2019

Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog has called upon City Attorney Mike Feuer to fully respond to revelations in LA Superior Court that his top attorneys and...