Latest Accountability Releases

Sea Change in Sacramento: How Electronic Ballot Signatures Empower Voters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  

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

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

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

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...

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KTVU FOX 2: CW Sounding The Alarm Tonight As Uber Makes A Push For A New Ballot Measure
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KTVU FOX 2: CW Sounding The Alarm Tonight As Uber Makes A Push For A New Ballot Measure
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KTLA-LA (CW) - Los Angeles, CA: What To Know About California Prop 34
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KNTV-SF (NBC) - San Francisco, CA: Tesla's Self-Driving System Under Investigation
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KNTV-SF (NBC) - San Francisco, CA: Consumer Watchdog Opposes Prop 34
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Insurance Industry Spokesperson, Steve Maviglio, Exposed As A Vandal
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KFMB CW - San Diego, CA: Proposed $25 Billion Supermarket Mega-Merger
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Spectrum News 1 (San Fernando Valley) - Los Angeles, CA: Increase In Parking Tickets At SoCal Parks
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KGO-SF (ABC) - San Francisco, CA: Skin Care Shop Complaints
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KNBC-LA (NBC) - Los Angeles, CA: FBI Believed Feuer Was Involved In DWP Cover-Up Scheme
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: Airline Refund Policy Change
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CNN - U.S. Cable: 73 Million Former AT&T Customer Accounts Leaked To The Dark Web
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KNBC-LA (NBC) - Los Angeles, CA: New Developments in LADWP Overbilling Scandal
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KTLA-LA (CW) - Los Angeles, CA: Request To Unseal Records In DWP/City Attorney Scandal
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KCRA-SAC (NBC) - Sacramento, CA: Struggle To Get State Records
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KCRA(NBC) - Sacramento, CA: A Ballot Initiative That Would Enhance Transparency of Elected Leaders
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KCBS- Los Angeles, CA: CBS Investigation Found 40% of Lights are Out on LA Freeways From Vandalism
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KGO (ABC) - San Francisco, CA; The Tipping point, How The Hopper App is Deceptively Collecting Tips
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KNBC-LA (NBC) - Los Angeles, CA; Holding Utility Companies Accountable For Power Outages
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KNXV-PHX (ABC) - Phoenix, AZ; Banks Need To Be More Proactive In Warning Customers About Fraud
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Insurance Commissioner Lara's Flip-Flop On Surveillance In Your Car
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KNBC - DWP Scandal what did Mike Feuer know?
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Insurance Commissioner Lara's Flip-Flop On Surveillance In Your Car
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KTXL FOX TV-40 Sacramento, CA: Watchdog Groups Want State Leaders Held Responsible On EDD Fraud
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KPFK Rising Up With Sonali: Consumer Watchdog Highlights “Trump’s Raw Deal”
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The Deal Behind Trump's Raw Deal
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Trump Raw Deal Cards: Conviction in Every Hand
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SPECNEWS1: Insurance Commissioner Lara Took Money From Insurance Industry
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SPECNEWS1: Insurance Commissioner Lara Apologizes For Taking Contributions From Insurance Industry
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Press Conference on Insurance Commissioner Lara's Calendars
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SPECNEWS1: Jamie Court Questions Whether Changes At LADWP Will Make A Difference For Consumers
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Fox GDLA: Ricardo Lara Wants To Give Insurance Companies Your Driving Data
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KABC: FBI Raids LADWP Office and City Attorney's Office Over Billing Scandal Cover-Up
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KNBC: FBI Raids LA DWP Offices in Relation to Overcharging Scandal
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Press Conference for Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's Report Card May 2019
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