Accountability

Federal Prosecutors Ordered to Unseal FBI Warrants Related to L.A. City Attorney’s Office and DWP Corruption

April 16, 2024  ·  Jerry Flanagan

Names of Public Officials Including Former City Attorney Mike Feuer Will Not Be Redacted, Nor Will Statements by an FBI Agent that Feuer Lied to...

Government Prosecutors Seek to Protect the “Privacy” of City Officials Entangled in Web of Corruption Related to DWP Billing Scandal

March 25, 2024  ·  Jerry Flanagan

Los Angeles, CA – While broadly supporting public disclosure, the United States Attorneys’ Office is seeking to redact the names of former City Attorney Mike...

Consumer Watchdog and the Los Angeles Times Petition Federal Court to Release FBI Warrants Related to LA City Attorney and LA DWP Corruption 

February 22, 2024  ·  Jerry Flanagan

 Los Angeles, CA — Yesterday afternoon the non-profit Consumer Watchdog and the Los Angeles Times petitioned a federal court in Los Angeles to release 33 FBI warrants...

Mike Mattoch: Remembering A Hero  (1957 – 2023)

December 4, 2023  ·  Jamie Court

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

November 7, 2023  ·  Justin Kloczko

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...

Ballot Initiative Would Overhaul Open Records Laws to Provide Greater Government Transparency & Accountability

August 2, 2023  ·  Jerry Flanagan

70% of CA Voters Approve of the Measure According to a Recent Poll Los Angeles, CA – Embracing the principle that “sunshine is the best...

Will the State Bar Hold Mike Feuer and Powerful Attorneys Accountable in the LADWP Billing Scandal?

June 28, 2023  ·  Justin Kloczko

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

February 14, 2023  ·  Jamie Court

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

December 27, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

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

October 18, 2022  ·  Carmen Balber

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...

California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Good Government Bill To Close State Agency Lobbying Loophole

September 23, 2022  ·  Jerry Flanagan

Los Angeles, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1783 to close a loophole in state law that allowed former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez to...

California Senate Committee Kills Good Government Bill To Bar Destruction of Public Records Using Secretive “Suspense File” 

August 11, 2022  ·  Jerry Flanagan

Sacramento, CA – Senator Anthony Portantino’s Senate Appropriations Committee killed good government legislation today using one of the Legislature’s most undemocratic tactics, the “suspense file,” which...