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 and...
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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 during...
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 deposits...
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, SB...
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 and...
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 that...
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...
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 hundreds...
