News Releases

Report Warns of Enron All Over Again As Governor Jerry Brown And Electricity Deregulation Era Fixers Poised To Rip Off California Ratepayers

June 15, 2018  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA— California leaders are being pressed by former allies of Enron and energy traders who ripped off the state to gamble away California’s...

Consumer Watchdog Warns CA Legislators New Utility Bailout Will Leave Gray Davis Stain 

April 23, 2018  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA — In a letter to the 120 members of the California legislature, Consumer Watchdog president Jamie Court warned that a bailout of California’s...

“Governor Brown, Please Step Up”: More Than 750 Public Interest Groups Call On Governor Brown To Halt New Dirty Oil And Gas Projects

April 11, 2018  ·  Liza Tucker

Five months before Governor’s climate summit in San Francisco, climate groups call on Governor to “walk the talk” on climate and stand up to the...

New Report: LADWP’s Ratepayer Advocate Is Costing Angelenos Nearly $7 Billion Extra And Should Be Fired

March 14, 2018  ·  Liza Tucker

Santa Monica, CA — Instead of pushing the country’s largest municipal utility to be leaner, greener, and meaner, Fred Pickel, the first ratepayer advocate ever...

New Analysis Shows Limiting Oil Drilling In California Is Critical To GHG Emissions Cuts

February 28, 2018  ·  Liza Tucker

New analysis released today by the Stockholm Environment Institute finds that limiting oil production in California would lead to substantial greenhouse gas emission cuts at...

Consumer Watchdog Demands That State Oil Regulators Publicly Reveal Leaking California Oil Wells That Are Counted But Not Disclosed

February 28, 2018  ·  Liza Tucker

Santa Monica, CA—Consumer Watchdog urged Governor Jerry Brown to direct state oil regulators to publicly post all oil well leaks in the state after learning...

Lawyers Get The Dough And DWP Ratepayers Get The Shaft, Sound Familiar?

February 14, 2018  ·  Liza Tucker

A Superior Court Judge today approved a settlement of a class action lawsuit brought against the Department of Water & Power (DWP) and City of...

Consumer Watchdog Challenges City Attorney Mike Feuer To Stand Up For LA Ratepayers Not Politicians In DWP Transfer Case To Be Heard Wednesday

February 13, 2018  ·  Liza Tucker

Santa Monica, CA — Consumer Watchdog has urged LA City Attorney Mike Feuer to oppose a deceptive and inadequate Notice to ratepayers in a class...

30 Public Interest Groups Urge Governor Brown To Freeze State Oil Drilling

January 23, 2018  ·  Liza Tucker

Santa Monica, CA — 30 environmental and public interest groups urged Governor Brown to articulate a new plan for keeping oil in the ground as...

Consumer Watchdog Urges Gov. Brown To Halt All CA Offshore Drilling In Response To Trump Move To Open Federal Waters

January 4, 2018  ·  Liza Tucker

Santa Monica, CA — Governor Jerry Brown should immediately stop all offshore drilling in state waters in response to President Trump’s decision to vastly expand...

Carolers Condemn Brown for Climate Cowardice

December 22, 2017  ·  Liza Tucker

Carolers raised their voices before the Governor’s Mansion last night, singing “Jerry Brown Jerry Brown, Keep It In The Ground” to the tune of Jingle...

New “The Twelve Days of Jerry” Christmas Song and Animation Show Jerry Brown’s Big Polluting Gifts To Dirty Energy Industry

December 21, 2017  ·  Liza Tucker

Santa Monica, CA—As Sempra’s Aliso Canyon natural gas reserve sprang another leak this week, reigniting nosebleeds and headaches among nearby LA County residents, Consumer Watchdog...