News Releases

DWP Rubberstamps $242 Million Tuesday Takeaway from Ratepayers In Violation Of Their Rights

November 28, 2017  ·  Liza Tucker

Santa Monica, CA — Today’s vote by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners for LADWP to transfer $242 million in ratepayer money to the...

Consumer Watchdog Decries LADWP Transfer Of $242 Million From Ratepayers To City Budget Without Voter Approval

November 27, 2017  ·  Jamie Court

Santa Monica, CA — The Board of Water and Power Commissioners for LADWP has put on its agenda a Tuesday vote to transfer nearly $242...

Keystone Leak Shows Trump Is Keystone Cop For Heartland

November 21, 2017  ·  Jamie Court

When President Trump moved to expand the Keystone pipeline to the Gulf, we warned him that it wasn’t just a risk to the land, but the...

CA Cap-And-Trade Program Isn’t Working

November 13, 2017  ·  Liza Tucker

Santa Monica, CA — As protestors heckled Governor Jerry Brown during his tour abroad for failing to leave oil and gas in the ground, new...

Germany Could Teach Jerry Brown How To Be Greener, Consumer Watchdog Says

November 7, 2017  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — As California’s Governor traverses the world urging it to wake up to climate change, California’s leading consumer group called on Brown...

Failure to adequately regulate utilities helped fuel CA wildfires

October 21, 2017  ·  Jamie Court

Originally published in the San Francisco Chronicle. Corruption can kill. The fires that laid waste to California’s Wine Country and at least 42 lives were...

Governor Signs Bill Benefitting One Company And His Sister

October 16, 2017  ·  Liza Tucker

Santa Monica, CA — Over the weekend, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation merging two water districts to benefit Five Point Holdings, builder of a massive...

Will Governor Really Sign Bill Benefiting Sister’s Development Company?

October 6, 2017  ·  Liza Tucker

Santa Monica, CA — Governor Brown’s sister Kathleen was paid $122,667 in 2016 as a member of the board of Five Point Holdings, a developer...

Senate Completes Creation of “Brown Utility Commission,” Neutering PUC Independence

September 22, 2017  ·  Liza Tucker

Santa Monica, CA — The California Senate completed Governor Jerry Brown’s consolidation of the California Public Utility Commission in the hands of three of his...

California Wants Millions to Fund Water Project

September 20, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

Dozens of water agencies and millions of families and farmers could be on the hook for building two giant tunnels to carry Northern California’s water...

Senate Confirms Two Latest Appointees To State Utilities Panel

September 20, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

Gov. Jerry Brown’s two latest nominees to the California Public Utilities Commission were confirmed by state lawmakers in the closing hours of the legislative session...

Consumer Advocacy Groups Want LADWP’s Official Watchdog Fired. Here’s Why

September 20, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

Several groups have gathered at Los Angeles City Hall today to call for the firing of an official watchdog charged with fighting for the interests...