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By Jim Finkle, REUTERS https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1HQ38Q Consumer activists and technology experts are advising consumers to hold off on buying Android handsets from China's ZTE until the company clarifies whether U.S. sanctions against the company prevent it from providing operating system updates for...

By Jason Walsh, NORTH BAY BIZ https://www.northbaybiz.com/2024/07/02/legislature-walks-back-honest-pricing-law-for-restaurants We’ve all been there: When that $12 burger shows up on the receipt as a surprising $25 splurge after several hidden fees are tallied by the restaurant at the end of the meal. Well,...

By Jeremia Kimelman, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/06/california-legislator-stock-investment Four legislators reported at least $1 million invested in the stock market in 2023, but California's limited disclosure laws don't provide a complete picture of each lawmaker's wealth. The four legislators are Sen. Roger Niello, a...

By Tribune News Service https://www.newstribune.com/news/2024/jun/30/travel-price-tags-may-soon-spike-in-california If you're making travel plans for summer or fall, brace yourself for a jump in some advertised prices -- which is, believe it or not, good news for consumers. It's the result of a new California law...

By Christopher Reynolds, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2024-06-18/california-law-sb-478-hotels-rentals-airbnb-prices-junk-fees If you’re making travel plans for summer or fall, brace yourself for a jump in some advertised prices — which is, believe it or not, good news for consumers. It’s the result of a new...

By DAILY JOURNAL https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/379087-state-bar-action-is-overdue-in-city-attorney-corruption-scandal The State Bar of California is confronting its most significant test yet in proving its reformation efforts. This comes as the FBI suspects former Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer of deceiving government investigators regarding a...

By Jon Healey, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-06-06/restaurants-may-be-able-to-keep-service-fees-if-menu-shows-the-charges#:~:text=Under%20the%20proposal%20by%20Sen,%2C%20“clearly%20and%20conspicuously.” A new state law to prohibit hidden surcharges and other "junk fees" tacked onto customers' bills is slated to go into effect July 1, with businesses having to include those charges in the prices they post...

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By Sameea Kamal, CAL MATTERS https://calmatters.org/politics/elections/2024/05/california-election-voter-guide-cost/ What’s the cost of democracy in California?  If we calculate that based just on the pages informing the state’s 22 million voters about Proposition 1 in the official March voter guide, about $8 million. Each page...