Insurance

The Office of the Elected Insurance Commissioner

January 2, 1998 · Consumer Watchdog

<p>In 1988, voter approved Proposition 103 made the California Insurance Commissioner an elective post in order to hold the Commissioner accountable to the public. Prior to Prop 103, commissioners were </p>

MURDOCH GIVES $1 MILLION TO STATE GOP

October 27, 1996 · Consumer Watchdog

<p> </p> <hr /> <p> Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch--already controversial for his political giving--has made personal contributions of $ 1 million to the California Republican Party, including $ 750,000 this month alone. According to public documents filed Friday by the state GOP, the party also got a personal contribution Oct. 2 of $ 500,000 from George Joseph, head of the Mercury insurance company.</p> <p class="source"> Los Angeles Times</p>

Proposition 200

July 1, 1995 · Consumer Watchdog

<h3>The 'Pure No-Fault' Initiative, California, 1996</h3> <p>This long (18 pages) and complex ballot initiative, rejected by California voters in 1996, would have eliminated the principle of "fault" in every auto accident case, no matter how severe (except those involving criminal activity).</p>

Democracy Another ‘Casualty’ Of Pandemic?

September 30, 1902 · Harvey Rosenfield

Andrew Meredith, president of the Northeastern California Building and Construction Trades Council, told POLITICO he waited on the phone for an hour and 45 minutes...

“The Greenlining Institute”

December 13, 1901 · Consumer Watchdog

<h3>How A "Minority Organization" Sold Out -- and Got Caught</h3>