October 6, 2022
Pointing to windfall profits reported by California oil refiners to their investors, Consumer Watchdog issued a report showing that a windfall profits tax is needed...
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July 15, 2022
CalRecycle is banking on pilot programs around the state, including “mobile” return pilots, to make it easier for consumers to get California Redemption Value (CRV)...
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July 11, 2022
A Consumer Watchdog examination of public filings reveals that insurance companies have inserted provisions into the fine print of their home, condo and renters’ insurance...
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June 2, 2022
The true cost to the public of California’s oil and gas production and combustion is estimated to reach $10 trillion by 2045, a new report released today...
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May 31, 2022
Analysis shows California will save up to nearly $18 million by reforming the state’s outdated cap on damages in medical malpractice cases. A study by Consumer...
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March 30, 2022
A new report details the privacy problems posed for consumers from connected cars and points to new rules to be developed in California as a...
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January 6, 2022
Recycling fraud is costing Californians hundreds of millions of dollars annually. This report explains the problem and how to fix it. Read the report here.
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May 26, 2021
This exposé explores the reasons for the failure of California’s bottle deposit system, which currently has a 57% redemption rate, and puts the blame on the...
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November 11, 2020
“Connected Car Report 2020: The Models Most Open To Hacks,” finds all of Car and Driver’s top 10 best-selling cars for 2020 clearly have features that...
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September 25, 2020
The report finds that high signature costs have put the initiative process out of reach for all but the wealthy. It concludes that electronic signatures...
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July 1, 2020
A Consumer Watchdog review of one year’s worth of the authors published on the op-ed pages of the Los Angeles Times found that it failed...
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