August 6, 2014
We estimated the future total enrollment in small group and individual health plans1 in California by combining the individual market projections from the CalSIM model, produced by UCLA and UC…
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June 4, 2014
This report is based on documents obtained via the Public Records Act, information provided by current and former insiders, community members, environmentalists and legislative staffers (some of whom asked to…
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April 16, 2014
Google Glass raises privacy and safety concerns, said Consumer Watchdog in a report released Monday.
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February 12, 2014
merchant must pay more to win top placement, so winning merchants raise their prices to consumers to cover their added costs. Before the business model could be implemented, Google needed…
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December 15, 2013
Additionally, it appears that Google+ also makes suggestions of people one might want to add to his or her Circle based on the content theysearch for and profile pages they…
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November 17, 2013
Over the past quarter century, auto insurance expenditures in America have risen by more than 40 percent. Consumers in some states are paying 80 percent, 90 percent, and even 100…
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May 5, 2011
Health insurance premiums are increasing at a rate faster than medical inflation, especially in the volatile individual and small group markets, and worker incomes have not kept pace. The passage…
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February 9, 2011
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY—4 The Permitting Universe Map—9 DTSC Active Corrective-action sites map—10 Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPA) Map—11 HOW WE GOT HERE—12 LOOKING THE OTHER WAY—19 Chevron Richmond Refinery Overview—24 Juggling…
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February 1, 2011
Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 2. Google Profits From Fraudulent Advertising 3. Google’s Market in Deceptive Ad Words 4. The Debt Settlement and Credit Repair Industry 5. In Depth:…
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January 12, 2011
Executive Summary An ambitious quest for influence with the US government is starting to pay off for search giant Google, a Consumer Watchdog investigation has found.
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October 12, 2010
Valero Energy, a San Antonio, Texas-based refining and gasoline retail company, is among the top five oil refiners in California, but is not a household name like Chevron or BP.…
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August 27, 2010
Change is no simple matter in American politics-a fact that Americans have recently learned well. Elections rarely produce the change they promise. After the vote,...
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