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KABC TV-7 Los Angeles: Consumer Watchdog Says Governor Brown’s Hands Are Dirty

August 10, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

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Brown’s Dirty Hands

August 10, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p><a class="yt-uix-servicelink " data-servicelink="CDEQ6TgiEwjfrvbp_aPPAhUpGH8KHZ-HCico-B0" data-url="http://consumerwatchdog.org/dirtyhands" href="http://consumerwatchdog.org/dirtyhands" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://consumerwatchdog.org/dirtyhands</a> — Gov. Jerry Brown talks a lot about climate change, yet rakes in millions from fossil fuel companies.<br />

KCAL TV-9 Los Angeles: Californians Getting Ripped Off At The Gas Pump Says Consumer Watchdog

August 6, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Consumer Watchdog said the high profits from the state refiners that report them helps to explain the odd, extreme current gap between retail and wholesale gasoline prices in the state.</p>

CBS Weekend News: California Gas Price Controversy

August 6, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

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KCBS TV-2 LA: Consumer Watchdog Provides Evidence of Gas Price Market Manipulation & Point to CEO Comments

August 4, 2016  ·  Cody Rosenfield

<p> </p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);">Consumer Watchdog provided increased evidence of gas price manipulation in California. While California wholesale gas prices are the least in the nation, street prices are the highest. Advocates also played the recording of an investor call, where an oil refiner CEO mused that ExxonMobil may have decided to keep their California refinery offline.</span></p>

National Public Radio (NPR) — Patient Privacy & Tech Start Ups

August 4, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

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KABC TV-7 Los Angeles: Consumer Watchdog Discusses Current State of Health Insurance in California

July 27, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Consumer Watchdog's executive director Carmen Balber discusses the current state of health insurance in California, touching on the proposed mega-mergers and why they're bad for consumers, as well as Covered California's announced rate hikes and why they can't be stopped currently.</p>

KPIX CBS TV-5 SF: Consumer Watchdog Asks Automakers To Slow Push For Robot Cars Until Safe

July 18, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Consumer Watchdog has written a letter to President Obama urging his administration to stop attempts allowing autonomous vehicle technology on the roads in the wake of reports of a fatal crash involving Tesla’s autonomous system.</p>

KOFY ABC TV-7 SF: Advocates Call For Halt To Public Road Testing Of Autonomous Cars

July 18, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Consumer groups are calling for the testing of autonomous technology with live humans on the road using the Tesla Autopilot to be stopped after the death of Joshua Brown.</p>

KTVU TV-2 SF: Consumer Advocates Voice Concerns On Testing Robot Cars On Public Roads

July 18, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p>As automakers race to create cars that can drive themselves, a growing chorus of consumer advocates is demanding that the companies — and their federal regulators — slow down.</p>

Tell President Obama: Speed Kills

July 14, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<div id="watch-description-text"> <p id="eow-description"><a class="yt-uix-servicelink " data-servicelink="CDEQ6TgiEwioxJHC_qPPAhVN034KHRccA4Mo-B0" data-url="http://consumerwatchdog.org/robotcar" href="http://consumerwatchdog.org/robotcar" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://consumerwatchdog.org/robotcar</a> — The first fatality in a self-driving car gives new urgency to regulating robot cars to keep the roads safe.<br />

KTTV FOX TV-11 LA: Advocates Ask Tesla To Disable Autopilot After Crash

July 9, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p>John M. Simpson explains to FOX LA why Consumer Watchdog is urging Tesla to disable autopilot in their cars after the recent crash.</p>