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KGO ABC TV-7 San Francisco: Tom Steyer & Consumer Watchdog Take On Oil Company Price Gouging

May 6, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Michael Finney covers a new report from Consumer Watchodg that confirms what California motorists have long suspected — oil refiners are drawing deep profits from gasoline price spikes. Tom Steyer & Jamie Court explain.</p>

KGO ABC TV-7 On Your Side: Drone Use In Everyday Life

May 6, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://abc7news.com/video/embed/?pid=701929" width="476"></iframe></p> <p>SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- You've heard a lot in the news lately about drones crashing onto the grounds of the White House and even delivering packages, but some people will use drones as part of their daily lives. 7 On Your Side takes a glimpse into the future.</p>

KTVU FOX TV-2 San Francisco: Advocates Demand Transparency From Refineries As Gas Prices Spike

May 5, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<script type='text/javascript' src='http://KTVU.images.worldnow.com/interface/js/WNVideo.js?rnd=807686;hostDomain=wn.ktvu.com;playerWidth=630;playerHeight=355;isShowIcon=true;clipId=11463599;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=overlay'></script> <p><a href="http://wn.ktvu.com" title="KTVU - ">KTVU - </a></p> <div class="withRelated left" id="WNStoryBody"> <p>SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) - Prices have once again spiked at Bay Area gas pumps.</p>

KPIX TV- San Francisco: Oil Co Profits Rise With Gas Price Spikes, Says Consumer Watchdog

May 5, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Consumer Watchdog released a report on Tuesday arguing that oil refineries have made large profits from recent gasoline price spikes. They argue that oil companies should be required to keep more gasoline in stockpiles in case a refinery goes down.</p>

KNBC TV-4 Bay Area: Consumer Watchdog Cries Foul On Gas Prices

May 5, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Consumer Watchdog published a new report, “Refining Profits: How Californians Get Fleeced At The Pump,” showing that oil refiners have made large profits from gasoline price spikes recently and over the last decade.</p>

KCRA NBC TV-3 Sacramento: Consumer Advocates Blame Gas Price Spikes On Oil Companies

May 5, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Consumer Watchdog reiterated its call for greater state regulation of oil refiners. “Their incentive is to keep the current system of low inventories, downed refineries and little transparency in place,” the report concluded. “Governmental intervention is the only hope for changing a system that’s been tilted against drivers for the last decade.”</p>

CBS TV-14 Sacramento, CA: Call Kurtis Investigates: Social Security Erroneously Declares 9,000 Dead a Year

May 2, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<script type='text/javascript' src='http://CBSSAC.images.worldnow.com/interface/js/WNVideo.js?rnd=69269;hostDomain=video.sacramento.cbslocal.com;playerWidth=620;playerHeight=349;isShowIcon=true;clipId=11452986;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=CBS.SAC%252Fworldnowplayer;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=overlay'></script> <p>STOCKTON (CBS 13) — Seventy-eight year old Elizabeth Passage said the Social Security Administration wrongfully declared her dead.</p>

KCAL TV-9 Los Angeles: Gas Prices Spike Up Again in CA

April 30, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The new spike in gas prices comes as Consumer Watchdog continues its in-depth analysis of California’s 2015 price spikes. The analysis includes a historical look at California refiners, their market control, and how they manipulate the market to reap windfall profits through spikes that cause sticker shock at the pump.

KABC TV-7 Los Angeles – Californians Paying More Than Rest of Nation for Gas

April 9, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Consumer Watchdog said refiners continued to reap a windfall in the wake of refinery shutdowns in February, driving prices at the pump artificially high, a situation exacerbated by low gasoline inventories in California.</p>

KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles – Consumer Watchdog Shows How Californians Are Getting Ripped Off At The Pump

April 9, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p id="eow-description" title="">California drivers paid $1 billion extra at the pump in March, when compared to the national average gas price charged to U.S. drivers, according to an analysis of the latest government data by Consumer Watchdog.</p> <div id="watch-description-extras"> <ul class="watch-extras-section"> </ul> </div>

KTTV FOX-11 Los Angeles – YouTube Kids App Targets Ads To Kids

April 8, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Consumer Watchdog has joined a coalition of prominent children’s and consumer advocacy groups that filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission today requesting an investigation of Google, charging the company with unfair and deceptive practices in connection with its new YouTube Kids app.</p>

KABC TV-7 Los Angeles – YouTube Kids App Accused of Deceptive, Excessive Advertising To Kids

April 8, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p><span class="field-content">Several consumer groups are expected to file a complaint on Tuesday that asks the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google’s recently released YouTube Kids application, a portal for cartoons and learning shows, arguing that the app mixes ads and programming in ways that are deceptive to children. </span></p>