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KGO ABC TV-7 San Francisco, CA – Consumer Watchdog Calls for Suspension of Facebook’s New Suicide Prevention Program After It Leads To False Imprisonment In Mental Institution

March 12, 2015  ·  ConsumerWatchdog

<p>Consumer Watchdog today called on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to “suspend the suicide prevention program until it is fully protective of the rights of all individuals and contains safeguards against abuse,” following a misfire in the program in Northern California. See our full report here: <a href="http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/newsrelease/facebook%E2%80%99s-new-suicide-prevention-program-leads-false-imprisonment-man-mental-institut-0">http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/newsrelease/facebook%E2%80%99s-new-suicide-prevention-program-leads-false-imprisonment-man-mental-instit

KNBC TV-4 Los Angeles, CA – Why Gas Prices Hit California Drivers Harder

March 9, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Santa Monica-based advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, said there’s another force driving up prices. According to Liza Tucker, the group’s consumer advocate, while other states have a 24-day supply of gas reserves on average, California has just a 10-day reserve.</p>

KTVU TV-2 Oakland, CA – California Drivers Cope With Enormous Spike In Gas Prices

March 2, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

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KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Advocates Request Answers On Huge Gas Price Hikes Over Last Month

February 27, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Liza Tucker with Consumer Watchdog tells KCBS TV-2 in Los Angeles that the California Senate should issue subpoenas to Big Oil company CEO's if they don't give satisfactory answers in the upcoming hearings on the huge gas price increases across the state over the last month.</p>

KGO TV San Francisco, CA – California’s Gas Supply Cut By Almost 20%

February 20, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Consumer Watchdog urges Governor Jerry Brown, Attorney General Kamala Harris, and leaders of the California legislature to send independent inspectors to Tesoro's Martinez refinery and Exxon's Torrance refinery to verify whether companies are restricting supply to drive up gasoline prices. The two refineries represent more than 16 percent of the state's refinery capacity.</p>

KTLA TV-5 – Los Angeles, CA – Refinery Explosion May Cause Higher Gas Prices

February 20, 2015  ·  ConsumerWatchdog

<p>Consumer Watchdog urges Governor Jerry Brown, Attorney General Kamala Harris, and leaders of the California legislature to send independent inspectors to Tesoro's Martinez refinery and Exxon's Torrance refinery to verify whether companies are restricting supply to drive up gasoline prices. The two refineries represent more than 16 percent of the state's refinery capacity.</p>

KTVU FOX-2 – Oakland, CA – Gas Price Manipulation At Work

February 19, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Consumer Watchdog’s Jamie Court urges Gov. Jerry Brown, Attorney General Kamala Harris, and leaders of the California legislature to inspect Tesoro's Martinez refinery and Exxon's Torrance refinery to determine whether companies are artificially restricting supply to drive up gas prices, which make up more than 16 percent of California’s refinery capacity.</p>

KPIX TV-5 San Francisco, CA – Refinery Explosion Means Higher Gas Prices

February 19, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Consumer Watchdog urges Governor Jerry Brown, Attorney General Kamala Harris, and leaders of the California legislature to send independent inspectors to Tesoro's Martinez refinery and Exxon's Torrance refinery to verify whether companies are restricting supply to drive up gasoline prices. The two refineries represent more than 16 percent of the state's refinery capacity.</p>

Anthem Hack – Consumer Watchdog Bite Back – Carmen Balber

February 13, 2015  ·  Carmen Balber

<p>Can you believe the personal records of 80 million Americans were breached in the data hack health insurance company Anthem revealed last week?</p> <p>In the latest installment of our new short video segment, “Bite Back,”  we take on the Anthem hack and another less-publicized case when Anthem placed millions more medical records at risk.</p>

KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles, CA – Document Offers Closer Look At Agreement Reached Between Exide, State Regulators

February 13, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

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KABC TV-7 – Los Angeles, CA – Turbo Tax Resumes State Filings After Fraud

February 9, 2015  ·  ConsumerWatchdog

<p>TurboTax has resumed filing of state tax returns Friday following a temporary halt after noticing several attempts to use stolen identity information to file fraudulent returns and claim refunds.</p> <p>With a recent rise in data security breaches in high profile businesses this form of fraud has become all to common as Consumer Watchdog's John Simpson explains.</p> <p>For more information see our website at: <a href="http://www.consumerwatchdog.org">http://www.consumerwatchdog.org</a></p>

KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles, CA – Health Net Accused Of Misrepresenting Its Doctor And Hospital Networks

February 4, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Randy Paige with KCBS TV-2 details how an actress claims Health Net’s “bait and switch” tactics forced her to pay $12,000 out-of-pocket for cancer treatment, an accusation echoed by at least two more women who are part of a class-action lawsuit against the insurance company.</p>