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Consumer Watchdog Testimony on Gasoline Prices Before Senate Energy Committee

Consumer Watchdog Testimony on Gasoline Prices Before Senate Energy Committee

Survivors in Sacramento Urge Passage of Insurance Reform Bills to Keep Californians Insured and Get the Benefits They Paid for 

Survivors in Sacramento Urge Passage of Insurance Reform Bills to Keep Californians Insured and Get the Benefits They Paid for 

Hearing Video: Landmark Legislation Requiring Independent Audits Of Utility Wildfire Mitigation Spending Before More Is Approved Passes Assembly Energy Committee

Hearing Video: Landmark Legislation Requiring Independent Audits Of Utility Wildfire Mitigation Spending Before More Is Approved Passes Assembly Energy Committee

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KCAL-TV 9 LA – US Senators Join Call for Investigation Into Cause Of $5 Gas Prices

KCAL-TV 9 LA – US Senators Join Call for Investigation Into Cause Of $5 Gas Prices

November 28, 2012  ·  Consumer Watchdog
<p>Two Democratic U.S. Senators from California were among a group of lawmakers who called on the Justice Department to investigate whether oil refineries faked a supply shortage during a sharp increase in gas prices earlier this year. Lawmakers contend that West Coast refineries were producing gasoline when they were reportedly shut down during May and October and that inventories remained stable during a stretch when pump prices jumped over 19 cents in one night.</p>
KGO-TV ABC 7 SF – Is The Prop 33 Discount Really A Discount?

KGO-TV ABC 7 SF – Is The Prop 33 Discount Really A Discount?

November 3, 2012  ·  Consumer Watchdog
<p>On Election Day, California voters will decide on Proposition 33 which would change the way insurance companies charge for their auto policies although maybe not the way you think.<br /> <br /> People have been stopping 7 On Your Side's Michael Finney on the street and asking him about their discounts for staying with one insurance company. They ask, if Prop 33 passes, how do the consumers move their discounts? The short answer is they can't. Here's the long answer.</p>
KTLA TV-5 LA – Prop 33 Hikes Rates For Good Drivers

KTLA TV-5 LA – Prop 33 Hikes Rates For Good Drivers

November 2, 2012  ·  Carmen Balber
<p>Consumer Watchdog's Carmen Balber answers the insurance industry's spin by reminding voters to follow the money: "When was the last time an insurance executive spent millions of dollars to save you money?" Prop 33 is about one insurance company trying to buy the vote.</p>
KGO TV-7 SF – Calif.’s Prop. 33 Could Change Car Insurance Rates

KGO TV-7 SF – Calif.’s Prop. 33 Could Change Car Insurance Rates

October 27, 2012  ·  Harvey Rosenfield
<p>Should the rules be changed for auto insurance companies doing business in California? That is the central question voters are being asked with Proposition 33. And the measure is complex.</p> <p>Harvey Rosenfield wrote and shepherded the passage of Prop. 103, while George Joseph is the founder and chairman of Mercury Insurance. The two have been adversaries for decades, and the fight has been joined again, this time over Proposition 33 where Joseph is the major financial backer.</p>