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Consumer Alert: Big Lies Behind Insurer-Backed Prop 33 TV Ads

October 2, 2012 · Consumer Watchdog

Prop 33's tv ads are a fraud on voters, down to their "real drivers" who are actually paid campaign employees. Please share this video with your friends, coworkers and family members in California. Don't let one greedy insurance billionaire get away with this trick and deregulate auto insurance in California. <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/6563/p/salsa/web/tellafriend/public/?tell_a_friend_KEY=8899">Click here to send an email to your friends</a>, or use the share buttons above to email and post to Facebook, Twitter and your favorite social network today!

In the wake of legalizing driverless cars in CA, several legal and ethical questions linger

September 26, 2012 · Jamie Court

Consumer Watchdog's Jamie Court discusses the outstanding (and wholly unconsidered) legal and ethical implications of legalizing driverless robotic cars on the streets of California.

Bank Fees Are On The Rise

September 25, 2012 · Jamie Court

Banking fees are reaching all-time highs despite legislative efforts to keep charges at a minimum, according to a study from Bankrate.com. Fees are infiltrating areas of personal banking, like the checking account and ATM, that watchdog groups say many people are unaware of. "I think most Americans don't realize that they get hit twice," said Jamie Court, of ConsumerWatchdog.org.

Prop 33 and Mercury’s empty promise to our veterans

September 18, 2012 · Jamie Court

Jamie Court discusses Consumer Watchdog's decision to call out Mercury Insurance's empty promise to support our troops who are in harm's way overseas.

Prop 33 supporter has launched a deceptive campaign targeting those serving abroad

September 14, 2012 · Consumer Watchdog

A California insurance company billionaire has launched a deceptive radio campaign that lies about the military and those serving abroad under his ballot measure, Proposition 33.

Reining In CA Health Insurance Costs by Expanding Prop 103

August 27, 2012 · Harvey Rosenfield

Consumer Watchdog founder and Prop 103 author Harvey Rosenfield discusses the imperative of expanding Prop 103 to include health insurance.

Get Garcia: The 4G Fake Out

August 23, 2012 · Harvey Rosenfield

Consumer Watchdog of Santa Monica on Thursday will file a complaint against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) accusing the entity and cell phone carriers of “misleading the public” about the speed of so-called 4G wireless service.

Online Privacy Debate Gets Raucous

August 21, 2012 · Consumer Watchdog

Do Americans care about their privacy online or is Consumer Watchdog making it up? The latter is a claim by a business blogger who turned this CNBC debate into a brawl by attacking Consumer Watchdog rather than getting into the issues. A judge recently ordered Google to disclose all the bloggers it paid to comment on its lawsuit with Oracle. The judge was none too pleased when Google did not comply and asked it to go back open its books. Will this blogger show up on the list?

CBS Evening News: Rebate Checks From Your Health Insurer?

August 20, 2012 · Jamie Court

Rebate checks from health insurance companies did come in the mail to many Americans, even if they weren't as big as they should have been. A little-known rule under federal health reform calls for health insurers to spend at least 80% of their premium on actual health care, limiting profit and overhead to 20%. Jamie Court discusses its implications.

Richmond oil refinery fire expected to raise gas prices

August 9, 2012 · Jamie Court

Consumer advocates say a major fire at an oil refinery in the San Francisco Bay area, one of the country's largest, will push gas prices above $4 for a gallon of regular on the West Coast. "This system is made to break. When it breaks, because there is so little inventory, like 10 days in California, it allows the companies to raise prices really quickly and make a big profit," said Jamie Court of ConsumerWatchdog.org.

Consumer Watchdogs Plan to File Complaint Over Misleading Marketing of 4G Cell Phones

July 26, 2012 · Harvey Rosenfield

If you're confused about what the term 4G means, you're not alone. The term remains largely undefined in the telecommunications industry. Consumer advocate Harvey Rosenfield explains how watchdog groups are trying to keep cell phone carriers accountable for their advertising. Ana Garcia reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on July 25, 2012.

Watchdog group calls for oil refinery shut down

July 17, 2012 · Liza Tucker

There are demands emerging that the Evergreen Oil Refinery change its practices or shut down. "They seem to be a pattern of problems," said Liza Tucker from Consumer Watchdog. Consumer Watchdog says the California Department Of Toxic Substances Control is failing to police Evergreen oil after repeated violations near homes and schools. "It's just simply unacceptable to let a company off the hook that way for years at a time," said Tucker.