News Releases Lara Issues Regulations to Silence Consumer Voice in Insurance RatesApril 20, 2026By Will PletcherWatchdog and Actual Wildfire Survivors Launch “Utilities Shareholders First” to Counter PG&E-Backed “Wildfire Victims First”April 16, 2026By Jamie CourtLatest Episode of Smoke & Mirrors Podcast Explores How Fire Survivors Are Fighting BackApril 15, 2026By Carmen Balber40 Public Interest Groups Back Insurance Legislation to Get Families the Benefits They Paid for and Keep Californians Insured April 14, 2026By Carmen Balber45 Public Interest Groups Point To CA Price Gouging, Demand CEC Write Overdue Regulations To Address CA’s Pain At PumpApril 10, 2026By Jamie CourtLandmark Legislation Requiring Independent Audits Of Utility Wildfire Mitigation Spending Before More Is Approved Passes Assembly Energy CommitteeApril 8, 2026By Jamie CourtConsumer Watchdog Says CEA Report Fails To Evaluate Viable And Popular Options To Deal With Wildfire Crisis April 8, 2026By Carmen BalberCA Dept of Insurance Finds Rebuilding Fire-Safe From LA Fires Would Reduce Losses by One-Third; Survivors Back Bill Requiring Insurers to Cover Fire-Safe HomesMarch 30, 2026By Carmen BalberConsumer Watchdog Files New Supreme Court Brief Challenging Unlawful Tariff “Modifications” That Raise Prices For Working FamiliesMarch 26, 2026By Will PletcherCalifornia Oil Refiners Raking In More Than $1.50 Per Gallon In Profit, Governor Newsom Needs To Bring Back Price Gouging PenaltyMarch 23, 2026By Jamie CourtUber’s New R2 Rivian Robotaxi Fleet Won’t Be Accountable To Drivers and Pedestrians They Injure And Kill Under Uber’s 2026 “License To Kill” CA Ballot Initiative, Report ShowsMarch 19, 2026By Jamie CourtReport Warns Uber Is Undermining Legal Accountability For Accident Victims While Expanding Use of Unproven Autonomous Vehicles, Public Safety At Risk March 17, 2026By Justin KloczkoThirty-two Groups Urge Insurance Commissioner to Withdraw Proposed Intervenor Regulations; Rules Would Undermine $530 Million State Farm SettlementMarch 12, 2026By Will PletcherAssemblymember Boerner Introduces Bills To Cap Utility Profits and Require Accountability For Wildfire Prevention Spending March 11, 2026By Jamie CourtConsumer Watchdog Announces Settlement in State Farm Insurance Rate Case Saving California Consumers Approximately $530 MillionMarch 6, 2026By Will PletcherUtilities, Insurers, Oil Companies Must Pay Their Fair Share, Groups Say As CEA Finalizes Study Addressing Who Pays for CatastrophesMarch 6, 2026By Carmen BalberMedical Board of California Announces Maternal Mortality Task ForceMarch 3, 2026By Michele Monserratt-RamosConsumer Alert: State Farm: 4 in 5 Fire Survivors Say They’re Livin’ On A PrayerMarch 3, 2026By Carmen BalberNew CA DMV Numbers Show Uber Robotaxi Partner Nuro Could Not Go 700 Miles Without Human Intervention; Company Seeks Liability Shield Via Ballot MeasureFebruary 25, 2026By Justin KloczkoNew California Legislation Would Give Consumers New Paths to Keep Home Insurance CoverageFebruary 20, 2026By Carmen Balber← PrevPage 1 of 34Next →
Watchdog and Actual Wildfire Survivors Launch “Utilities Shareholders First” to Counter PG&E-Backed “Wildfire Victims First”April 16, 2026By Jamie Court
Latest Episode of Smoke & Mirrors Podcast Explores How Fire Survivors Are Fighting BackApril 15, 2026By Carmen Balber
40 Public Interest Groups Back Insurance Legislation to Get Families the Benefits They Paid for and Keep Californians Insured April 14, 2026By Carmen Balber
45 Public Interest Groups Point To CA Price Gouging, Demand CEC Write Overdue Regulations To Address CA’s Pain At PumpApril 10, 2026By Jamie Court
Landmark Legislation Requiring Independent Audits Of Utility Wildfire Mitigation Spending Before More Is Approved Passes Assembly Energy CommitteeApril 8, 2026By Jamie Court
Consumer Watchdog Says CEA Report Fails To Evaluate Viable And Popular Options To Deal With Wildfire Crisis April 8, 2026By Carmen Balber
CA Dept of Insurance Finds Rebuilding Fire-Safe From LA Fires Would Reduce Losses by One-Third; Survivors Back Bill Requiring Insurers to Cover Fire-Safe HomesMarch 30, 2026By Carmen Balber
Consumer Watchdog Files New Supreme Court Brief Challenging Unlawful Tariff “Modifications” That Raise Prices For Working FamiliesMarch 26, 2026By Will Pletcher
California Oil Refiners Raking In More Than $1.50 Per Gallon In Profit, Governor Newsom Needs To Bring Back Price Gouging PenaltyMarch 23, 2026By Jamie Court
Uber’s New R2 Rivian Robotaxi Fleet Won’t Be Accountable To Drivers and Pedestrians They Injure And Kill Under Uber’s 2026 “License To Kill” CA Ballot Initiative, Report ShowsMarch 19, 2026By Jamie Court
Report Warns Uber Is Undermining Legal Accountability For Accident Victims While Expanding Use of Unproven Autonomous Vehicles, Public Safety At Risk March 17, 2026By Justin Kloczko
Thirty-two Groups Urge Insurance Commissioner to Withdraw Proposed Intervenor Regulations; Rules Would Undermine $530 Million State Farm SettlementMarch 12, 2026By Will Pletcher
Assemblymember Boerner Introduces Bills To Cap Utility Profits and Require Accountability For Wildfire Prevention Spending March 11, 2026By Jamie Court
Consumer Watchdog Announces Settlement in State Farm Insurance Rate Case Saving California Consumers Approximately $530 MillionMarch 6, 2026By Will Pletcher
Utilities, Insurers, Oil Companies Must Pay Their Fair Share, Groups Say As CEA Finalizes Study Addressing Who Pays for CatastrophesMarch 6, 2026By Carmen Balber
Medical Board of California Announces Maternal Mortality Task ForceMarch 3, 2026By Michele Monserratt-Ramos
Consumer Alert: State Farm: 4 in 5 Fire Survivors Say They’re Livin’ On A PrayerMarch 3, 2026By Carmen Balber
New CA DMV Numbers Show Uber Robotaxi Partner Nuro Could Not Go 700 Miles Without Human Intervention; Company Seeks Liability Shield Via Ballot MeasureFebruary 25, 2026By Justin Kloczko
New California Legislation Would Give Consumers New Paths to Keep Home Insurance CoverageFebruary 20, 2026By Carmen Balber
