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$7 Signatures Block Citizen Access to Ballot Initiative Process, E-Signatures Can Restore It, Says New Report

Los Angeles, CA – The cost to qualify an initiative measure for the November 2020 ballot averaged a record-high $7.22 per valid signature, a prohibitive cost that locks average Californians...

Carmen Balber - September 25, 2020

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Price Gouging Penalty and Oil Refiner Accountability Bill To Become Law

Jamie Court - March 27, 2023

CA Senate Passes Gasoline Price Gouging Penalty And Oil Refinery Transparency Bill, Goes to Assembly

Jamie Court - March 23, 2023

Price gouging Penalty Passes First Hurdle; Consumer Watchdog Testifies In Assembly About Need for Penalty and Transparency Reforms, $590 Million Oil Exec Stock Grab

Jamie Court - March 22, 2023

Governor and Legislature Strike Deal on Price Gouging Penalty And Oil Refiner Transparency

Jamie Court - March 20, 2023

Executives And Insiders At CA Big 5 Refiners Cashed Out $590 Million In Company Stock During 2022 In Wartime Profiteering

Liza Tucker - March 15, 2023

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The Los Angeles Times Column – Newsom learned with oil bill: Working with lawmakers is key to passing laws

March 30, 2023

The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom – Governor Newsom Signs Gas Price Gouging Law: “California Took on Big Oil and Won”

March 28, 2023

KTTV-LA (FOX) – Los Angeles, CA; State Farm Car Insurance Policies Going Up By 7%

March 28, 2023

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA; Top 6 Auto Insurance Providers Collectively Rasied Prices Over $1 Billion

March 28, 2023

KGPE-FRES (CBS) – Fresno, CA; Victory For Californians As Bill Passess That Will Regulate Profits Of Oil Refiners

March 28, 2023

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Unseen Hand: How Automatic Decision-making Breeds Discrimination and What Can Be Done About It

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