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Families of Injured Patients Reflect on Fight to Reform Medical Board: Governor Signs Bill that Does Not Meet Needs of the Public

Once again, the medical lobby’s stranglehold on the legislature ensured that bad doctors will not be held accountable by the Medical Board of California. Every four years the state...

BLOG Michele Monserratt-Ramos - October 19, 2021

Is This Medical Board Headed for a Shake Up?

By Cheryl Clark, MEDPAGE TODAY June 4, 2021 https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/92924?xid=fb_o&trw=no The agency that licenses 152,000 California physicians is facing a crisis of public confidence, with the voices of several lawmakers joining those of...

Consumer Watchdog - June 4, 2021

Doctor Lobby Guts Bill to Make Medical Board More Accountable to Public, Showing Need for Fairness Act On November 2022 Ballot

NEWS UPDATE: June 3, 2021 At a meeting Tuesday afternoon, the Medical Board of California voted to only support SB 806 if it is amended to restore provisions to give...

Carmen Balber - June 1, 2021

Latest Articles

New Data Show CA Oil Refiners’ Margins Grew To Unprecedented $1.50 Per Gallon During September Gas Price Spike; Profiteering Makes Case For Strong Price...

Jamie Court - December 7, 2023

Consumer Watchdog Exposes Oil Refiner Disinformation Campaign As Price Gouging Penalty Deliberations Begin At California Energy Commission

Jamie Court - November 28, 2023

Valero Posts $2.6 Billion 3rd Q Profit On CA Gasoline Margins 56.5% Greater Than Other Regions; Shows Need For Expedited Price Gouging Penalty, Consumer Watchdog...

Liza Tucker - October 26, 2023

Governor Newsom signs AB 1167, the Orphan Well Prevention Act, and vetoes SB 842, bill that would have undermined the price gouging penalty law

Alexandra Nagy - October 9, 2023

CalGEM Continues 2023 Oil Permit Approvals in Vulnerable Communities, Works Against Legislation Raising Billions in Oil Bonding to Plug Unproductive Wells; Newsom Must Ignore...

Liza Tucker - October 5, 2023

In The News

Daily Kos – California’s big oil refiners raked in record profit margin of $1.49 per gallon of gas in September!

December 8, 2023

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: Refineries Made Nearly $1.50 in Profit for Every Gallon of Gas That Was Sold

December 7, 2023

E&E News – Oil-friendly ad blitz targets Calif. climate policies

December 6, 2023

Bloomberg Law – California’s Draft AI Privacy Rules Show Ambitious Approach

December 5, 2023

Politico – Call to Investigate Clearview AI

December 5, 2023

Latest Report

At Your Convenience: How California Can Make Refunding Bottle Deposits As Easy As Buying Beverages In The First Place.