Tag: Capitol Watchdog
Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Auto Safety Urge DMV, AG, & FTC to Investigate Tesla for Deceptive Practices After Another Autopilot-Related Death
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Auto Safety today renewed their call to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Motor...
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New Evidence Shows Lara Intervened For Insurance Donors
Los Angeles, CA – Reporting published in the San Diego Union Tribune Saturday reveals that California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara intervened on the side of...
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Consumer Watchdog Seeks Disclosures Regarding Influence-Peddling Scandal Under Public Records Act
Los Angeles, CA — The non-profit, non-partisan Consumer Watchdog gave California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara until July 31 to produce public records related to his meetings...
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DOGGR Regulator Fired Over Conflicts of Interest and Increased Oil Well Permits
Gov Newsom Fires Top Oil Regulator & Institutes Sweeping Ethics Review of Agency In Response To Watchdog Report of Conflicts
Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog today thanked Governor Gavin Newsom for firing the state’s top oil and gas supervisor and instituting an ethics review...
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Consumer Watchdog Urges Governor Newsom to Fire Oil Regulators With Conflicts of Interests
Watchdogs Call For Resignations & Permit Freeze As California Oil Regulators Approve Surge In Well Permits While Personally Invested In Oil Companies
Los Angeles, CA — A review of state conflict of interest forms shows that eight regulators managing the state’s oil and gas well approval and...
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Insurance Commissioner Lara Gives Insurance Industry Money Back, But Questions Remain About Circumstances Of Influence-Peddling At Agency
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog said Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s decision to return over $54,000 in contributions from donors tied to a company seeking...
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Wildfire Legislation On Track or Train Wreck?
Can Sacramento help wildfire victims get paid without bailing out the investor-owned utilities that claim they cannot pay for all of the wildfires they start?...
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Reneging on Campaign Pledge, California’s Elected Insurance Commissioner Accepts Insurance Contributions
Out-of-State Insurance Executive and Spouses Donate As Insurer Seeks Lara’s Approval of its Pending Acquisition Los Angeles, CA – Reversing a three decade tradition among elected...
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Consumer Watchdog Applauds Governor Newsom’s Energy Commission Report Taking on Gas Price Manipulation
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog said today that the California Energy Commission under Governor Gavin Newsom is finally taking steps to confront artificially high...
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