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Consumer Watchdog Urges California Supreme Court to Grant Review in Land Use Approval Corruption Case

Think you’ve heard everything? Under a recent California Court of Appeal decision, if you wanted to drop a dime on suspected corruption over local building permits (as if that’s...
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California’s Net-Zero Roadmap Is Being Shaped by Regulators-Turned-Lobbyists

Former officials push strategies on behalf of fossil fuel clients, threatening climate and communities, say critics. By Aaron Cantu, CAPITAL & MAIN September 14, 2022 https://reporterwings.com/news/health/californias-net-zero-roadmap-is-being-shaped-by-regulators-turned-lobbyists/ With Gov. Gavin Newsom set to sign a...
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California Bottle Bill Adds Wine and Spirits, Plus Last-Minute Funding for Glass Markets and Recycling

By Megan Quinn, WASTE DIVE September 2, 2022 https://www.wastedive.com/news/california-bottle-bill-wine-spirits-glass-expansion/631125/ Dive Brief: A significant update to California’s bottle bill, SB 1013, will add wine and distilled spirits to the state’s container deposit system starting Jan....
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Would Rick Caruso’s Proposed Blind Trust Go Far Enough If He’s Elected L.A. Mayor?

By Julia Wick, LOS ANGELES TIMES September 1, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-01/rick-caruso-blind-trust-real-estate-company Shortly after Rick Caruso announced his run for mayor in February, he promised to give up day-to-day leadership of his company and put his...
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California May Add WIne, Liquor Bottles To Recycling Program

By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS September 1, 2022 https://apnews.com/article/california-recycling-climate-and-environment-5764cb82719ea35ae1907934ccb4a870 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would add wine and distilled spirits containers to its struggling recycling program, while giving beverage dealers another option...
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San Francisco Chronicle – Advocates Warn Bottle-Recycling Bill Could Give Millions To One Wine Company In California

By Dustin Gardiner, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE August 30, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Advocates-warn-bottle-recycling-bill-could-give-17408605.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result   California legislators are on the verge of passing a bill to overhaul the state’s ailing bottle-deposit program, but the effort is drawing jeers from...
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A Last-Minute Twist In Effort To Expand California Bottle Bill

By Melissa Heffernan, RESOURCE RECYCLING August 29, 2022 https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2022/08/29/a-last-minute-twist-in-effort-to-expand-california-bottle-bill/ Just days before the end of the legislative session, lengthy amendments were tacked on to California bottle bill expansion legislation, greatly increasing the...
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Oil Industry Stops Bill Banning Oil Drilling In CA Waters From Moving Forward

By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY June 12, 2022 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/06/12/18850414.php California oil and gas regulators have approved 150 offshore drilling permits in state waters since January 1, 2019. Of those permits, five were for...
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58 California Legislators Have Taken Over $10,000 In ‘Dirty Donations’

By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY June 12, 2022 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/06/12/18850413.php A May 2022 update to its Tracking the Dirty Dollars Project by Sierra Club California provides some clarity why California’s environmental policies don't live...
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KPFA 94.1FM Pacifica Radio – Berkeley, CA: Consumer Watchdog Files Complaint Against Insurance Commissioner Lara For Not Disclosing Source Of Campaign Funds

By KPFA 94.1FM Pacifica Radio - Berkeley, CA June 8, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. Carmen Balber with Consumer Watchdog explains why the group...
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