Weakened Regulations, Disregard for Process Leave AAA Insurance Customers Paying Too Much Santa Monica, CA -- California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner's decision to limit the size of Auto Club of Southern California's insurance rate cut…
Santa Monica, CA -- A national consumer group today called upon Google to publicly disclose its lobbying positions on the electronic medical record provisions of the financial stimulus legislation given a new account by an…
Oil Giants Cling to Cash Hoards and Trim Output, Setting Trigger for Next Price Spike Santa Monica, CA -- Consumers left deeper in debt by 2008’s record price gyrations for gasoline and heating oil now…
Oil Production and Gasoline Refining Cuts Increase Odds of Future Price Spikes, Says Watchdog Santa Monica, CA -- Shell’s 4th quarter loss of $2.8 billion, based on the lower value of its oil inventory,…
Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog warned that the move by SEIU International to takeover nursing home worker unions in California will lead to degradation of the quality of patient care, as the agreements negotiated…
Corporate Cutbacks Now Likely to Generate Price Spikes Later As Economy Tries to Recover Santa Monica, CA -- Conoco Phillips’ CEO today deflected questions on the company’s layoff plans, investment cutbacks and refineries, saying…
California's first-in-the-nation requirement that mileage be considered in annual premiums will benefit the environment, says NRDC SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 27, 2009) -- Consumer Watchdog today released a scorecard ranking California’s Top 10 auto insurance…
Santa Monica, CA -- The non-partisan Consumer Watchdog called on Google today to cease a rumored lobbying effort aimed at allowing the sale of electronic medical records in the current version of the Economic Stimulus…
UPDATE: After receiving clarification from the FPPC, Consumer Watchdog's concerns about public disclosure under the new regulations were eliminated. All new information concerning ballot measure spending will be available in online reports to the public...
Warning Issued to Burnham Institute’s John Reed After Consumer Watchdog Complaint Santa Monica, CA -- California’s ethics commission has found that a member of the state stem cell agency’s oversight board violated ethics rules when…
Santa Monica, CA -- A new report released today by the Commonwealth Fund pushing national health reform modeled on a Massachusetts law — requiring all residents to buy private insurance without regulating what insurers can…
Consumer Group Calls on Sen. Boxer, California Officials To Investigate at Facility Shell Previously Tried to Shut Down; Warns Gas Prices Could Spike (Santa Monica, CA)—Consumer Watchdog called for an...
