Insurance Commissioner Lara’s approval last week of a $263.7 million rate hike by California’s largest insurer, State Farm, marks the latest in a flurry of approvals of unjustified 2023 auto insurance rate hikes by the top…
The non-profit Consumer Watchdog has filed an appeal in its California Public Records Act (“PRA”) lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California Department of Insurance.
By City News Service, KFI 640AM Los Angeles, CA September 3, 2022 https://kfiam640.iheart.com/featured/la-local-news/content/2022-09-03-judge-to-hear-more-arguments-in-consumer-watchdog-public-records-case/ LOS ANGELES (CNS) – After listening to arguments in Consumer Watchdog’s legal...
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog filed its final briefs in a California Public Records Act (“CPRA”) lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the...
By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS July 18, 2022 Suit seeks release of CDI meeting records in California ‘pay to play’ lawsuit A California consumer...
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog filed its Opening Brief in a California Public Records Act (“CPRA”) lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the...
Los Angeles, CA – The Department of Insurance has engaged in a “pattern and practice of obstructing access to public records,” according to Consumer Watchdog. ...
Sacramento, CA – Ethics legislation to shine a light on insurance industry influence over decision-making at the Department of Insurance was killed by the Assembly Insurance...
EDITORIAL by The SANTA ROSA PRESS-DEMOCRAT Editorial Board March 29, 2022 https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/opinion/pd-editorial-deleting-government-emails-leaves-the-public-in-the-dark/ A recent whistleblower’s complaint about deletion of emails at the California Department of...
EDITORIAL by the LOS ANGELES TIMES Editorial Board March 28, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-03-28/editorial-california-public-records-delete-emails A fundamental principle of a free and open society is that citizens have...
