Our personal data is sold hundreds of times a day and worth hundreds of billions1 of dollars, but if regulations for California’s strongest-in-the-nation privacy law are drawn correctly, consumers will get unprecedented control over their…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY “Oil companies are ripping you off,” Governor Gavin Newsom tweeted on September 30. “Their record profits are coming at your expense at the pump. I’m calling for a NEW windfall tax exclusively on…
C alifornia’s bottle deposit system is in disrepair. The rate at which consumers redeem their California Redemption Value (CRV) deposits is 58%, the third lowest among bottle deposit states. Too few redemption centers exist for…
For many years, insurance companies have used illegal coverage limitations in California1 homeowners, condominium, and renters insurance policies to deny or lowball claims after a wildfire disaster. The financial harm—and the trauma—that consumers have suffered…
According to the oil industry, California oil and gas production is indispensable. But a rough tally of costs in the form of harm to public health from oil and gas pollution, fossil fuel-accelerated global warming,…
NTRODUCTION Medi-Cal has the right to be reimbursed for the cost of health care that a patient needs as a result of medical negligence. That reimbursement occurs after the successful resolution of a medical malpractice…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Personal car data is the new gold rush of the auto industry. Cars collect more data than our1 phones. As a result, car companies have become data miners.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A Consumer Watchdog investigation into fraud under California’s bottle deposit law finds fraud is rampant in the system – potentially costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars –in nickel and dime deposits stolen…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Governor Gavin Newsom has called for a circular economy that slashes waste while extracting maximum value by reusing or remanufacturing as much of it as possible. A circular economy cuts greenhouse gases and…
There’s no question that the medical malpractice insurers are making more money than they should, and what’s really interesting is several of these companies which are dominant in the market are owned and operated by…
All 10 of the top-selling 2020 car models are clearly connected online to safety critical systems and cannot be disconnected, leaving automobiles vulnerable to an unprecedented, large-scale hack, according to a new finding by the…
“And while I do not by any means believe the initiative, the referendum, and the recall are the panacea for all our political ills, yet they do give to the electorate the power of action…
