state. We note that 57 of the 918 U.S. articles were about immigration from a national perspective. As California sits on our nation’s border, immigration in some instances could be considered within the California geographic…
The California bottle deposit law was designed to recycle billions of empty glass, plastic and metal beverage containers every year, cut pollution, and save energy. Consumer Watchdog’s year-long investigation of the system and others like…
E S For the past five months Consumer Watchdog worked with a group of car industry technologists and engineers concerned about the danger of Internet connectivity in modern non-self-driving cars and their susceptibility to hacking.…
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The opinions expressed in this report are solely those of Consumer Watchdog and do not reflect the opinions of the Container Recycling Institute. CRI provided valuable technical assistance but any conclusions, assertions and statements…
1997. Today, Cavanagh is chief “green” booster of a Western power trading market, which brings back a deregulation-era law that led to California’s energy crisis.
THE PRICE OF PICKEL LADWP’s Ratepayer Watchdog is Costing Ratepayers Nearly $7 Billion B L T The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest, most powerful municipal utility in the country.…
security camera. A particularly troubling patent application describes how Google could use video feeds from smart devices to determine users’ behaviors and characteristics, including “gender, age, fashion-taste, style, mood, known languages, preferred5 activities, and…
The state’s other two investor-owned utilities, Edison International and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) have also seen growth—but not as spectacular as Sempra’s. Over the past five years, Sempra reports that it has delivered total…
Self-driving vehicles have become a cultural and political phenomenon. To peruse the breathless headlines is, like a ride in Marty McFly’s DeLorean, to experience the sensation of visiting a wondrous future. Millions of hours previously…
A new survey of Amazon’s prices shows the retailer routinely uses inflated and fictitious previous prices to give consumers the misleading impression they’re getting a bargain. Inflated “previous” prices are the latest tactic Amazon has…
For years, one company—Backpage.com—has dominated online trafficking in minors for sex. The advertising giant’s reach is vast, with sites catering to 437 locations in the U.S. and 506 overseas. So is its impact: By one…
This review fact-checks the perception of Jerry Brown as an environmentalist against his actions since taking office as Governor in 2011 to answer the question: “How Green Is Brown?” On a continuum of “Green” to…
