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Taxpayer Sues DWP and City for Illegal Transfer of Nearly $242 Million After L.A. Experienced Blackouts During Heatwave

Jerry Flanagan July 26, 2018

UPDATE: If you are a victim of a recent LA DWP blackout we want to hear your story. Please email us at: [email protected] Los...

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Accountability

Double Victory: The Paint Boycott Worked

Jamie Court June 29, 2018

Yesterday was a big day for consumer justice! Just 24 hours after we launched the #BoycottSherwinWilliams boycott, the paint company decided to pull its deceptive...

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Accountability

Sherman-Williams Withdraws Deceptive Ballot Measure in Face of Mounting Pressure

Evan Thomas King June 29, 2018

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Accountability

Consumer Watchdog Calls For Boycott of Sherwin Williams Paint

Jamie Court June 28, 2018

UPDATE: 6/28/18 5 PM The Boycott worked! Sherwin Williams and Con Agra pulled their ballot measure from the November ballot. Congrats to all. Los Angeles, CA —...

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Accountability

Boycott Sherwin-Williams Paint!

Jamie Court June 27, 2018

UPDATE: 6/28/18 5 PM The Boycott worked! Sherwin Williams and Con Agra pulled their ballot measure from the November ballot. Congrats to all. Paint maker Sherwin...

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Accountability

Sherman-Williams Hopes to Shirk Responsibility And Put Children At Risk With Lead Paint Using A CA Ballot Measure

Evan Thomas King June 26, 2018

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Environmental Groups Warn Gov. Brown, “This is your last chance to leave a green future”

Evan Thomas King April 12, 2018

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Energy

“Governor Brown, Please Step Up”: More Than 750 Public Interest Groups Call On Governor Brown To Halt New Dirty Oil And Gas Projects

Liza Tucker April 11, 2018

Five months before Governor’s climate summit in San Francisco, climate groups call on Governor to “walk the talk” on climate and stand up to the...

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Energy

30 Public Interest Groups Urge Governor Brown To Freeze State Oil Drilling

Liza Tucker January 23, 2018

Santa Monica, CA — 30 environmental and public interest groups urged Governor Brown to articulate a new plan for keeping oil in the ground as...

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Accountability

DWP Rubberstamps $242 Million Tuesday Takeaway from Ratepayers In Violation Of Their Rights

Liza Tucker November 28, 2017

Santa Monica, CA — Today’s vote by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners for LADWP to transfer $242 million in ratepayer money to the...

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Energy

CA Cap-And-Trade Program Isn’t Working

Liza Tucker November 13, 2017

Santa Monica, CA — As protestors heckled Governor Jerry Brown during his tour abroad for failing to leave oil and gas in the ground, new...

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Energy

Governor Brown’s Former Cabinet Secretary Secretly Lobbying for California’s Grid Operator

Liza Tucker September 12, 2017

Santa Monica, CA — Governor Brown’s former cabinet secretary, and former executive for Pacific Gas & Electric, Dana Williamson, is said to be lobbying in...

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