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Expired baby food to be pulled if lawmakers get their way

LA Times Report: California Public Utilities Commission could get pro-consumer majority

The November Election Affects Your Pocketbook

2009 Consumer Scorecard for State Legislators Issued

CFC Releases 2009 Interim Scorecard for California Legislators

Obama Administration Waffles in "Defense" of California’s Financial Privacy Law

Voters don't want dire cuts; they want leaders to get it right

A shameful effort to limit class actions

Toxic TVs: Shoppers should consider manufacturers’ recycling records

From the New Publishers of the California Progress Report

CONSUMER COMPLAINTS

Sample "Consumer" Complaint Letter

Consumer Directory

CONSUMER ISSUES

Campaign / Budget Reform

CFC Supports AB 1648 (Brownley) - Election Transparency - Passes Elections and Redistricting Committee

Editorial: Prop. 13 must be part of the tax reform debate

Katcho Achadjian lays out a game plan

State Sen. Fran Pavley In Competitive Run for Last Term

Billionaire insurance exec backs initiative to change rate rules

Initiative Granting Discounts for Continuous Coverage to Be Included on California Ballot

Watch CFC's Richard Holober talk with ABC TV about new insurance industry initiative

Car insurance discount act could give break in prices

Californians feel toll of dismal economy, shrinking aid checks

Lobbying price tag: A quarter billion dollars by year’s end

Food / Product Safety

Listen to CFC's Richard Holober on Michael Finney's "Consumer Talk"

Chicago Tribune blows lid off flame retardant chemical deception

Chicago Tribune Investigation Reveals Deceptive Chemical Industry Tactics Promoting Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals

Vargas’ CARFAX bill rejected

Controversial fire retardant rules may soon change in Calif.

Consumer Federation of California Opposes Phony Used Car "Safety" Bill

CFC Opposes SB 990 (Vargas) - Used Car Safety - DEFEATED

Fight brewing over used-car information

Burning irony: Flame retardants might create deadlier fires

CFC Supports SB 901 (Steinberg) - Vehicle Retirement Program

Health Care Reform

California’s Fight to Stop Health Insurance Price Gouging and the Single Payer Solution

California's working poor would lose a lot if health reform law dies

A law that scraps junk insurance

Battle escalates over ballot measure on health premiums

CFC Supports AB 52 (Feuer) - Health Insurance Rate Approval

Sen. Feinstein backs health insurance rate controls

‘Medicare for All’ Would Solve California’s Budget Deficit

A push for a single payer system, even as reforms take effect

Health care bill passes to Senate floor

Mercury News editorial: California needs reasonable controls on health care premiums

Predatory Lending

Consumer bureau to propose new rules for mortgage servicers

L.A. Clippers Make A Bad Play with 1-800LoanMart

California Tells Debt Buyers to "Prove It"

Lowering our expectations for foreclosure settlement

Unregulated for-profits receive big chunk of military spouse tuition aid

Consumer Bureau targets student loan abuses

Protecting Consumers from Abusive Debt Collectors

California attorney general seeks more mortgage protections

SF Audit Finds Irregularities in 99 Percent of Foreclosures

Foreclosure mediation could save billions

Privacy Protection

Google Street View privacy scandal broadens

Why cell-phone tracking should require a warrant

CFC Supports SB 1330 (Simitian) - License Plate Recognition Technology - Passed Senate Transportation Committee

State bill would restrict data from license-plate scanners

Fact Sheet: Electronic Health Records and Privacy

New Google Privacy Policy (and what you can do) and Understanding "Do Not Track"

Obama Administration Proposes Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights

Google Secretly Bypassing Safari Privacy Settings

Google's tracking sets off another privacy debate

Domestic Spy Drones Approved by Congress

Public Utilities / Telecom Rights

Mercury News editorial: Ratepayers should never pay PG&E bonuses

Government lawyers oppose California VoIP deregulation proposal

Stop AT&T and Verizon's Deregulation Bill

PG&E's pipeline maintenance should be more thoroughly scrutinized, advocates say

Nearly $20 million in PG&E fines OKd by state PUC

California may eliminate oversight for VOIP services

State Senate panel backs bill to deregulate Internet phone service

Voice-over-internet at heart of regulatory debate

Judge upholds PG&E's $16.8 million gas-safety fine

Mercury News editorial: PUC needs to hold PG&E accountable

Corporate Accountability

Lawmakers: State must crack down on diploma mills

Consumer bureau to propose new rules for mortgage servicers

California May Be The First State To Require Corporations To Disclose Compensation Paid To Retired Executives

Leno Proposes Publicizing Pension Details for Top Private Sector Execs

California Senate moves to regulate Buy Here Pay Here car dealers

Fracking Impact On Water Worries Californians

Fight brewing over used-car information

State funding for quake safety oversight at risk

CFC Supports AB 591 (Wieckowski) - Hydraulic "Fracking" Transparency

California Tells Debt Buyers to "Prove It"

CFC supports SB 558 (Simititan) - Elder Abuse and Neglect

Butler's Bill Targeting Elderly Abuse Passes Assembly

Reverse Mortgages – Consumer Beware

Greater oversight of reverse mortgages urged

Reverse Mortgages: Is it the right choice for you and your family

CFC Supports AB 2947 (Eng) - Nursing Home Pre-Dispute Binding Arbitration – Vetoed

CFC Supports AB 634 (Steinberg) - Elder Abuse Actions - Signed

CFC Supports AB 1075 (Shelley) 2001 – Nursing Home Staffing Ratios - Signed

Six Months In: The "Patient Protection and Affordability Act"

Legislative Scorecards / Updates

Scoring the California Legislature: Who Stood With Consumers In 2011?

Consumer Federation of California Releases 2011 Scorecard for State Legislators

Consumers Get a Breath of Fresh Air from Jerry Brown

CFC's 2011 Interim Legislative Scorecard: Who Has Stood With Consumers?

Simitian earns perfect mark on annual consumer scorecard

Consumer Friendly Legislators

Consumers laud Simitian

2010 consumer credit rating for state legislators

Dems rank high, GOP low in Consumer Federation scorecard

Scoring the California Legislature: Who Stood With Consumers In 2010?

EDUCATION FOUNDATION

CFC Education Foundation Brochure on Reverse Mortgages

10 Steps you can take to protect your calling records now

Learn how privacy invaders crack your cell phone records

Steps Telephone Companies could take to protect you

Your Cell Records are for Sale

California's Low Cost Auto Insurance Program Could Help You!

CFC's "Action Page"

Make Health Insurers Justify Their Rate – Sign the Petition

Toxic Free Babies: Tell Governor Brown to Ban BPA

Mercury News editorial: Ratepayers should never pay PG&E bonuses

Listen to CFC's Richard Holober on Michael Finney's "Consumer Talk"

Government lawyers oppose California VoIP deregulation proposal

Lawmakers: State must crack down on diploma mills

Chicago Tribune blows lid off flame retardant chemical deception

Stop AT&T and Verizon's Deregulation Bill

Chicago Tribune Investigation Reveals Deceptive Chemical Industry Tactics Promoting Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals

Consumer bureau to propose new rules for mortgage servicers

Wilson, Rove, Gingrich...and Fletcher

Google Street View privacy scandal broadens

Mercury News editorial: Ratepayers should never pay PG&E bonuses

Lawmakers: State must crack down on diploma mills

Consumer bureau to propose new rules for mortgage servicers

Google Street View privacy scandal broadens

PG&E's pipeline maintenance should be more thoroughly scrutinized, advocates say

California's working poor would lose a lot if health reform law dies

Nearly $20 million in PG&E fines OKd by state PUC

Fracking Impact On Water Worries Californians

Vargas’ CARFAX bill rejected

Controversial fire retardant rules may soon change in Calif.

CFC in the News

Listen to CFC's Richard Holober on Michael Finney's "Consumer Talk"

Government lawyers oppose California VoIP deregulation proposal

Chicago Tribune Investigation Reveals Deceptive Chemical Industry Tactics Promoting Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals

Wilson, Rove, Gingrich...and Fletcher

California’s Fight to Stop Health Insurance Price Gouging and the Single Payer Solution

California May Be The First State To Require Corporations To Disclose Compensation Paid To Retired Executives

Leno Proposes Publicizing Pension Details for Top Private Sector Execs

California Senate moves to regulate Buy Here Pay Here car dealers

California may eliminate oversight for VOIP services

State Senate panel backs bill to deregulate Internet phone service

CFC Press Archives

Rebate ads' small type stirs big fight

Driving Without a Net

Two more insurers will offer rate cuts

Take the For Sale Sign off the State Capitol

Final Settlement Announced Against Dillard's for Privacy Abuses

Cellular breakups

Disputed Study Backs Ending Limits on Plastic Pipes

Coalition Calls on Governor to Protect Consumers

CFC Endorses Prop 89 - The "Clean Money" Initiative

Senate Approves Bill to Restore Cell Phone Cancellation Rights

Privacy Bill Archives

Privacy Bills Pending in the CA State Legislature

Consumer Directory

Food & Drug Safety

Workplace Safety

Environmental Safety

Security Products and Services

Electronics/Appliances

Cleaning Services

Cemetery and Funeral Services

Veterinary Services

Support Letters

SB 1268 Support Letter

SB 1087 Support Letter

SB 1166 Support Letter

SB 885 Support Letter

SB 1264 Support Letter

AB 2289 Support Letter

AB 2654 Support Letter

AB 2720 Support Letter

SB 933 Support Letter

SB 837 Support Letter

Tax or fee? Local governments hash out the consequences of Prop. 26

California's Other Ballot Initiative

Prop 26 – Voters Must Reject the Polluter Protection Act

Prop 26 could be dirty sleeper on state ballot

When do voters gag on campaign cash?

Prop. 26 opponents say the measure would let oil, tobacco and alcohol companies off the hook

San Jose Mercury Editorial: Vote yes on Prop. 25, no on Prop. 26

Why Prop 26 is the Polluters Protection Act of 2010

Beer industry spending big on tax-related ballot battles

Santa Rosa Press-Democrat Editorial: No on 26

When do voters gag on campaign cash?

LA Times Editorial: No on Prop. 23

Vote no on Proposition 23

State energy law can save average home $670

Climate change law's suspension slammed by UC Berkeley study

Dan Morain: Oil moguls spend big to gut clean air law

Out-of-state polluters pump up effort to kill climate law

A Bid to suspend California global-warming law gets $1 million from billionaire brothers' firm

CFC's November Ballot Recs: Corporate Interests vs. The Public Good

SJ Mercury News: Vote no on Proposition 23.

June Election Recap

Yes on 24 and 25

Genentech layoffs: A lesson on corporate tax breaks

Critics: Post-Prop. 24 layoffs make lawmakers look 'like chumps'

When do voters gag on campaign cash?

California’s props and the business impact

Battle lines drawn over ballot measure to repeal tax breaks

San Jose Mercury Editorial: Vote yes on Prop. 25, no on Prop. 26

Prop. 24 repeals business tax breaks

Prop. 24 study says repeal of corporate tax breaks will save jobs

CHRONICLE RECOMMENDS: Yes on Prop. 25, No on Prop. 26

California budget stalemate now longest ever

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