Persistence paid off for Senator Joe Simitian. Governor Jerry Brown just signed Simitian’s Senate Bill 24, which will arm consumers with information to help prevent identity theft. Read More ›

A bill to regulate health insurance rate hikes faces fierce industry opposition as it moves through the legislature. AB 52 (Feuer) would rein in health and HMO premium increases that soared 131% from 1999 to 2009 – nearly five times the rate of inflation. Read More ›

Among groups lobbying for passage of A.B. 1062 is the Congress of California Seniors, Consumer Federation of California, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform and the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center. Read More ›

…AB 22, could reach the Senate floor by next Monday. It would ban the use of credit reports when it comes to hiring with some exceptions such as with peace officers, employees of the State Department of Justice and managerial positions that require the handling of money. Read More ›

On Monday, the California State Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, ruled that a class action lawsuit challenging the validity of the City’s Telephone Users’ Tax (“TUT”) could proceed, overruling previous lower court decisions.
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Google informed its users of their position and privacy policy. This was motivated…by a…letter sent by a group of privacy advocates, including…Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Consumer Federation of California, the World Privacy Forum, Consumer Action, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and ACLU of Northern California. Read More ›

When California voters erased the two-thirds majority rule for passing a state budget, they added teeth to the June 15 deadline for legislative approval. No budget, no pay.
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A state Assembly bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Betsy Butler (D-Marina del Rey) that would increase the fines for financial crimes committed against elderly and dependent adults was unanimously passed Thursday and will head to the state Senate for consideration. Read More ›

Wright’s legislation received backing from Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of California, and Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, organizations that long have criticized the industry, justifiably so. Read More ›

The Consumer Federation of California has named Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) as its “Senator of the Year”. Consumer Federation of California officials say Senator Pavley was chosen for her leadership in supporting consumer protection legislation.
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Lowenthal will discuss the bill publicly for the first time today at a press conference in Sacramento. He’ll be joined by representatives from groups backing the proposal, including…the California Consumer Federation.
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Richard Holober, executive director of the Consumer Federation of California, hailed the ruling as “a great victory for consumer protection and common sense. It’s nonsensical that a retailer can collect bits and pieces, turn them over to a data aggregation service and have a field day selling the information and otherwise using it for business purposes.” Read More ›