The Consumer Federation of California attacked investor-owned utilities for trying to avoid regulatory liability for abuses of private consumer data taken from SmartMeters by non-utility third parties. Read More ›

A list of supporters for the commissioner’s campaign shows the Democrat garnered endorsements from organizations such as the Consumer Federation of California…who is known for his battles with insurers on behalf of consumers when he twice served as California insurance commissioner. Read More ›

“Senator Simitian has been a steadfast advocate for California consumers,” said Richard Holober, executive director of the CFC. “Both through the legislation he has authored and other bills he has supported, he has consistently fought for consumer rights.” Read More ›

Consumer groups are concerned the wireless smart meter grid will not be secure. In a recent regulatory filing, the Consumer Federation of California attacked the position of investor owned utilities seeking to avoid regulatory liability for abuses of private consumer data taken from smart meters by non-utility third parties. Read More ›

Watch Richard Holober, Executive Director of the Consumer Federation of California,discuss the hidden costs of gift cards on CBS’s ConsumerWatch. Read More ›

The proposed rules, which could be approved early next year, would require wireless carriers to send customers a voice or text alert when they are about to exceed their voice, data or text limits. A similar warning would come when a user is about to incur hefty international roaming charges. Read More ›

The Consumer Federation of California has given three area legislators a perfect ranking for voting on consumer-friendly legislation in 2010…According to the federation, the scores included legislation related to campaign finance reform, financial privacy protection, health care reform, drug safety, false advertising and other issues. Read More ›

The Consumer Federation of California, a consumer rights organization, awarded state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, a 100 percent score for his legislative record. In addition, Simitian was one of four senators who were described by the group as “standout legislators that deserve special recognition as consumer champions.” Read More ›

San Diego’s California legislators in the Democratic party favored consumer rights protections during the 2009-10 session, the Consumer Federation of California reported in its 2010 Consumer Scorecard released on Thursday, December 16.
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“Not all Democratic lawmakers received high marks,” the federation’s spokesman, Zack Kaldveer, said. “An informal caucus of corporate-friendly Democrats often joined their Republican colleagues to kill consumer protection bills – particularly those targeted by corporate interests and their armies of lobbyists.”
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Average scores were 59 percent in the Senate and 58 percent in the Assembly. The scorecard highlighted a deep ideological split between the two parties when it comes to consumer rights protections. Read More ›

In its recent regulatory filing, the Consumer Federation of California attacks the arguments of investor owned utilities…seeking to avoid regulatory liability for abuses of private consumer data taken from smart meters by non-utility third parties. Read More ›

…Richard Holober…of the Consumer Federation of California, called any increase “intolerable at a time when we have high unemployment, declining incomes and declining values in retirement funds. People are at the breaking point and are no longer able to say, ‘We’ll just suck it up and pay what PG&E demands.'” Read More ›