Category Archives: CFC in the News
California Progress Report: Progressive Voter Guide for November 2012 Ballot Propositions
The voter guide lists the recommendations of several leading statewide progressive organizations, along with a quick summary of each proposition. Read More ›
Secret deal could cheapen auto repairs
by Mike Finney, KGO - ABC News 7
Jones and the Consumer Federation of California claim insurance companies are working behind the scenes at the capitol to weaken consumer protection laws at the last minute of the legislative session. Read More ›
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, Consumer Groups Condemn End of Session, Anti-Consumer Legislation
by Byron Tucker, California Department of Insurance
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones held a news conference today with the Consumer Federation of California … to discuss two bills that would strip consumers of longstanding protections. Read More ›
Mercury Insurance Billionaire Files Lawsuit to Rewrite Attorney General’s Prop 33 Ballot Summary
by Consumer Watchdog, Targeted News Service
In an attempt to deny voters access to arguments against his self-serving ballot initiative, Mercury Insurance Company billionaire George Joseph and his Prop 33 campaign consultants have filed a lawsuit to hide the cost of Prop 33 from voters. Read More ›
Local auto dealer says pending legislation could increase black market auto sales
by Julio Morales, Imperial Valley Press
The Consumer Federation of California backs the three bills as an appropriate defense against predatory lending, according to its Web site. Read More ›
Lawmakers consider bill to limit patient health data privacy law
by California Healthline, Healthcare IT News
On Tuesday, the California Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider legislation (AB 439) that would limit a state health data privacy law, Healthcare IT News reports. Read More ›
Voters Guide to California’s November Ballot Initiatives
by Lucy Ma, IVN.us
The Automobile Insurance Prices Based on History of Insurance Coverage Act will allow insurers to provide new customers with discounts if they can prove continuous coverage by other licensed insurers over the course of the past 5 years. Read More ›
Call Kurtis: How Do I Get Through To A Supervisor?
by Kurtis Ming, CBS Channel 13 Sacramento
“This is an outrage,” said Richard Holober, executive director of the Consumer Federation of California. Holober says when customers cannot get results, they should make as much noise as possible. Read More ›
California’s Made-in-USA bill involves small parts, but it’s no small matter
by Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee
…the bill is stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee due to opposition from the Consumer Federation of California, which says it would create “a vague standard that invites mislabeling,” and Consumer Attorneys of California, which contends that California is best served by having its own, higher standard. Read More ›
CFC: Did chemical lobbyists violate the law?
by Ricahrd Holober, Market Watch
The Consumer Federation of California is calling on California regulators to investigate a chemical industry front group named Citizens for Fire Safety for possible violations of California law when it paid an expert witness who provided false testimony to legislators. California Government Code Section 86205 states “no … Read More ›
Call Kurtis: The truth about auto-renew
by Kurtis Ming, CBS 13 KOVR
Richard Holober of the Consumer Federation of California commented on DirecTV and their auto-renew policies. “It’s a very sleazy way that products are sold…If they get one extra year out of you that you didn’t plan to pay for, they’ve made a lot of money off that.” Read More ›
Opposition to SB 1161 – The Worst Telecom Bill Ever in California
by Mark Toney, Executive Director of TURN, California Progress Report
SB 1161 is actually the most anti-consumer bill ever introduced in California because it permits the telecom industry to dictate the terms of its own regulation, or as the case would have it, deregulation. Read More ›
Government lawyers oppose California VoIP deregulation proposal
by Chris Rizo , Fierce Enterprize Communications
“SB 1161 is a stealth vehicle for the gradual deregulation of telecommunications in California,” the Consumer Federation of California declared on their website. “Consumers need the CPUC to have the power to investigate complaints of bad service or unfair charges on bills, regardless of the technology used to provide phone service.” Read More ›