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 ›

The Consumer Federation of California backs the three bills as an appropriate defense against predatory lending, according to its Web site. Read More ›

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 ›

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 ›

“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 ›

…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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

“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 ›

“An obsolete CA. regulation…de facto forces companies to use toxic chemicals in their products…” comments Richard Holober of Consumer Federation of California. Read More ›

…Fletcher has racked up a predictably Republican voting record, scoring low ratings in recent years from the Sierra Club Foundation (30%)…the Consumer Federation of California (18%), and Planned Parenthood (0%). Read More ›

SB 1208 is supported by Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment; Consumer Federation of California; California Labor Federation; California Nurses Association; California Professional Firefighters; and California School Employees Association. Read More ›