“We are disappointed that the Governor sided with big business interests and against consumers on the majority of bills that reached his desk. The Governor turned a deaf ear to California consumers on key food safety, automobile insurance and financial privacy proposals.”

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Richard Holober, president of the Consumer Federation of California, said the current process allows manufacturers to make discount promises they won’t have to keep because many shoppers simply dump the rebate applications. Read More ›

CALIFORNIA is a land of motorists, but more than 3.4 million people are driving illegally by not carrying auto insurance, despite a state program that offers insurance for under $400 a year…”The numbers are a little disappointing. We know there is a need there,” said Sandra Chapin, program director for the Consumer Federation of California. Read More ›

Add 21st Century and Safeco to the growing list of insurance companies that are reducing their rates for California consumers. “The industry has finally come to the recognition that this is the law,” said Richard Holober, executive director of the Consumer Federation of California. Read More ›

This November, we can take the “For Sale” sign off the state Capitol. The Consumer Federation of California supports public financing of elections because we must change the rules of politics before the interests of ordinary Californians can compete with big corporate donors. Read More ›

A consumer right’s advocate applauded the settlement. “Privacy is very important to people,” said Richard Holober, executive director of the Consumer Federation of California. “People don’t want others to know more than what is required to transact business.” Read More ›

Regulation is seldom preferable to competition. But AB 1010 would boost competition by giving customers greater leeway to compare and choose a cellular phone company that provides the best service. Read More ›

The plastic pipe known as CPVC, which stands for chlorinated polyvinyl chloride, has been at the center of a lengthy, politically charged dispute pitting pipe manufacturers and the building industry against the state plumbers union and environmental groups…Opponents contend that the manufacture, installation, and use of plastic pipe poses health risks, such as chemicals leaching into water. Read More ›

Environmental, labor and consumer advocates called on Gov. Scwarzenegger to honor his pledge to protect Californians and the environment in response to concerns raised by a State Agency’s proposal to expand the use of potentially hazardous plastics in homes. Read More ›

The Consumer Federation of California has endorsed Proposition 89, citing the role of big business money in buying votes, bankrolling special interest ballot measures, and defeating consumer protection legislation. Read More ›

The Senate voted to approve Assembly Bill 1010 (AB 1010) by Ira Ruskin (D – Redwood City) today, after easily passing a critical Committee vote on Tuesday. Cell phone users are now another step closer to winning back critical protections against deceptive cell phone industry practices. Read More ›