…significant increases in health insurance premiums over the past seven years will provide fodder for a recently launched campaign in California to let voters decide whether the state should have the authority to reject health insurance rate increases. Read More ›

New figures show two California campuses owned by for-profit education firm Career Education Corp. appear to have placed fewer than 65 percent of graduates in jobs – the minimum job placement rate required by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. Read More ›

In closing, effective online privacy protection requires a multipronged approach involving policymakers, industry, nonprofits and consumers. It must not be lost to bogus arguments and unfounded myths. Read More ›

Consumer Watchdog says California’s largest for-profit health insurance company used ‘bait and switch’ tactics to raise deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs for some customers May 1. Read More ›

Should the police be allowed to affix an electronic tracking device to a suspect’s car without a warrant and follow his every movement for a month? That was the question at an oral argument at the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Read More ›

The proposed initiative would also prohibit insurers from considering a lapse in coverage when determining rates or premiums for auto, health or homeowners’ policies. Read More ›

While federal authorities are calling the spike in prescription painkiller deaths an epidemic, California is dismantling a system that the White House identifies as a promising method to tackle the problem. Read More ›

A for-profit education company with five campuses in California disclosed…(it) was inflating job placement calculations at several of its campuses – just one day after the company announced the CEO’s resignation.
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Credit unions and community banks in the Bay Area are seeing a spike in new members, sparked in part by general anger with big banks and in part by their now-abandoned plans to charge for using debit cards.
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The latest is Chase making credit card customers who had previously opted out from receiving offers to do so again under the guise of ‘updating our customers’ preferences.’ Read More ›

While Calderon’s concern for people of marginal means is commendable, it can’t be ignored that he, his brother and other lawmakers have raked in campaign contributions from the payday loan industry. Read More ›

The new rules create a list of 3,000 toxic chemicals found in consumer items as diverse as personal care products, children’s toys, automobiles and even computers. Read More ›

It’s not surprising that California lawmakers do the bidding of their biggest contributors. But even for them, the latest move to expand predatory payday lending — detailed in Karen de Sa’s front-page story today — is remarkably brazen. Read More ›