Big Breakthrough in Toxic Furniture
After five years of resistance from chemical manufacturers, we scored a breakthrough in the fight to remove toxics from furniture sold in California. Read More ›
AT&T and Verizon’s Deregulation Bill
Phone companies like AT&T and Verizon are supporting SB 1161 (Padilla) to undermine a government watchdog agency’s ability to investigate unfair advertising practices, inflated fees on phone bills, phone service outages, privacy violations and other consumer complaints. Read More ›
AB 2006 Authorizes State Credit Unions to Provide Services to the Unbanked
AB 2006 (Perez) authorizes state-chartered credit unions to provide vital financial services to Californians who do not have bank accounts. Read More ›
SB 1538 Improves Breast Cancer Detection Information Following Mammograms
SB 1538 (Simitian) provides a simple notification requirement that ensures that a woman is aware of her breast density so she can make informed decisions about her healthcare. Read More ›
AB 40 Mandates Elder Abuse is Reported to Ombudsman and Local Law Enforcement
AB 40 (Yamada) would help deter individuals from abusing the elderly and dependent adults by mandating that cases of abuse are reported to both the local Long-Term Care Ombudsman and the local law enforcement. Read More ›
Gov. Brown takes needed action on toxic flame retardants
by Editorial, Sacramento Bee
For years, the chemical industry has fought to stop statewide bans on certain toxic chemicals, arguing that such decisions are best left to federal authorities, such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Read More ›
CFC applauds Governor Brown’s call to revise toxic flammability standards
We applaud Governor Brown’s call for state regulators to revise an antiquated furniture fire safety standard that has exposed millions to dangerous levels of toxic flame retardant chemicals.
AB 1830 Provides Mobile Home Park Residents with Water Service Rate Protection
Assembly Bill 1830 (V.M. P Read More ›
CFC applauds Governor Brown’s call to revise toxic flammability standards
We applaud Governor Brown’s call for state regulators to revise an antiquated furniture fire safety standard that has exposed millions to dangerous levels of toxic flame retardant chemicals. Read More ›
SB 956, AB 1447, AB 1534 – Preventing Potential Loan Abuses by Buy Here Pay Here Dealerships
The Buy Here Pay Here industry consists of used car dealers that lend to people with bad credit. Their business practices are characterized by inflated interest rates and frequent repossessions from their cash-strapped customers. Read More ›
Plan to disclose credit card complaints faces opposition
by Gregory Korte, USA Today
The banking industry is fighting a federal agency’s proposal to put complaints that consumers make about their credit cards online for everyone to see. Read More ›
Senator says rental companies cars could be unsafe
by Hank Silverberg, WTOP
Senator Barbara Boxer wants to make it mandatory for car rental companies to respond to all recalls. 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 ›