CFC’s June 2010 Election Recap: Endorsed Candidates Win Big, Ballot Measures Mixed
Consumers Beat Back Big Business on Props 16 and 17′ The taste of victory is sweet, especially when it overcomes $62 million of the worst kind of deceitful campaigning. Two arrogant corporations received the humiliations they richly deserved when voters turned down Proposition 16 and 17 yesterday. … Read More ›
CFC Message to Voters on Defeat of Prop 16 and 17: You Won This!
by Richard Holober, Consumer Federation of California
PG&E and Mercury Insurance were in a contest to see which would stoop the lowest to buy a law through the ballot box. Voters saw through PG&E’s $46 million spending spree on Prop 16 and Mercury Insurance’s $16 million contribution to Prop 17. Read More ›
Voters Defeat Proposition 17, The Mercury Insurance Initiative
by Campaign for Consumer Rights, Campaign for Consumer Rights
Ignoring a deceptive $16 million campaign by Mercury Insurance Company, California voters rejected a ballot measure that would have amended 1988 insurance reform Proposition 103 to allow insurance companies to impose surcharges on motorists who were not previously insured or had a break in coverage for virtually any reason. Read More ›
Despite $46 million spending fest, Proposition 16 goes down
by John Howard, Capitol Weekly
“When you’re being outspent $46 million to $80,000, the fact that it’s this close, I think people smelled a rat. I think they overspent until people got suspicious,” said Richard Holober of the Consumer Federation of California, opponents of the initiative. Read More ›
PG&E Customers Killed Prop 16
by Richard Holober, CFC Executive Director, California Progress Report
PG&E spent $46 million of its ratepayer dollars on Prop 16 to make sure our electric rates remain high, without asking the consent of its ratepayers. Read More ›
PG&E Customers Killed Prop 16
by Richard Holober, CFC Executive Director, California Progress Report
PG&E spent $46 million of its ratepayer dollars on Prop 16 to make sure our electric rates remain high, without asking the consent of its ratepayers. Read More ›
PG&E’s self-serving campaign
by Chuck Arnold , Lompoc Record
According to state and election finance reports, PG&E has put up a fortune for this and all the other advertising – $44 million. Opponents have raised $60,000. That’s almost 1,000-to-1 in favor of PG&E.
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ELECTION: Corporations Back Propositions 16, 17
by Eilene Zimmerman, San Diego.com
So voters beware. Certain companies (and individuals) stand to benefit mightily if Props 16 and 17 pass. You ought to know that before casting your vote. Read More ›
Vote Yes on Proposition 15
by Tobi Dragert , Pasadena Weekly
Proposition 15 is endorsed by myriad organizations, including the League of Women Voters of California, the California Nurses Association, Consumer Federation of California, California Common Cause, AARP, AFSCME, California Church Impact, the California Labor Federation, Sierra Club and nearly 400 other leaders and organizations. Read More ›
Prop 15: Step One in Breaking Big Money’s Strangle Hold on California Elections
by Zack Kaldveer, Consumer Federation of California, California Progress Report
…all but one of the donors to the ballot committee opposing Prop 15 comes from either a lobby firm, individual lobbyist, or a lobby employer ‘ including BP’s lobby firm, Political Solutions. Read More ›
CFC Supports SB 1275 (Leno, Steinberg) – The Homeowners Bill of Rights
SB 1275 enacts the Homeowner’s Bill of Rights. It requires that homeowners receive notice of their rights regarding their loans prior to foreclosure and remedies for those whose rights were violated under this act. Read More ›
CFC Supports AB 919 (Nava) – The Shareholder Protection Act
AB 919 is a critical step in the effort to protect shareholders and limit the influence of big money in politics. It requires corporations to consult their shareholders and give them an opportunity to opt out of having their money spent on elections and political activities. Read More ›
CFC Supports SB 1212 (Leno) – Cell Phone Radiation Disclosures
SB 12122 would require retailers of cell phones to make the level of radiation emitted by a phone known to potential purchasers of that phone. Read More ›