CFC White Paper: California’s Great Recession and the Costs of War
by Zack Kaldveer, Consumer Federation of California
America has spent over $250 billion on the war in Afghanistan since 2001 – with California taxpayers picking up $37.9 billion of that tab…contributing an annual low of $1.8 billion in 2004, to $7 billion last year, to an estimated $9.2 billion in 2010… Read More ›
CFC Supports SB 1268 (Simitian) – Protects Privacy of Electronic Toll Users
Action on the part of the legislature is necessary to ensure consumer privacy is respected, and transit agencies employing electronic toll collection systems are held responsible for their use of subscriber information. For these reasons, we support SB 1268. Read More ›
CFC Supports AB 2502 – Assisting Homeowners in Avoiding Foreclosure
By keeping more homes off the market, AB 2502’s consumer protections will also help ensure the future stability of the economy. For these reasons, we strongly support AB 2502. Read More ›
CFC Supports SB 1237 (Padilla) – Monitoring of Overradiation
One-time instances of overradiation may be difficult to detect without proper documentation of the dosage administered, and for this reason and others, it is critical that SB 1237 becomes law.
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CFC Supports SB 1291 (Leno) – Review of Fire Retardant Chemicals
No other agency is currently responsible to monitor or review the human health impacts of halogenated fire retardants and it is therefore critical that the Department of Toxics and Substance Control include them in the Green Chemistry Initiative. Read More ›
CFC is Sponsoring AB 2393 – private post-secondary proprietary school reform
AB 2393 insures that a private post-secondary proprietary school that reports or disseminates information on student success, job placement rates or graduates’ salaries in any apprenticeable occupation, bases that information on the standards for job duties and mastery of job training curriculum that the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards has developed. Read More ›
CFC Supports SB 1086 (Florez) – Corporate Subsidy Transparency
SB 1086 will increase the transparency and accountability of billions of dollars in tax subsidies California grants to corporations every year. Read More ›
CFC Opposes AB 1833 (Logue) – Unnecessary Economic Impact Analysis
We are most concerned that implementing this bill could inadvertently add unnecessary costs and time delays to the already lengthy and thorough process at these health-based state agencies. Such an outcome would be detrimental in their efforts to protect the public’s health. Read More ›
Advocates Say ‘Intentionally Dishonest’ Is Par for the Course for Prop 17 Sponsor Mercury
by Campaign for Consumer Rights, Earthtimes
Prop 17 would create an insurance surcharge on drivers, including soldiers and seniors, who have had a lapse in car insurance coverage for virtually any reason during the past five years, or who missed a single payment. Read More ›
CFC Supports SB 1166 (Simitian) – Protecting Personal Information
As the danger of identity theft becomes more prevalent, California needs to take steps to protect the privacy and security rights of its residents. Standardizing security breach notifications and centralizing the reporting process are a small, but critical step in the right direction. Read More ›
USAA Adds Voice to Foes of Insurance Referendum
by Sean P. Carr, Insurance News Net
According to the Consumer Federation of California, “The Mercury Insurance initiative will legalize a surcharge that is currently illegal, but that Mercury imposed anyhow until it was stopped by the courts five years ago.” Read More ›
How privacy rights could haunt the 2010 campaign
by Robert Salladay, California Watch
…privacy advocates also criticized Brown after he announced he would create an online prescription drug database, in the wake of the death of model Anna Nicole Smith…Zack Kaldveer of the Consumer Federation of California, said the Brown database “raises a whole slew of privacy concerns” when it comes to police access to the records. Read More ›
Toyata/NUMMI Blue Ribbon Commission White Paper
A white paper on the NUMMI plant closing was recently prepared by Professor Harley Shaiken from the University of California, Berkeley entitled “Commitment Is a Two-Way Street: Toyota, California, and NUMMI”. Read More ›