Consumer Federation of California

In a land where the car is virtually everywhere, one out of four drivers in California gets behind the wheel without automobile insurance. Now a program that recently expanded to every county is meant to reduce the state’s estimated 5.6 million uninsured drivers by providing them with a liability insurance policy for less than $400 a year. Read More ›

“It is important that consumers have the information they need to make well-informed decisions when purchasing products,” Torrico said. “It’s equally important that they are assured their financial privacy will be protected and the products meet appropriate safety standards. That security will not only protect consumers, it will enhance consumer confidence.” Read More ›

KPFA covers the growing scandal and conflict of interest surrounding the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s head Nancy Nord. CFC’s Richard Holober is interviewed on the scandal. Read More ›

The measure fails to address skyrocketing health insurance premium costs. During the years 2000 – 2005, health insurance premiums escalated by 87 percent, which is over four times the rate of inflation. Read More ›

“This is a great honor,” said Wolk. “This state owes a great debt to groups like the Consumer Federation for their vigilant defense of our consumer rights. They work to ensure the safety of our food, the protection of our financial information, issues that touch all of our lives.” Read More ›

Unfortunately, ten months after anointing 2007 as the “Year of Health Care”, the Governor has offered a plan that still fails to address two fundamental components of any credible health care reform proposal: affordability and cost containment. Read More ›

The Consumer Federation of California released today its 2007 Scorecard for State Lawmakers. Legislators were rated by their key votes on consumer rights bills. Read More ›

Among the hundreds of bills the Governor signed and vetoed this weekend, several may hit you in the pocket book. Here’s a look on how the Governor sided on key bills designed to protect consumers. Read More ›

AB1324 strengthens the law’s protections and makes clear that insurance companies cannot cancel health care policies and leave patients stranded when they need coverage the most. The bill passed out of the Legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support in both houses and now awaits Gov. Schwarzenegger’s signature. Read More ›

…a controversial bill…would require chain restaurants in the state, including quick-serves, to post nutritional information on menu boards and printed menus…”There’s a health epidemic in this country, and people deserve to know what they are putting in their bodies.” says Zack Kaldveer, a spokesman for CFC. Read More ›

KPIX TV’s “Consumer Watch” interviews the Consumer Federation of California about extended warranties for computers. Read More ›

Consumer advocates fought more than four years for state regulators to adopt protections favorable to California’s 28 million cell phone users. It took only eight months and a nudge from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to make the rules disappear. Read More ›

Is the bottled water you drink any better than what comes out of the tap? Is it from the tap? Most companies that sell H2O hate the idea, but the California Legislature wants to make it easier for people to find out what minerals, chemicals or bacteria are in the water they buy… Read More ›