The Technology 202: Privacy advocates battle each other over whether California’s Proposition 24 better protects consumers
Washington Post article here
With Californians in COVID lockdown, industry lobbyists are working to overturn voter-approved consumer protections
San Jose Mercury article here
Car insurers gave everyone a pandemic discount. Now some are raising rates
Read the story on LA Times or download it here
California Acts to Protect Auto Insurance Consumers from Paying COVID-19 Windfall Profits to Insurers
Consumer Federation of America
Over 125 health experts defend safety of reusables during COVID-19 pandemic
Greenpeace International
Gen Z borrowers are unaware of Covid-19 student loan relief programs, study finds
Many student loan borrowers were suffering when the pandemic shuttered the economy. CNBC article
Business wants COVID-19 immunity from the law
Corporate lobbyists are pushing to evade consumer, labor and pollution protections California’s biggest corporate lobbying organization has called on the governor and the legislature to grant business sweeping immunity from consumer, labor and environmental protections. In a May 26, 2020 letter, the California Chamber of Commerce used … Read More ›
CFC opposes AB 2167 – homeowner’s insurance rate hikes
CFC opposes AB 2167 (Daly) which would let homeowner’s insurance companies to raise rates by sidestepping the voter-enacted rate review standards set by the elected Insurance Commissioner. Read CFC’s letterSacramento Bee article Santa Rosa Press Democrat article Learn more and track AB 2167 through the legislature
No COVID-19 Immunity for Law-Breaking Businesses
Big business is urging the governor to suspend a host of laws protecting consumers, workers and the environment under the guise of COVID-19 financial relief. Average Californians are suffering from the effects of the pandemic but we still must obey the law. The same is true for … Read More ›