http://www.consumercal.org/ http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=980 <div class="text blurb">The auto insurer's alter ego, Californians for Fair Auto Insurance Rates, is sponsoring a bill that it says will surely lower our insurance bills...I'm inclined to think the company has something else on its mind, and...giving customers a break isn't it. Forewarned is forearmed: Hang on to your wallets.</div> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=980 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=979 <div class="text blurb">CFC was an outspoken proponent of SB 1420...The new law is much more than just an effort to reduce obesity and heart disease – it’s about giving consumers the right to know what they’re putting in their bodies. </div> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=979 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=977 <div class="text blurb">California becomes the first state in the nation to legislate the cheeseburger today, when a new law - aimed at reducing obesity and heart disease - forces restaurants with at least 20 locations to reveal the number of calories in most of the food on their menus.</div> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=977 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=976 <div class="text blurb">A California law that lets customers keep banks from sharing information with affiliated companies about their savings accounts and buying habits survived a final legal challenge Monday...The California privacy law, the broadest of its kind in the nation, allows customers to veto a bank's attempt to share certain types of information with affiliated companies.</div> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=976 http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/5141/t/3217/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2827 <div class="text blurb">California is the ONLY state in the country to give oil companies the privilege of drilling in its ground for free. Big Oil should pay its fair share to keep our state solvent, and prevent a shutdown of schools and health clinics.</div> http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/5141/t/3217/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2827 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=884 <div class="text blurb">SB 772 strikes the proper balance between protecting infants and children from harmful toxic exposures and any limited legitimate use of fire retardants.</div> http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=884 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=978 <div class="text blurb">Charging people again and again to not be listed in a digitally maintained directory is tantamount to extortion, especially in an age where identity theft is the nation's fastest-growing crime. No one should have to pay extra to protect their privacy.</div> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=978 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=736 <div class="text blurb">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.</div> http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=736 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=974 <div class="text blurb">...every dollar that Goldman, Morgan and the rest use to inflate oil prices is a dollar they are not investing in real economic activity that could create middle-class jobs.</div> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=974 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=972 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=972 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=971 <div class="text blurb">This bill would prohibit a prospective employer from using consumer credit reports in the hiring process. </div> http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=971 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=970 <div class="text blurb">A proposal in the California Legislature could compound problems for borrowers...(AB 377) would enable them to dig themselves a bigger hole by raising the maximum amount of a payday loan from $300 to $500.</div> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=970 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=969 <div class="text blurb">The state's MRMI Program is meant to serve as a last resort for the up to 400,000 Californians who have been rejected for health coverage by private insurers because of medical problems. But it's not easy to get into. It's not comprehensive. And it's not cheap. </div> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=969 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=940 <div class="text blurb">SB 797 would remove the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles, sippy cups, and infant formula cans - specifically those designed for children three years or younger.</div> http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=940 http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=968 <div class="text blurb">Credit reports are often inaccurate, and could unfairly bias an employer. Correcting mistaken information in a credit report is a tedious, time consuming process, and in the meantime, the job applicant is harmed due to errors by credit reporting entities.</div> http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=968