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Expired baby food to be pulled if lawmakers get their way

Stop Health Insurance Industry Price Gouging

LA Times Report: California Public Utilities Commission could get pro-consumer majority

The November Election Affects Your Pocketbook

2009 Consumer Scorecard for State Legislators Issued

CFC Releases 2009 Interim Scorecard for California Legislators

Obama Administration Waffles in "Defense" of California’s Financial Privacy Law

Voters don't want dire cuts; they want leaders to get it right

A shameful effort to limit class actions

Toxic TVs: Shoppers should consider manufacturers’ recycling records

CONSUMER COMPLAINTS

Sample "Consumer" Complaint Letter

Consumer Directory

CONSUMER ISSUES

Campaign/Budget Reform

Billionaire insurance exec backs initiative to change rate rules

Initiative Granting Discounts for Continuous Coverage to Be Included on California Ballot

Watch CFC's Richard Holober talk with ABC TV about new insurance industry initiative

Car insurance discount act could give break in prices

Californians feel toll of dismal economy, shrinking aid checks

Lobbying price tag: A quarter billion dollars by year’s end

California leads way in putting Amazon in its place

California Diminished by Tax Revolt of 1978 Shows How U.S. Invites Decline

State needs campaign finance reform, report says

Amazon Shells Out $3 Million to Fight Online Sales Tax

Food/Product Safety

Putting the Chemical Witness on the Hot Seat

Hidden Hazards in the Nursery

California pesticide use rises after years of decline

CFC Supports SB 901 (Steinberg) - Vehicle Retirement Program

State cuts prescription drug monitoring amid spike in pain pill deaths

California issues draft rules on toxics in food

Report: Industry decides food ingredient safety

Prenatal Exposure to BPA Might Affect Children's Later Behavior

Flame retardant added to state's list of cancer-causing chemicals

Health Care Reform

Sen. Feinstein backs health insurance rate controls

CFC Supports SB 810 (Leno) - "Medicare for All" - Killed By Senate

‘Medicare for All’ Would Solve California’s Budget Deficit

A push for a single payer system, even as reforms take effect

Health care bill passes to Senate floor

CFC Supports AB 52 (Feuer) - Health Insurance Rate Approval

Mercury News editorial: California needs reasonable controls on health care premiums

California lawmakers take another crack at 'single-payer' health care bill

A year after California regulators began scrutinizing more health insurance rate hikes, reaction has been mixed

Survey shows California healthcare costs rising, benefits shrinking

Predatory Lending

CFC Supports SB 890 (Leno) - The Fair Debt Buyers Practices Act

California calls $25-billion mortgage settlement 'inadequate'

Editorial: Brown is right to call for new housing chief

Assembly again favors lenders over consumers

CFC Supports SB 708 (Corbett) - Extending Protection Against Foreclosure Law

Senate Fight Over Nominee to Lead New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Attorneys General in California, Nevada Join Forces to Investigate Mortgage Fraud

California, Nevada team up to investigate mortgage abuses

In debit card wars, consumers are usually losers

More consumers leaving big banks for credit unions

Privacy Protection

Editorial: Google's latest digital 'innovation' could be a real threat to privacy

Google's New Privacy Policy Causes Controversy

Supreme Court Rules Search Warrant Needed to Track People Using GPS

Private company hoarding license-plate data on U.S. drivers

Class-action lawsuit against UCLA Health System for data breach fails to move forward

Congress and FBI Seeking to Expand Use of Biometric Identifiers

Her case shows why healthcare privacy laws exist

Electronic Health Record Data Breaches Surge

Federal Probe Of Carrier IQ Launched

Does Carrier IQ Record Text Messages and Emails?

Public Utilities / Telecom Rights

PG&E should pay for gas upgrade, agency says

Mercury News editorial: PUC president is the last person who should lead San Bruno probe

Bill would slam shut ‘revolving door’ at state regulator

Bill package targets gas pipeline safety

Mercury News editorial: PG&E needs to pay more of the cost of its incompetence

PG&E accepts blame for San Bruno blast

CFC Supports SB 1197 (Hill) - Public Utilities Whistleblower Protection

PUC pipeline secrecy battle heading to Sacramento

Law allows state PUC to keep utilities data secret

PG&E denies using 'junked' pipe in natural gas lines

Corporate Accountability

For-profit accreditor seeks more accurate job placement data

Billionaire insurance exec backs initiative to change rate rules

Initiative Granting Discounts for Continuous Coverage to Be Included on California Ballot

Zombie Initiative Alert: Prop 17 is Back from the Dead

Watch CFC's Richard Holober talk with ABC TV about new insurance industry initiative

Car insurance discount act could give break in prices

Zombie Initiative Alert: Prop 17 is Back from the Dead

The 5 Most Outrageous Examples of Hidden Charges Companies Pass Off on Consumers -- And How to Fight Back

California implements anti-slavery law

CFC Supports AB 318 (Skinner) - Corporate Tax Transparency

CFC supports SB 558 (Simititan) - Elder Abuse and Neglect

Butler's Bill Targeting Elderly Abuse Passes Assembly

Reverse Mortgages – Consumer Beware

Greater oversight of reverse mortgages urged

Reverse Mortgages: Is it the right choice for you and your family

CFC Supports AB 2947 (Eng) - Nursing Home Pre-Dispute Binding Arbitration – Vetoed

CFC Supports AB 634 (Steinberg) - Elder Abuse Actions - Signed

CFC Supports AB 1075 (Shelley) 2001 – Nursing Home Staffing Ratios - Signed

Six Months In: The "Patient Protection and Affordability Act"

Legislative Scorecards/Updates

Scoring the California Legislature: Who Stood With Consumers In 2011?

Consumer Federation of California Releases 2011 Scorecard for State Legislators

Consumers Get a Breath of Fresh Air from Jerry Brown

CFC's 2011 Interim Legislative Scorecard: Who Has Stood With Consumers?

Simitian earns perfect mark on annual consumer scorecard

Consumer Friendly Legislators

Consumers laud Simitian

2010 consumer credit rating for state legislators

Dems rank high, GOP low in Consumer Federation scorecard

Scoring the California Legislature: Who Stood With Consumers In 2010?

EDUCATION FOUNDATION

CFC Education Foundation Brochure on Reverse Mortgages

10 Steps you can take to protect your calling records now

Learn how privacy invaders crack your cell phone records

Steps Telephone Companies could take to protect you

Your Cell Records are for Sale

California's Low Cost Auto Insurance Program Could Help You!

CFC's "Action Page"

Stop Health Insurance Industry Price Gouging

Sen. Feinstein backs health insurance rate controls

PG&E should pay for gas upgrade, agency says

‘Medicare for All’ Would Solve California’s Budget Deficit

A push for a single payer system, even as reforms take effect

Editorial: Google's latest digital 'innovation' could be a real threat to privacy

Mercury News editorial: PUC president is the last person who should lead San Bruno probe

For-profit accreditor seeks more accurate job placement data

Billionaire insurance exec backs initiative to change rate rules

Scoring the California Legislature: Who Stood With Consumers In 2011?

California calls $25-billion mortgage settlement 'inadequate'

Sen. Feinstein backs health insurance rate controls

PG&E should pay for gas upgrade, agency says

A push for a single payer system, even as reforms take effect

Editorial: Google's latest digital 'innovation' could be a real threat to privacy

Mercury News editorial: PUC president is the last person who should lead San Bruno probe

For-profit accreditor seeks more accurate job placement data

Billionaire insurance exec backs initiative to change rate rules

California calls $25-billion mortgage settlement 'inadequate'

Bill would slam shut ‘revolving door’ at state regulator

Putting the Chemical Witness on the Hot Seat

CFC in the News

‘Medicare for All’ Would Solve California’s Budget Deficit

Scoring the California Legislature: Who Stood With Consumers In 2011?

Consumer Federation of California Releases 2011 Scorecard for State Legislators

Initiative Granting Discounts for Continuous Coverage to Be Included on California Ballot

Health care bill passes to Senate floor

Watch CFC's Richard Holober talk with ABC TV about new insurance industry initiative

Car insurance discount act could give break in prices

Zombie Initiative Alert: Prop 17 is Back from the Dead

California implements anti-slavery law

Hidden Hazards in the Nursery

CFC Press Archives

Rebate ads' small type stirs big fight

Driving Without a Net

Two more insurers will offer rate cuts

Take the For Sale Sign off the State Capitol

Final Settlement Announced Against Dillard's for Privacy Abuses

Cellular breakups

Disputed Study Backs Ending Limits on Plastic Pipes

Coalition Calls on Governor to Protect Consumers

CFC Endorses Prop 89 - The "Clean Money" Initiative

Senate Approves Bill to Restore Cell Phone Cancellation Rights

Privacy Bill Archives

Privacy Bills Pending in the CA State Legislature

SB 914 (Leno) - Search warrants: portable electronic device - Vetoed by Governor

AB 1219 (Perea) Credit Cards: Personal Information - Signed by Governor

AB 174 (Monning) Health Information Exchange

Consumer Directory

Food & Drug Safety

Workplace Safety

Environmental Safety

Security Products and Services

Electronics/Appliances

Cleaning Services

Cemetery and Funeral Services

Veterinary Services

Support Letters

SB 1268 Support Letter

SB 1087 Support Letter

SB 1166 Support Letter

SB 885 Support Letter

SB 1264 Support Letter

AB 2289 Support Letter

AB 2654 Support Letter

AB 2720 Support Letter

SB 933 Support Letter

SB 837 Support Letter

Tax or fee? Local governments hash out the consequences of Prop. 26

California's Other Ballot Initiative

Prop 26 – Voters Must Reject the Polluter Protection Act

Prop 26 could be dirty sleeper on state ballot

When do voters gag on campaign cash?

Prop. 26 opponents say the measure would let oil, tobacco and alcohol companies off the hook

San Jose Mercury Editorial: Vote yes on Prop. 25, no on Prop. 26

Why Prop 26 is the Polluters Protection Act of 2010

Beer industry spending big on tax-related ballot battles

Santa Rosa Press-Democrat Editorial: No on 26

When do voters gag on campaign cash?

LA Times Editorial: No on Prop. 23

Vote no on Proposition 23

State energy law can save average home $670

Climate change law's suspension slammed by UC Berkeley study

Dan Morain: Oil moguls spend big to gut clean air law

Out-of-state polluters pump up effort to kill climate law

A Bid to suspend California global-warming law gets $1 million from billionaire brothers' firm

CFC's November Ballot Recs: Corporate Interests vs. The Public Good

SJ Mercury News: Vote no on Proposition 23.

June Election Recap

Yes on 24 and 25

Genentech layoffs: A lesson on corporate tax breaks

Critics: Post-Prop. 24 layoffs make lawmakers look 'like chumps'

When do voters gag on campaign cash?

California’s props and the business impact

Battle lines drawn over ballot measure to repeal tax breaks

San Jose Mercury Editorial: Vote yes on Prop. 25, no on Prop. 26

Prop. 24 repeals business tax breaks

Prop. 24 study says repeal of corporate tax breaks will save jobs

CHRONICLE RECOMMENDS: Yes on Prop. 25, No on Prop. 26

California budget stalemate now longest ever

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