Consumer California : Breaking News

CFC's Richard Holober discusses the false promise of Prop 33 "discounts"
KTVU FOX TV 2
October 27th, 2012

KTVU FOX TV 2, San Francisco, CA: Richard Holober discusses the false promise of Prop 33, which "would allow for a fourth factor that is not connected to risk" to raise rates.

Prop 33: Mercury Insurance's Lemon is a Tough Sell
by Richard Holober, Executive Director, Consumer Federation of California, California Progress Report
September 25th, 2012

...And its billionaire chairman is spending a fortune on Prop 33 to make it easier to manipulate the marketplace and cherry pick the customers it wants, while raising rates for millions of Californians, including motorists with perfect driving records.

Judge rejects challenge to ballot language on insurance measure
by Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee
August 10th, 2012

A judge today rejected a legal challenge to the ballot language proposed for Proposition 33, an insurance executive's plan to rewrite California law governing auto premiums.

For-profit colleges slammed in Democratic Senate staff report
by Jamie Goldberg, Washington Bureau, Los Angeles Times
July 31st, 2012

For-profit colleges are failing their students and saddling taxpayers with an enormous bill, a two-year investigation by the Senate education panel's Democratic staff concluded.

Health insurance rebates due next week across California
by Claudia Buck, Sacramento Bee
July 25th, 2012

Consumers across California will be getting rebate checks from their health insurers next week - one of the first tangible results of the federal health care overhaul. About 1.8 million Californians will be getting money back, either directly or through a reduction in their monthly premium.