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Oil Companies Record Exports Help Cause CA Gas Price Spike

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Thu, 06/11/2015 - 15:00

National radio host Norman Goldman and Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court talk about how oil companies have been sending record exports of gas overseas in order to help keep supplies low, which combined with refinery outages, jacked up CA gas prices.

http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/sites/default/files/resources/podcast_6-...

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Covered California Still ‘Assessing’ Voter Registration Efforts

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Wed, 06/10/2015 - 15:00

If a public agency had $2.3 million tucked away for voter registration, you would think it could tell the public details – but not Covered California.
 
The health exchange said $1.4 million is for printing and mailing and the rest is for the policy unit.  No further details were given. A spokeswoman said that documents confirming that this money is going to voter registration and what exactly the money will be funding would not be available until June 19.  The Covered California Board is expected to approve the 2015-2016 budget on June 18.
 

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KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles: Conflict of Interest By Head of CA Housing Finance Agency Evicting His Tenants

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Wed, 06/10/2015 - 15:00

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KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles
 
Randy Paige investigates the conflict of interest by Matthew Jacobs, the head of the California Housing Finance Agency evicting the tenants of his new building to put up condos.

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Are Google's Driverless Cars Safe?

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Fri, 06/05/2015 - 15:00

National radio host Norman Goldman and Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court discuss Google's driverless cars project and whether they are safe and if Google will release full information on their crash reports.

http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/sites/default/files/resources/podcast_6-...

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Bermuda Triangle, Area 51 and...Gas Price Spikes

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Fri, 06/05/2015 - 10:44

State Senate leader Kevin de Leon had some fun with critics as he pushed for unprecedented climate change legislation this week. 

On the Senate floor as he spoke about SB 350, which calls for a dramatic reduction in petroleum use, greater energy efficiency in buildings,  and increasing renewable sources, the Los Angeles Democrat said trying to figure out how gas prices are "actually formulated" is one of the great mysteries of the world, like the Bermuda Triangle, Roswell and Area 51. 

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