Governor

California Officials Ready to Spank Oil Companies

Submitted by Jamie Court on Tue, 12/16/2014 - 14:02

I have been watching oil companies get away with price gouging for so many years that it was refreshing to see California's top political leaders let the oil companies know that they're going to be on the hot seat if they try to undermine California's landmark environmental laws taking effect in January.
 

Tags: 

Governor Should Audit Reports Of Thousands of Medical Errors At Hospitals

Submitted by Carmen Balber on Fri, 11/21/2014 - 14:02

Following a report that thousands of medical errors were reported by California’s hospitals in the last four years, Consumer Watchdog called on Governor Brown and state health regulators to audit hospitals for failures to report many instances of patient harm and for full public disclosure of these events.

Tags: 

Advocates Call on Governor Brown to Side with Communities on Key Legislation Reforming Hazardous Waste Permitting

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Mon, 08/25/2014 - 15:02

Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice today asked Governor Jerry Brown and California EPA Secretary Matt Rodriquez to reject an attack by the state’s top toxics regulator—the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)—on key reform legislation authored by Sen. Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles).

Tags: 

Governor Aides, Former Regulators And Fixers' Undue Influence of Environmental Agencies

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Thu, 06/12/2014 - 15:02

A new report released by Consumer Watchdog today documents how Boeing and its influential fixers derailed the cleanup of a partial nuclear meltdown site in greater Los Angeles with help from their regulators at the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).

Tags: 

Pages

Capitol Watchdog is owned and operated by nonprofit Consumer Watchdog. For more information about Consumer Watchdog visit http://www.consumerwatchdog.org