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Erin Brockovich (née Pattee; born June 22, 1960) is an American paralegal, consumer advocate, and environmental activist who was instrumental in building a case against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) involving groundwater contamination in Hinkley, California for attorney Ed Masry in 1993.
Consumers' Checkbook/Center for the Study of Services (doing business as Consumers’ CHECKBOOK) is an independent, nonprofit consumer organization.It was founded in 1974 [1] in order to provide survey information to consumers about vendors and service providers.
In 1968 after 15 years of work her lobbying had contributed to the passing of the Truth in Lending Act. [1] She served two terms as president of the Consumer Federation of America from 1972-1982. [1] [6] She was the consumer consultant to the Office of Technology Assessment and the National Academy of Sciences. [1]
While the average income of a Black family in San Francisco is about $31,000, an average white family there earns $116,000, according to 2019 figures. In 1970, about 13% of the city’s residents ...
The city of San Francisco has announced a plan to redirect $3.75 million from its police budget to Black-owned businesses. ... View Article The post San Francisco to reinvest $3.75M from police ...
A 2022 Pew Research Center survey found 68% of U.S. respondents opposed reparations compared with 30% in favor. Nearly 80% of Black people surveyed supported reparations. More than 90% of ...
In 2010, the Online News Association honored California Watch with a general excellence award. [5] In 2012, California Watch won the George Polk Award for its series on Medicare billing fraud. California Watch also was a Pulitzer finalist for its On Shaky Ground series. The series detailed flaws in state oversight of seismic safety at K-12 schools.
The California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL) gave the DFPI expanded enforcement powers to protect California consumers from unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices committed by unlicensed financial services or products; COVID-19 pandemic-inspired scams; and a regulatory retreat by some federal agencies, most notably the Consumer ...