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The California Legislature codified the Public Staff Division in Public Utilities Code Section 309.5, renaming it - at various times in its history - the Division of Ratepayer Advocates and the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (see SB 608 (2005), and SB 96 (2013)). In 2018, the legislature changed the office's name from the Office of Ratepayer ...
The Consumer Federation of California (CFC) is a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1960. CFC campaigns for state and federal laws and appears at the California state legislature in support of consumer-focused regulations. [ 1 ]
TURN (The Utility Reform Network) is a consumer advocacy organization headquartered in San Francisco, California.In 1972, Sylvia Siegel started TURN in her kitchen to represent consumers before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which she felt was overly focused on the interests of its regulated industries at the expense of consumers. [1]
In 2007, non-profit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen criticized the National Arbitration Forum, including its fee schedule and alleged bias. [11] According to a July 2008 Navigant analysis of the Public Citizen data, [12] 26,665 arbitrations out of a total of 33,948 arbitrations were either heard or dismissed (i.e. excluding settlements ...
AARP; Alliance for Affordable Services; American Automobile Association; American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities; Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
The Times and the consumer advocacy group filed an application Wednesday seeking to make public 33 search warrants, affidavits and other documents in the government’s case.
See also Category:Consumer organizations for organizations including (a) government & regulatory organizations; (b) consumer rights advocacy organizations (this category); and (c) unions / associations of consumers that provide consumer benefits.
According to the Consumer Attorneys of California, its members represent individuals harmed by misconduct by corporate and government entities with greater access to resources. [3] Up until 1995, it was known as the California Trial Lawyers Association. [ 4 ]