CA: Consumer
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Feeding the unhoused in LA.: Searching for best practices
California is home to more than 181,000 people who are unhoused, with 75,000 in Los Angeles alone, so the Los Angeles Food Policy Council will host a …
How meat industry shapes U.S. politics and vice versa
Agribusiness has spent $500 million so far to lobby for changes to the next farm bill - in particular to invalidate a California law that bans extreme…
Ugen a Newsom firmar ley que exiga alertas de exceso de velocidad en automóviles
Grupos que luchan por carreteras más seguras llaman al gobernador Gavin Newsom a que firme un proyecto de ley que obligaría a los vehíc…
Newsom urged to sign bill to require speeding alert systems on cars
Groups fighting for safer roads are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill requiring new vehicles to have a speed-monitoring system to warn drivers …
Informe: Nuevo límite de recetas médicas para Medicare supone gran ahorro
Según un to nuevo informe de AARP, cientos de miles de californianos de edad avanzada se ahorrarán mucho en medicamentos a partir de enero…
Report: New prescription drug cap for Medicare means big savings
Hundreds of thousands of older Californians will see huge savings on prescription drugs starting in January, according to a new report from AARP…
Consumer groups blast bill to change CA Lemon Law
Consumer groups are calling for the withdrawal of a bill that would change the way California's auto lemon law works - before the legislative session …
Fast food jobs increasing in CA despite rising minimum wage
New data show fast food jobs have been on the upswing in the four months since the minimum wage in the sector went from $16 to $20 an hour. The …
CA consumer groups pan bill 'repo man' would give rave review
Consumer groups are speaking out against legislation proposed in California which would make it easier to repossess a car or other property, by …
USC researchers call for legislation to combat 'pharmacy deserts'
Research shows many people in low-income California communities are having a hard time filling their prescriptions because pharmacies in their area ar…
Tenants’ rights groups press lawmakers to rein in corporate landlords
Tenant's rights groups are asking policymakers to move on several fronts to rein in corporate landlords who they said are worsening California's housi…
Big changes this week for buying, selling homes in CA, nationwide
Big changes are imminent in the way homes are bought and sold, as the new forms for transactions in California come out today. The forms are linked …