- Governor Brown Signs Garage Door Bill
This year, the Consumer Federation of California teamed up with Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) on a proposal to ensure that residents can safely evacuate their homes in the event of an emergency or natural disaster.
Media reports from the 2017 Northern California wildfires estimated at least five residents lost their lives because they could not […]
- He said he didn’t kill his daughter. It took 15 years in prison for him to prove it
On January 17, 2018 a team of California exonerees joined Exonerated Nation and HSG client, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, in Sacramento to advocate for free health care for those who have been released after wrongful incarceration.
- Dodd’s Garage Door Safety Bill Clears Key Committee
HSG Client, the Consumer Federation of California, has partnered with Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) to sponsor a measure to improve public safety during power outages by requiring automatic garage door openers to be equipped with back up battery. This important bill passed out of the Senate Transportation and Housing committee with a 12-0 vote, with […]
- California bill aims to revive broadband privacy rules that were killed by Trump and Congress
LA Times | Melanie Mason | July 19, 2017
Several months ago, President Trump signed into law a repeal of sweeping privacy regulations limiting what broadband providers can do with customer data. Now, an Assembly Democrat is trying to resuscitate those rules for Californians.
Assemblyman Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park) unveiled a measure on Monday that would largely enshrine the sputtered federal […]
- Consumer Federation Sponsors SB 313 to Simplify Cancellations of Automatic Renewals
For Immediate Release
February 13, 2017
Contact: Richard Holober, (650) 307-7033
Consumer Federation of California
Governor Jerry Brown at private bill signing ceremony with HSG clients and Assembly Member Ammiano.
