California has passed the most consumer oriented privacy Iniative in America. Jamie Court talks with Prop 24 author Alastair Mactaggart to discuss how California is shaping privacy protections for the country.

Roger McNamee, Activist, Musician and Author of Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe talks with Carmen Balber about how social media’s manipulative algorithms are imperiling free will and democracy, and how Prop 24 will rein them in

Carmen Balber is joined by Alex Nagy, California Director for Food & Water Watch, on the 5-year anniversary of the largest natural gas blowout in US history at SoCalGas’s Aliso Canyon storage facility. They discuss a week of action calling on Governor Newsom to meet his promise to members of the community and shut down the facility that is a clear and present danger to public health and California’s climate. Take action at http://fwaction.us/commemorate and www.alisostories.com

Consumer Watchdog’s Jamie Court and Mike Mattoch discuss what Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the legislature can do to protect people from wildfires and being left without homeowners insurance to cover it.

Wondering what the story is with the dozen statewide propositions on your California ballot? Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court and Executive Director Carmen Balber discuss the propositions and measures headed to your ballot.

When the cost to qualify a ballot measure in California approaches $5 million – like it did this year – are initiatives still a tool of direct democracy? Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court is joined by Executive Director Carmen Balber to talk about how special interests dominate the initiative process and how electronic signatures can restore citizens’ access to the ballot.

Carmen Balber talks with Amy Bach, executive director of United Policyholders, who shares practical tips and mental strategies for the road to wildfire recovery: What consumers can do to get back on their feet in the wake of wildfires and get the insurance benefits they’re due.

Consumer Watchdog executive director Carmen Balber and patient advocate Michele Monserratt-Ramos talk about a new interactive website telling the stories of 55 injured patients across each of California’s 40 State Senate Districts who are fighting for change.

Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court talks with raging artist Charles ‘Chick’ Bragg who created the Trump Raw Deal playing cards to satire the Trump inner circle about the deck and his creative process.

Carmen Balber talks with Kyle Ferrar, Western Program Director for FracTracker Alliance, about the 190% increase in oil and gas well permits issued by the Newsom Administration in the first half of this year as compared to last year.