Government transparency and encouraging public participation in regulatory decisionmaking is at the heart of CPPC’s advocacy work. CPPC attorneys are frequently called upon to testify before state agencies and the legislature regarding California’s “sunshine statutes” – the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act and the California Public Records Act. We also advocate for strong public member participation on state regulatory boards.
Promoting Transparency
Commission on Judicial Performance
- June 10, 2019 - CPIL Letter in Support of California State Auditor Elaine Howle's Recommendation - Commission on Judicial Performance
State Bar
- November 5, 2015 - Julie Fellmeth Quoted in Daily Journal Article on New Transparency Measures for State Bar
- October 9, 2015 - Gov. Brown Signs Senate Bill 387: CPIL Succeeds In Imposing Transparency Requirements on State Bar of California
- September 11, 2015 - Ed Howard Quoted in Courthouse News Article Regarding Senate-Approved State Bar Transparency Bill
- September 3, 2015 - Bob Fellmeth Quoted in SF Chronicle Editorial on New Transparency Rules for CA Bar
- September 1, 2015 - Julie Fellmeth Weighs In On New Amendments in State Bar's Annual Dues Bill in Sac Biz Journal
- July 14, 2015 - Ed Howard Quoted in Recorder Article on Measures to Improve State Bar of California
- July 13, 2015 -Robert C. Fellmeth Featured in Daily Journal Article Regarding His Recommendations to Improve State Bar
Limiting Ex Parte Communications at the California Public Utilities Commission
- June 8, 2015 - Ed Howard Quoted in San Francisco Gate Article Reporting on Back-Channel Emails Between PUC and PG&E
- May 5, 2015 - Ed Howard Quoted in San Francisco Chronicle Article Reporting on Mike Florio’s Part in Alleged CPUC Back-channel Meetings
- March 29, 2015 - Ed Howard Quoted in Sacramento Bee Article Reporting on Growing CPUC Corruption Scandal
- October 24, 2014 - Supplemental Testimony of Bob Fellmeth to the Little Hoover Commission regarding Ex Parte Communications at the CPUC
- August 26, 2014 - Testimony of Professor Robert C. Fellmeth before the Little Hoover Commission regarding Ex Parte Communications at the CPUC
Engaging the Public
- Strengthening the Community's Voice on California's Health Care Licensing Boards — a project in partnership with the Citizen Advocacy Center funded by the California Endowment (July 2009):
Consumer Protection
Price Gouging of California Consumers
- September 22, 2023 - CPPC letter to Governor Newsom asking for a veto on SB 842
- February 22, 2023 - CPPC Public Comment at the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities & Communication's First Extraordinary Session Informational Hearing titled "Petroleum Windfall Profits Penalty: Will Californians Get Relief at the Gas Pump?"
Department of Insurance
- June 28, 2024 - CPPC submits Tetimony to Department of Insuarnce on Consumer Interveanor Process
- July 20, 2020 - CPIL Opposition Letter to AB 2167 (Daly) Insurance market action plan - OPPOSE
- August 25, 2019 - Letter to Mark Zuckerberg published in The San Francisco Chronicle
Gun Control
- September 14, 2021 - Letter to Governor Newsom in Support of AB 1057 (Petrie-Norris) Requesting Signature
*In 2021, CPIL changed its name to the Consumer Protection Policy Center (CPPC) at the Centers of Public Interest Law (CPIL).