Consumer Federation of California

The Consumer Federation of California (CFC) was founded in 1960 as a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization. CFC campaigns for state and federal laws and appears at the California state legislature in support of consumer-focused regulations. The Consumer Federation of California is led by Executive Director Richard Holober and Board President James Gordon Jr.

CFC has advocated for medical and financial privacy, the prevention of elder abuse, strengthening food and product safety laws, regulation of private, for-profit colleges, eliminating household toxins, combating false advertising and fraud and creating access to civil justice.

The organization also intervenes in proceedings of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and participates in other state and federal regulatory proceedings.

CFC's main activities include:

The Consumer Federation of California issues annual Legislative Scorecards [1] that grade State Senators and Assemblymembers on the percentage of pro-consumer votes each lawmaker casts on consumer rights bills that were considered in the legislature that year.

SB 899 (Hueso) Women's juvenile, adult and senior products. (Died in Committee)

Would prohibit discriminatory pricing of goods based on the gender of the product's intended user.

SB 648 (Mendoza D) Health and care facilities: referral agencies. (Vetoed by Governor Brown)

Would require a referral agency to obtain a license in order to refer a person to a residential care facility for the elderly. The bill would prohibit a referral agency from holding any power of attorney or any other property of a person receiving referral services, or from disclosing any personal information of a person receiving services, unless expressly authorized to do so. The bill would require a referral agency to provide a statement disclosing any payment the agency received from a care facility.

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