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KPCC: A defense of internet piracy laws SOPA and PIPA

Jon Fox responds to President of the Directors Guild of America, Taylor Hackford's support of SOPA, highlighting risks to consumers.

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Media Hit | Consumer Protection

KGO: Injuries still occur after Bumbo baby seat recall

"It's insufficient to keep kids safe," said Jon Fox of the California Public Interest Research Group. "parents still need to know there is serious risks [with the Bumbo chair]."

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Media Hit | Consumer Protection

K-CBS: Group Offers Tips For Cutting Cell Phone Costs

CALPIRG releases a guide called “Making the Right Call” to help consumers get those cell phone costs in line.

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Media Hit | Transportation

The New York Times: Dollars for Roads or Dollars for Rail

Although the price tag for high-speed rail is daunting, it is important to consider the budgetary and societal costs of highway and airport expansions that California would need without it.

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Media Hit | Transportation

New York Times: California Bullet Train Project Advances Amid Cries of Boondoggle

With a brashness and ambition that evoke a California of a generation ago, state leaders — starting with Gov. Jerry Brown — have rallied around a plan to build a 520-mile high-speed rail line from Los Angeles to San Francisco, cutting the trip from a six-hour drive to a train ride of two hours and 38 minutes. And they are doing it in the face of what might seem like insurmountable political and fiscal obstacles.