NBC 7 San Diego

County Supervisors OK new Consumer Protection Unit despite pushback from DA

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to create a Consumer Fairness and Public Protection unit to crack down on junk fees, scams and predatory financial practices. The vote ...
Law

State-Level National Security: What Fla.’s New Consumer Protection Unit Means for Businesses Handling Sensitive Data

The data security program establishes what the DOJ has termed “export controls” on the transfer of sensitive data to countries of concern, including China, Cuba, Russia, North Korea, Venezuela, and ...
Times of San Diego

Lawson-Remer proposes consumer protection unit to crack down on junk fees, scams

San Diego County Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer Tuesday revealed her plan to create a county Consumer Fairness and Public Protection unit to crack down on junk fees, scams and predatory financial ...
KPBS

Board chair touts benefits of proposed consumer fairness and protection unit

San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer held a town hall Tuesday night to build support for her proposed Consumer Fairness and Public Protection Unit. The unit would be tasked ...
CBS News 8

San Diego District Attorney raises concerns over proposed County consumer protection unit

SAN DIEGO — San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan has expressed concerns about a proposal to create a new county-level consumer protection unit, questioning whether the initiative could ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

‘I don’t think this is the right thing to do’: Bid for new consumer-protection unit prompts turf war with DA

If Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer has her way, San Diego County could tap a more than $200 million pool of money to set up a new team of lawyers to take on consumer litigation. District ...