Consumerwatchdog inspectors have carried out a string of unannounced raids on petrol stations and shops over ‘mis-pricing’.

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Representative Josh Riley introduced H.R. 4720, the Cracking Down on Price Gouging Act, earlier today in Congress.

Even with the price gouging protections, rent prices in areas adjacent to the fires are climbing faster than in the rest of LA County, according to a recent Los Angeles Times article.

Attorney General William Tong outside the Capitol with Sen. James Maroney and Rep. Michael D'Agostino, the co-chairs of a committee that held a hearing in 2021 on a price-gouging bill sought by Tong.

The Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2025 — introduced on Thursday by Warren along with Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois), and Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) — would ...

The district attorney’s office has not filed any charges for post-fire price gouging. Now, county leaders want the ability to issue daily fines of up to $1,000 per violation.

Airbnb may have increased prices of at least 2,000 rentals after LA wildfire, city attorney says A lawsuit filed Friday claims the vacation rental platform violated California’s anti-gouging law.

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta accused real estate agent Iman Shaghyan this week of increasing the price of a Beverly Hills rental by more than 30% in the days after the Jan. 7 fires. It’s the ...