Appendices
APPENDIX A
Roundtable Participants
In the course of the consumer affairs study, a number of roundtable discussions were conducted to understand the historical context of consumer protection issues. The following persons were invited to participate in those discussions.
Legislative Roundtable
State Capitol, Sacramento
October 6, 1997
Jay J. DeFuria
Principal Consultant
Senate Business and Professions Com.
Michael V. Abbott
Consultant
Senate Business and Professions Com.
Julie Simon
Minority Consultant
Senate Business and Professions Com.
Andy Meyers
Chief Consultant
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Sailaja Cherukuri
Senior Consultant
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Peter Renevitz
Minority Consultant
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
District Attorney Roundtable
Alameda County District Attorney's Office
October 10, 1997
John Wilson
San Mateo County
District Attorney's Office
Chair, CDAA Consumer Protection Subcommittee
Thomas Papageorge
Head Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
Rich Michaels
Chief Assistant District Attorney
Alameda County District Attorney's
Office
Mike Botwin
Deputy Attorney General
Attorney General's Office
Bill Newsome
Deputy City Attorney
San Diego City Attorney's Office
Business Roundtable
State Capitol, Sacramento
October 28, 1997
Barry Goggin
President
Better Business Bureaus of California
Kit Costello
President
California Nurses Association
Fred Main
General Counsel
California Chamber of Commerce
Sharon Hilke
Executive Director
California Assn. of Licensed Investigators
Tom Holsman
Executive Vice President
Associated General Contractors Assn..
Dennis DeCota
Executive Director
California Service State and Automotive
Repair Assn..
State Capitol, Sacramento
October 6, 1997
Jon Golinger
Consumer Advocate
California Public Interest Research Group
Earl Lui
Advocate
Consumers Union
David Ball
President
California Consumer Affairs Association
Julianne D'Angelo Fellmeth
Administrative director
Center for Public Interest Law
Michael Ross
President
California Alliance for Consumer
Protection
Pat McGinnis
President
California Advocates for Nursing Home
Reform
Cher McIntyre
Director of Advocacy
Consumer Action
Nettie Hoge
Executive Director
The Utility Reform Network
Jim Conran
Former Director
Department of Consumer Affairs
Mark Savage
Public Advocates
APPENDIX B
Interviews
The following persons are among those who were interviewed in the course of the Consumer Affairs study to help the Little Hoover Commission understand the issues and explore possible solutions.
Joanne C. Kozberg
Secretary
State and Consumer Services Agency
Wayne Smith, Chief of Staff
Bob Mukai, Chief Assistant, Civil Law
Attorney General's Office
Michael P. Kenny
Executive Officer
Air Resources Board
Keith Paul Bishop
Commissioner
Department of Corporations
Sally Reed
Director
Department of Motor Vehicles
Jim Antt Jr.
Commissioner
Department of Real Estate
Sherry Mehl
Executive Officer
Board of Behavioral Science Examiners
Patricia Harris
Executive Officer
Board of Pharmacy
Stephen P. Sands
Executive Officer
Board of Architectural Examiners
Jim Conran
Former Director
Department of Consumer Affairs
Carla Framiglio
Assistant Deputy Director
Licencing and Certification
Department of Health Services
Richard Spohn
Former Director
Department of Consumer Affairs
Marjorie Berte
Director
Department of Consumer Affairs
Larry Brown
Executive Director
California District Attorneys Association
Barry Goggin
President
Better Business Bureaus of California
Calvin Smith
Department of Finance
APPENDIX C
Little Hoover Commission Consumer Affairs Advisory Committee
The following people served on the advisory committee for the Consumer Affairs study. Under the Little Hoover Commission's process, advisory committee members provide expertise and information, but do not vote on the final product.
Michael V. Abbott, Consultant
Senate Business & Professions Com.
Assemblymember Elaine Alquist
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Jim Antt, Jr., Commissioner
Department of Real Estate
Jerry Beavers
Legislative Analyst's Office
Kimberly Belshe, Director
Department of Health Services
Marjorie Berte, Director
Department of Consumer Affairs
Assemblyman Bill Campbell, Vice Chair
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Sailaja Cherukuri, Senior Consultant
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Jim Conran, President
Consumers First
Assemblyman Peter Frusetta, Member
Consumer Protection Com.
Bill Gage, Chief Consultant
Jt. Legislative Sunset Review Committee
Barry Goggin, President
Better Business Bureaus of California
Jon Golinger, Advocate
Calif. Public Interest Research Group
Nancy Gutierrez, Director
Dept. of Fair Employment & Housing
Sharon Hilke, Executive Director
Calif. Assoc. of Licensed Investigators
Nettie Hoge, Executive Director
The Utility Reform Network
Tom Holsman, Exec. Vice President
Associated Gen. Contractors of Calif.
C. Kirk Hutson, Chief of Staff
Assemblyman Tom McClintock
Senator Maurice Johannessen, Vice Chair
Senate Business & Professions Com.
Cher McIntyre, Director of Advocacy
Consumer Action
Andy Meyers, Chief Consultant
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Michael Miller, Consultant
Office of Legis. Dev. & Assistance
Assemblyman Jim Morrissey, Member
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Assemblymember Grace Napolitano
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Assemblymember Deborah Ortiz, Member
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Senator Jack O'Connell, Member
Senate Business & Professions Com.
Mike Peterson, Minority Consultant
Assembly Republican Caucus
Senator Richard Polanco, Chair
Senate Business & Professions Com.
Earl Lui, Advocate
Consumers Union
Assemblyman Mike Machado, Member
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Fred Main, General Counsel
California Chamber of Commerce
William P. Conway, Jr., Exec. Vice Pres.
California Mortuary Alliance
Kit Costello, President
California Nurses Association
Senator William Craven, Member
Senate Business & Professions Com.
Assemblywoman Susan Davis, Chair
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Dennis DeCota, Executive Director
Calif. Service Station/Auto. Repair Assoc.
Jay J. DeFuria, Principal Consultant
Senate Business & Professions Com.
Julianne D'Angelo-Fellmeth, Adm. Dir.
Center for Public Interest Law, USD
Assemblymember Liz Figueroa, Member
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Assemblyman Brooks Firestone, Member
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Senator David Kelley, Member
Senate Business & Professions Com.
Clark Kelso, Director
Institute for Legislative Practice
Joanne C. Kozberg, Secretary
State & Consumer Services Agency
Wes Larson, Minority Consultant
Assembly Republican Caucus
Senator Barbara Lee, Member
Senate Business & Professions Com.
Patricia McGinnis, President
Calif. Adv. for Nursing Home Reform
Sally Reed, Director
Department of Motor Vehicles
Peter Renevitz, Minority Consultant
Assembly Republican Caucus
Senator Herschel Rosenthal, Member
Senate Business & Professions Com.
Michael Ross, President
Calif. Alliance for Consumer Protection
Mark Savage, Advocate
Public Advocates Inc.
Julie Simon, Minority Consultant
Senate Business & Professions Com.
Kurt Sjoberg, California State Auditor
Bureau of State Audits
Richard Steffen, Chief Consultant
Jt. Legis. Task Force on Gov. Oversight
Assemblymember Virginia Strom-Martin
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Assemblyman Nao Takasugi, Member
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
Brian A. Thompson, Acting Commissioner
Department of Corporations
Betty Jo Toccoli, President
Calif. Small Business Assoc.
Assemblyman Scott Wildman
Assembly Consumer Protection Com.
APPENDIX D
Witnesses Appearing at
Little Hoover Commission
Consumer Affairs Public Hearing
November 20, 1997
Sacramento
Marjorie Berte
Director
Department of Consumer Affairs
Hershel Elkins
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Consumer Law Unit
Ron Russo
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Licensing Unit
John Wilson
Deputy District Attorney
San Mateo County District Attorney
Consumer & Environmental
Protection Unit
Kurt Sjoberg
Auditor
Bureau of State Audits
Julianne D'Angelo Fellmeth
Administrative Director
Center for Public Interest Law
Jim Conran
President
Consumers First
Jon Golinger
Advocate
California Public Interest Research Group
APPENDIX E
The following table breaks out detailed information on the semi-autonomous boards and commissions under the Department of Consumer Affairs "umbrella."
|
Department of Consumer Affairs: Boards and Commissions | ||||
|
Board/Commission |
Civil Service Positions (June 1996) |
Licenses/ Registrations (June 1996) |
Certificates/ Permits (June 1996) |
1997-98 Budget (Thousands) |
| Accountancy |
59.0 |
54,030 |
N/A |
$9,774 |
| Architectural Examiners |
21.5 |
20,407 |
N/A |
2,857 |
| Athletic Commission |
9.8 |
1,820 |
580 |
1,081 |
| Behavioral Science Examiners |
31.5 |
50,392 |
N/A |
4,369 |
| Contractors State License |
471.7 |
210,148 |
3,842 |
41,124 |
| Dental Examiners |
46.8 |
34,643 |
35,176 |
5,628 |
| Dental Auxiliary |
7.5 |
37,945 |
32,058 |
1,248 |
| Geologists/Geophysicists |
4.0 |
4,470 |
1,926 |
798 |
| Medical Board |
278.8 |
103,162 |
8,014 |
32,750 |
| Registered Dispensing Opticians |
1.0 |
5,878 |
N/A |
261 |
| Outpatient Surgery Clinics |
1.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
27 |
| Licensed Midwifery |
0.5 |
3 |
N/A |
18 |
| Acupuncture |
6.0 |
3,482 |
55 |
1,187 |
| Hearing Aid Dispensers |
2.7 |
1,865 |
N/A |
586 |
| Physical Therapy |
5.5 |
18,022 |
N/A |
1,973 |
| Physician Assistant |
3.7 |
11,067 |
215 |
765 |
| Podiatric Medicine |
4.0 |
2,077 |
414 |
966 |
| Psychology |
10.0 |
13,340 |
N/A |
2,787 |
| Respiratory Care |
12.4 |
13,220 |
726 |
2,117 |
| Speech Pathology and Audiology |
2.0 |
8,407 |
N/A |
308 |
|
Board/Commission cont'd |
Civil Service Positions (June 1996) |
Licenses/ Registrations (June 1996) |
Certificates/ Permits (June 1996) |
1997-98 Budget (Thousands) |
| Nursing Home Admin. | 6.0 | 2,743 | 726 | 449 |
| Optometry |
6.0 |
5,763 |
2,033 |
1,003 |
| Pharmacy |
46.0 |
52,149 |
3,569 |
$5,788 |
| Professional Engineers |
36.0 |
90,012 |
187,349 |
6,620 |
| Registered Nursing |
94.0 |
234,168 |
52,437 |
12,008 |
| Court Reporters |
3.5 |
7,834 |
N/A |
846 |
| Structural Pest Control |
25.5 |
16,842 |
4,170 |
3,150 |
| Veterinary Medical Board |
4.6 |
7,737 |
2,350 |
1,204 |
| Registered Veterinary Technician |
1.0 |
N/A |
2,873 |
104 |
| Vocational Nurse |
30.1 |
65,895 |
N/A |
3,245 |
| Psychiatric Technician |
4.8 |
11,232 |
N/A |
900 |
| Total | 1,236.9 | 1,020,821 | 338,513 |
$145,941 |