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Consumer Federation of California (CFC) is a non-profit advocacy organization formed in 1960 as a force fighting for consumer rights. The CFC works for state and federal laws that create consumer protection and corporate accountability. The CFC testifies on bills in California as well as appear before state agencies to consumer rights. "Recent CFC legislative issues include: protecting consumer financial privacy, reforming accounting industry practices, enabling patients to sue HMO's for denial of care, holding homebuilders accountable for construction defects, prohibiting manufacturers from keeping secret vital safety information about defective products, enacting cell phone users rights, and strengthening food safety laws."
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Leadership
CFC members choose delegates to a governing convention biyearly. The governing convention adopts policies and elects Officers and a Policy Board. The President and Policy Board govern the CFC, while day to day operations are lead by the Executive Director whom is chosen by the Policy Board.[2]
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