Consumer Connection Magazine

The latest issue of the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Consumer Connection magazine has arrived, containing news, tips, and information you need to be an informed consumer. Here is what’s inside: COVER STORY: Expanding Support to Communities Through Licensing—Resources Available for U.S. Military Members and Their Families as well as Refugees, Asylees,…

DCA’s fall 2021 issue of the free Consumer Connection magazine is here! Hot off the press, this issue is filled with consumer news, ideas, and information, including: Protect your$elf with tips on money-transfer apps and cryptocurrency. Get your car road trip-ready. See how architects are making workplaces healthier by design.…

Are you looking for a great read that is both informative and engaging? Look no further than the Department of Consumer Affairs’ (DCA) varied list of publications created with you, the consumer, in mind. Many are available in Spanish, and all are available in print and online, at no cost.…

DCA’s spring 2020 issue of the Consumer Connection magazine is here! Hot off the press, this issue is filled with consumer news, ideas, and information, including: Answers to common consumer-protection questions. Ways to improve your home, heart health, and physical well-being. How to get ready for warm weather with pool-safety…

The latest issue of Consumer Connection, the Department of Consumer Affairs’ quarterly magazine, is available now. In this issue, we examine the rapid job growth forecast in health care fields; we look at gender stereotypes that factor into why more girls do not grow up to work in STEM or…

Governor Gavin Newsom Declares May 5-11 ‘Wildfire Preparedness Week’ Thousands of wildfires strike California every year, many outside of what was traditionally considered “fire season.” Years of drought have resulted in tinder-dry landscapes and 18 million dead trees across the state, which prompted California Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a…

Escrito por: Laura Kujubu, revista Consumer Connection Todas las construcciones y remodelaciones nuevas ahora deben tener al menos dos formas de prevenir ahogos La Ley de Seguridad de Piscinas de hace 20 años del estado duplicó sus requisitos de seguridad. Desde 1998, California ha exigido que las piscinas y spas…

Written By: Laura Kujubu, Consumer Connection Staff All new construction and remodels now must have at least two ways to prevent drownings The state’s 20-year-old Swimming Pool Safety Act has doubled its safety requirements. Since 1998, California has required new or remodeled residential pools and spas to have at least…