Consumer Services Guide (CSG)

Consumer Action Edition

The Consumer Services Guide is searchable directory of resources which can help you with consumer problems and questions. There are multiple editions of the ‘Guide’, some which deal with specific issues such as housing or credit. The full directory, the Consumer Service Guide Edition, provides access to all the resources collected by Consumer Action.

Listings for the City of San Francisco

These are the results for consumer specific consumer resources for CA. The listing is grouped by primary service category, then sorted alphabetically.

‹ First  < 7 8 9

Telephone

• Asian Law Caucus (ALC)
  Non-profit legal organization which offers assistance to low-income consumers. Promote, advances and represents the legal and civil rights of Asian and Pacific Islander communities. ALC provides help throughout the Bay Area. Free or low-cost, depending on income. (San Francisco, CA)
  
• TURN (The Utility Reform Network)
  A California consumer group that engages in advocacy on utility rate issues on behalf of residential and small business consumers; offers advice and referrals. (San Francisco, CA)
  

Travel

• California Highway Patrol (CHP)
  Field offices can determine if automobiles meet the state's safety, noise or smog regulations. Consumers with questions regarding their vehicles should call a local field office. Check telephone book for locations throughout the state. (San Francisco, CA)
  
• National Passport Information Center - U.S. Department of State
  For information on U.S. passports, including the status of pending applications, as well as locations of the over 4,500 passport acceptance facilities. (San Francisco, CA)
  

Utilities

• California Public Utilities Commission
  The CPUC regulates privately owned electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, railroad, rail transit, and passenger transportation companies. The CPUC serves the public interest by protecting consumers and ensuring the provision of safe, reliable utility service and infrastructure at reasonable rates, with a commitment to environmental enhancement and a healthy California economy. We regulate utility services, stimulate innovation, and promote competitive markets, where possible. On this… (San Francisco, CA)
  
• TURN (The Utility Reform Network)
  A California consumer group that engages in advocacy on utility rate issues on behalf of residential and small business consumers; offers advice and referrals. (San Francisco, CA)
  

Utilities Commissions

• California Public Utilities Commission
  The CPUC regulates privately owned electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, railroad, rail transit, and passenger transportation companies. The CPUC serves the public interest by protecting consumers and ensuring the provision of safe, reliable utility service and infrastructure at reasonable rates, with a commitment to environmental enhancement and a healthy California economy. We regulate utility services, stimulate innovation, and promote competitive markets, where possible. On this… (San Francisco, CA)
  

Workplace Issues

• Instituto Laboral de la Raza
  For over 27 years, the Instituto Laboral de la Raza has served low income families of California as a nonprofit advocacy and workers’ resource center. Headquartered in the Mission District of San Francisco, with a field office in San Jose, the Instituto provides legal services, peer counseling, financial education and access to a network of services to the unorganized working poor. Most of their clients… (San Francisco, CA)
  

‹ First  < 7 8 9