Documents

Harvey has published many commentaries, testimony and lectures on public policy issues. These can be found online and at the various web sites noted on the home page. The following materials are available here in PDF format:

Harvey Rosenfield Named One of California’s Top 100 Political Power Brokers by Capitol Weekly, April 23, 2009
Harvey Rosenfield Named One of the Top 100 Litigators in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 17, 2008
Harvey Rosenfield Named One of California’s “Lawyers of the Year” by California Lawyer Magazine, March 2007
Statement: “Why I Support Steve Poizner for California Insurance Commissioner,” October 5, 2006
The Insurance Showdown: Los Angeles Times, May 10, 2006
The Insurance Showdown: Los Angeles Times, May 10, 2006
Davis Still Can Ease Power Rates: Los Angeles Times, August 21, 2003
How Davis can Fight the Rising Tide: San Francisco Chronicle, July 25, 2003
Insurers Filp the ‘Crisis’ Switch: Los Angeles Times, December 24, 2002
From a Power Crisis to a Crisis of Power: Los Angeles Times, November 12, 2002
California’s Deregulation Disaster – A Consumer Advocate’s View: Energy In California – State of California Controller’s Report, Summer 2001
Ratepayers Shouldn’t Bail Out Edison: Los Angeles Times, December 18, 2000
Auto Insurance: Crisis and Reform: University of Memphis Law Review, Fall 1998
Prop. 216: To Protect Quality: Sacramento Bee, November 1, 1996
Why Health Care Reforms are Needed: San Francisco Examiner, October 30, 1996
Prop 216 Would Protect HMO Patients: San Francisco Chronicle, October 28, 1996
Insurers Hatch Another Scheme: Los Angeles Times, August 5, 1996
More Could be Done to Police Industry: San Gabriel Valley Tribune, July 13, 1996
Consumers, Not Lawyers, Would Lose: San Francisco Chronicle, March 22, 1996
Why Prop 202 Should be Defeated: San Diego Union Tribune, March 21, 1996
Laws to Shut Consumers Out: Los Angeles Times, March 14, 1996
The ‘Earthquake Crisis’ Is an Insurance Hoax: Los Angeles Times, August 28, 1994
Reform Has Been D.O.A. Since Day One: Los Angeles Times, July 29, 1994
Battle for Prop. 103 Is Far From Over: San Francisco Chronicle, November 29, 1993
Insurers Still Battle Prop. 103: San Jose Mercury News, November 11, 1993
Thwarting Voters’ Will on Auto Insurance Reform: Los Angeles Times, November 8, 1993
Proposition 103: The Consumer’s Viewpoint: The Society of CPCU
So Kick ’em Out – but Fill the Vacuum: Los Angeles Times, October 24, 1990
How to Tame the Insurers: No Rollback, No Business: Los Angeles Times, July 15, 1990
Insurance Rate Revolt Will Roll Back Prices: USA Today, January 23, 1990
California’s Unfinished Revolution: Los Angeles Times, November 8, 1989
Insurance Industry Its Own Worst Enemy, Wall Street Journal, October 17, 1989
Brazen Defiance of the People’s Law: Los Angeles Times, August 31, 1989
Hello to No-Fault, But then it’s Goodbye to 103: Sacramento Bee, June 20, 1989
Prop. 103 Face-off: The Sacramento Union, February 12, 1989
Voters Must Force Rollback in Auto Rates: USA Today, February 18, 1988
State Insurance Initiatives: Hard Road to Real Reform: Los Angeles Times, January 10, 1988
Prop. 51 Sets Stage for Fight on Regulating State Insurers: Los Angeles Times, January 11, 1987
Americans Could Use Lesson in Responsibility: Los Angeles Times, December 15, 1985

Miscellaneous Writings:

Book: Silent Violence, Silent Death: The Hidden Epidemic of Medical Malpractice
Statement: “Why I Support Steve Poizner for California Insurance Commissioner”
October 5, 2006
Speech before the Drum Major Institute (transcript also available on DMI’s website).
October 24, 2005
Prepared Remarks: “On Governor Schwarzenegger’s Special Election”
October 8, 2005
Speech: “California’s Initiative Process and the Governor’s Initiatives”
June 10, 2005
Also: Edited panel discussion on the initiative process
Speech: “The Action Figure Governor”
December 1, 2004
Statement: “Why I Support the Recall of California Governor Gray Davis”
August 8, 2003