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By Rob Nikolewski, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE Legislation aimed at boosting in-state oil production is one of a slew of energy-related bills introduced…
Sep 11, 2025
By Guy Marzorati, Julie Small, Laura Klivans https://www.kqed.org/news/12055461/california-lawmakers-reach-last-minute-deals-on-climate-energy Late-night negotiations between Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders in the state Legislature produced a flurry…
Sep 11, 2025
By Curt Berry, INSIDE WASHINGTON PUBLISHERS The California Energy Commission (CEC) is declining to implement a first-time cap on oil refiners’ profit…
Sep 8, 2025
By Rob Nikolewski, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE Phillips 66 will start the process of shutting down operations of one of Southern California’s major…
Sep 3, 2025
By Brian Joseph, CAPITOL WEEKLY A quarter century after the California energy crisis, some supporters of energy deregulation have taken to a new…
Sep 3, 2025
By Joy Chen, PASADENA NOW If you pay insurance premiums to any company, I have good news. Last week, you won big. Twice. At the State…
Sep 2, 2025
By Manola Secaira, CAP RADIO https://www.capradio.org/articles/2025/09/02/california-holds-off-on-penalizing-oil-companies-for-price-gouging The California Energy Commission voted on Friday to suspend its ability to impose a profit cap…
Sep 2, 2025
By Nathan Risser, BLOOMBERG https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-29/newsom-plan-to-prevent-pump-price-spikes-delayed-by-5-years The California Energy Commission (opens in new tab) delayed implementing a profit cap on refiners, the latest move by…
Aug 29, 2025
By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-08-29/judge-rules-homeowner-can-probe-state-farm-claims-practices-in-rate-hearing Policyholders critical of State Farm General’s response to January’s firestorms won a court victory this…
Aug 29, 2025
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California energy regulators Friday put the brakes on plans requiring oil companies to pay a penalty if their…
Aug 29, 2025
By Noah Baustin, POLITICO OIL SLICK: The California Energy Commission is less than three days away from a pivotal vote to delay…
Aug 26, 2025
By Saqib Rahim, E&E NEWS https://www.eenews.net/articles/as-insurers-leave-california-one-vows-to-cover-additional-risky-homes Mercury Insurance is the state’s first to use a process that allows climate modeling to expand…
Aug 21, 2025
Consumer Watchdog has challenged a more than $1.1 billion rate hike State Farm State Farm seeks for its homeowners, renters, condo and…
Aug 19, 2025
By Stephanie Sierra, ABC7 https://abc7.com/post/100k-trip-er-left-antioch-california-family-burned-infant-tangled-billing-mess/17514842 ANTIOCH, Calif. — A newborn baby was rushed to the emergency room with severe burns, but there was…
Aug 13, 2025
By Levi Sumagaysay, CAL MATTERS A proposed ballot initiative would drastically change the way property insurance is regulated in California by repealing…
Aug 13, 2025
By Grant Stringer, MERCURY NEWS The expected closures of an oil refinery in the Bay Area and another in Southern California has…
Aug 12, 2025
By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-08-07/fair-plan-smoke-damage-legal-action-california-department-of-insurance-lara Last week, the Department of Insurance ordered the state’s home insurer of last resort (opens in…
Aug 7, 2025
By Maya C. Miller, CAL MATTERS It’s late at night, and you badly need a ride. Your cellphone’s battery is dangerously low. …
Aug 5, 2025