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By Dustin Gardner, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/newsom-legislature-oil-profits-deal-17850009.php Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders in the Legislature announced Monday that they have…
Mar 20, 2023
By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/20/2159318/-Gov-and-Legislature-Strike-Deal-on-Price-Gouging-Penalty-as-CA-Oil-Drilling-Permits-Surge Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog and the Governor’s Office just announced that Governor Newsom and California…
Mar 20, 2023
By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/17/2158767/-Climate-activists-protest-approval-of-hundreds-of-neighborhood-oil-drilling-permits-in-California SACRAMENTO, CA— As regulatory capture by Big Oil and Big Gas becomes deeper and deeper…
Mar 17, 2023
By Eliyahu Kamisher, THE MERCURY NEWS Months after Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan to punish oil companies for reaping large profits…
Mar 17, 2023
By Staff Reporters, KCBS – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Mar 16, 2023
By Magie Angst, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article273192680.html#storylink=cpy Last fall, Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed to hold “greedy” oil companies accountable for jacking up gas…
Mar 16, 2023
By Dustin Gardiner, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/newsom-oil-profit-tax-17841770.php After months of closed-door negotiations, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced long-awaited details of his…
Mar 16, 2023
By The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/03/16/governor-newsom-unveils-stronger-proposal-to-hold-big-oil-accountable/ SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta met with leaders…
Mar 16, 2023
By Taryn Luna, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-15/ca-newsom-oil-profits-cap SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is giving up his high-profile call for the California Legislature to…
Mar 15, 2023
By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS https://apnews.com/article/california-chevron-oil-gas-prices-bc34bc7259373baad141180778c6af35 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Chevron has not complied with a new California law requiring it to…
Mar 14, 2023
By Tom Elias, VENTURA COUNTY STAR https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/2023/03/13/western-grid-proposal-threatens-an-enron-like-crisis/69999981007/ Almost everyone who lived through California’s 2000-2001 energy crisis remembers rolling brownouts and blackouts, plus…
Mar 13, 2023
By Michael McGough, THE SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article272708925.html A family-owned south Sacramento recycling facility permanently closed its buyback center Friday after more than three…
Mar 4, 2023
By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2023-02-28/consumer-watchdog-appeal-insurance-records-lara The Los Angeles advocacy group that unsuccessfully sued California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara…
Feb 28, 2023
By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA February 27, 2023 Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Feb 27, 2023
By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA February 25, 2023 Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Feb 27, 2023
By Timothy Darragh, BEST WIRE https://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?AltSrc=104&RefNum=248090 A proposed increase in rates for Medical Insurance Exchange of California has become a 7.2% decrease after…
Feb 24, 2023
By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS https://apnews.com/article/california-state-government-gavin-newsom-business-3c081d10c79942985a53d5e54d080d2e After gas prices in California spiked to more than $6.40 per gallon last summer, Gov. Gavin…
Feb 23, 2023
Major car insurers are asking for rate hikes up to 6.9%.
Feb 22, 2023