Consumer Watchdog

An Unusual Start To The Legislative Session

By Emily Hoeven, CAL MATTERS Today is shaping up to be a pretty unusual day in Sacramento.  Newly elected state lawmakers will…

With California Battered By High Gas Prices, Newsom Wants To Penalize Big Oil Companies

By Taryn Luna, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-04/california-to-consider-profit-penalties-for-oil-companies SACRAMENTO —  A new class of state lawmakers will be sworn in Monday and thrust into…

Prepare For More Gas Price Hikes. Here’s Why—And Who’s To Blame

By Russ Mitchell, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-12-04/california-gas-prices-decarbonization-plan As California energetically attempts to decarbonize the state’s economy, some in Sacramento fear the…

The Los Angeles Times – Column: At DWP, The Pay Is Good, The Benefits Are Better And The Deals Keep Getting Sweeter

By Steve Lopez, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES More than once over the years, when people have complained about how hard it is…

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA;There’s A $2.60 Gap Between Gas Prices In California And The US

By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KCBS-AM (Radio) – San Francisco, CA; Governor Newsom Will Ask The Legislature To Consider A Price-Gouging Penalty On Oil Companies

By Mike DeWald, KCBS-AM – San Francisco, CA Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Governor Newsom Convenes Special Session To Pass ‘Price Gouging Penalty’ On Oil Companies

? By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS December 1, 2022 SACRAMENTO – On Nov. 30, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a proclamation to convene a…

California Oil Refiners Skip Out On Hearing Covering Gas Price Spikes

By Madison Hirneisen, THE CENTER SQUARE https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/california-oil-refiners-skip-out-on-hearing-covering-gas-price-spikes/article_5eefe378-70b4-11ed-a469-93ce8132efdf.html (The Center Square) – Officials from the five largest oil refineries that produce most of…

Bickering Over Gas Prices

By Lara Korte, Jeremy B. White, Sakura Cannestra, and Owen Tucker-Smith, POLITICO November 30, 2022 THE BUZZ: AGREE TO DISAGREE? —For years, California…

A Ripoff By Refiners Or Something More Complicated? California’s Energy Commission Looks At High Gas Prices

By Rob Nikolewski, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/story/2022-11-29/a-ripoff-by-refiners-or-something-more-complicated-californias-energy-commission-looks-at-high-gas-prices Are oil companies cheating California drivers at the gas pump or have this year’s…

KGO – San Francisco, CA; Will Lawmakers Consider A Windfall Profit Cap On Gasoline Prices?

KTTV-LA (FOX) – Los Angeles, CA; Refiners Reporting 30% Greater Profits In California During 2022 From Anywhere Else In The Country, Or The World

KFMB San Diego, CA; Oil Refiners In California Doubled Their Profits In 2022

Should California Tax Oil Profits? Gas Spike Hearing Sets Stage For Contentious Debate

By Eliyahu Kamisher, THE EAST BAY TIMES November 29, 2022 SACRAMENTO – California’s top energy planning body on Tuesday set out to give…

Gas Gouging Question: How Much To Demand From The Refiners?

By Tom Elias, VENTURA COUNTY STAR https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/2022/11/28/gas-gouging-question-how-much-to-demand-from-the-refiners/69682165007/ For many months, there has been little or no doubt that California’s five big gasoline…

Oil Producers Funding Referendum Against SB 1137 Received Permits for Drilling Near Communities

By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS November 20, 2022 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/11/20/2136879/-Oil-Producers-Funding-Referendum-Against-SB-1137-Received-Permits-for-Drilling-Near-Communities Los Angeles, CA—Just 3 days after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on…

Well Ordinance Still Stuck; Big Oil Fleecing Still Un-Stuck

By Jim Shields, ANDERSON VALLEY ADVERTISER November 19, 2022 https://theava.com/archives/203373 Big Oil Continues to Fleece Californians Consumer Watchdog, California’s premier citizens advocate…

CA Oil Refiners Post Record Profits As Big Oil Pumps Millions Into Campaigns And Lobbying

By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS November 6, 2022 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/11/5/2133724/-CA-oil-refiners-post-record-profits-as-Big-Oil-pumps-millions-into-campaigns-and-lobbying As the oil and gas industry pumped nearly $6 million this election season into backing candidates…