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KCBS – Los Angeles, CA; New Year, New Pain At The Pump

KCRW-FM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA; Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Favoring Insurance Companies Over Consumers Yet Again

By Staff Reporters, KCRW – Los Angeles, CA January 3, 2023 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

WCBS-NY (Radio) – New York, NY; All Eyes On Legislature To See If They Penalize Oil Companies For Price Gouging

By Joy Benedict, WCBS – New York, NY January 2, 2023 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KCBS-AM (Radio) – San Francisco, CA; Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is Being Criticized for Approving a Rate Hike for Geico Auto Insurance

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

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA; Ricardo Lara’s Office Wrongly Approved $216 Million Rate Hike From Geico

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

San Diego Union Tribune – State’s Top Insurance Regulator Faces New Accusation of Favoring Insurers Over Ratepayers

By Jeff McDonald, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2022-12-28/ricardo-lara-consumer-watchdog-geico-rate-hike In the weeks and months following his 2018 election as the top insurance regulator in…

Oil Industry Confronts A Growing Threat: Newsom’s California

By Wes Venteicher, POLOTICOPRO December 16, 2022 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Oil companies in California are planning an all-out fight against Gov. Gavin…

CBS 8: Chula Vista Plastic Surgeon Charged With Manslaughter Still In Practice

Californians Deserve To Know If Their Doctor Is Under Investigation

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA; Cutting Incentives Will Be Devastating For Solar Companies

By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA December 15, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Oil And Gas Industry Has Spent Over $30 Million In 2021-22 Session Lobbying CA Legislators

By Dan Bacher, ELK GROVE NEWS December 12, 2022 http://www.elkgrovenews.net/2022/12/oil-and-gas-industry-has-spent-over-30.html Flush with billions of dollars in record windfall profits, the oil and…

High Gas Costs Hurt California Drivers As Refiners Rake In Huge Profits. These Charts Explain

By Laurence Darmiento, Sean Greene, Vanessa Martínez, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-12-11/four-charts-explain-why-californian-gas-prices-are-so-high Amid historically high California gas prices that have drained drivers’ wallets,…

Repairer Driven News – Consumer Group Protests Abrupt Approval Of GEICO Rate Increase In California

By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS Consumer Watchdog (CW) is calling on California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to meet with the nonprofit…

Editorial: Big Oil Shouldn’t Be Able To Fleece Californians While Polluting The Planet

By THE LA TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-12-09/editorial-big-oil-shouldnt-be-able-to-fleece-californians Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to penalize excessive oil refinery profits is a relatively straightforward effort to prevent…

KNX-AM (Radio) –  Los Angeles, CA; 5 Big Oil Refiners Made $67 Billion In The First Nine Months Of 2022

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

KPBS-FM (Radio) – San Diego, CA; There’s No Reason That Gas Prices In California Should Be More Than 69 Cents Greater Than US Gas Prices

By Alexander Nguyen, KPBS-FM – San Diego, CA Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

‘Lying and Gouging’: Gov. Newsom Unveils Plan To Cap Oil Refiners’ Profits

By Eliyahu Kamisher, THE MERCURY NEWS Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday unveiled his plan to punish oil companies for reaping massive profits in…

California Eyes Penalties For Oil Companies’ Big Profits

By Adam Beam and Sophie Austin, ASSOCIATED PRESS https://apnews.com/article/business-california-legislature-sacramento-gavin-newsom-f67b8f4a8e0d7a978d4bf34ada1ea256 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could become the first state to fine big…

Newsom Unveils Plans To Penalize Oil Companies For High Gas Prices In California

By Staff and Wire Reporters, THE DESERT SUN https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/05/new-california-lawmakers-sworn-in-special-session-on-gas-prices-begins/69702698007/ California lawmakers briefly returned to the Capitol on Monday to swear in new…