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By Staff Reporters, KCRW-FM Los Angeles, CA October 26, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.…
Oct 27, 2022
By Grace Gedye, CAL MATTERS October 26, 2022 https://calmatters.org/economy/2022/10/california-gas-tax/ Few things agitate drivers — and make politicians sweat — like rising prices…
Oct 26, 2022
By Gregory Yee, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES October 26, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-25/california-newsom-targets-valero-record-profits-gas-prices Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday took aim at Valero Energy Corp.’s…
Oct 26, 2022
By Jen Frost, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA October 25, 2022 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/agents-fear-market-impact-if-californias-insurers-held-to-ransom-424982.aspx Insurers are pulling back from California’s auto insurance market and have allegedly…
Oct 25, 2022
By Susan Montoya Bryan, ASSOCIATED PRESS October 24, 2022 https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-new-mexico-climate-and-environment-fires-government-politics-ac6f469b608084554c252d012d7c0f6d Manuel and Marcy Silva combed through the charred rubble that used to…
Oct 24, 2022
By Sophia Bollag and Dustin Gardiner, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE October 24, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/newsom-tax-oil-companies-17526178.php After Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed to tax their windfall profits,…
Oct 24, 2022
By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS October 20, 2022 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/10/20/2130166/-Investor-Data-Reveals-CA-Oil-Refiners-Tripled-Their-Average-Annual-Profits-In-2022 Los Angeles, CA — While oil companies and right wing think tanks claim…
Oct 20, 2022
Editorial by The Los Angeles Times October 20, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-10-20/california-oil-drilling-health-safety-setbacks-referendum You might soon be approached outside your grocery store by signature gatherers…
Oct 20, 2022
By Dan Bacher, ELK GROVE NEWS October 18, 2022 http://www.elkgrovenews.net/2022/10/new-oil-slick-discovered-off-long-beach.html Long Beach, CA – As offshore drilling continues off Southern California in a…
Oct 18, 2022
Letter to the Editor – SACRAMENTO BEE October 16, 2022 Do better, Lara “This would be the most miserable choice on California’s…
Oct 16, 2022
The Golden State has a ‘mystery gas surcharge.’ Some say it’s price gouging. By Shannon Osaka, the Washington Post October 15, 2022…
Oct 15, 2022
Editorial by Editorial Board, UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL October 9, 2022 The Observer: Way past time for windfall tax on oil companies You…
Oct 9, 2022
Ricardo Lara’s first term was marked by violations of key campaign pledge, other allegations By Jeff McDonald, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2022-10-09/despite-political-scandals-california-insurance-commissioner-appears-headed-to-re-election Months…
Oct 9, 2022
By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS October 8, 2022 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/10/8/2127758/-Governor-calls-for-special-legislative-session-to-investigate-oil-cos-for-big-hike-in-gas-prices?utm_campaign=recent Sacramento, CA – At a news conference on Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom called…
Oct 8, 2022
“They’re taking advantage of you,” Newsom said during a Friday press conference By Eliyahu Kamisher, MERCURY NEWS October 7, 2022 Newsom calls for…
Oct 7, 2022
By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS October 7, 2022 CDI orders auto insurers to reveal pandemic profits Maintaining that auto insurers still…
Oct 7, 2022
By Dustin Gardiner, SAN FRANCSICO CHRONICLE October 7, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Newsom-calls-special-session-on-California-s-17494653.php Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that he plans to call a special…
Oct 7, 2022
By Ashley Zavala, KCRA NBC TV-3 Sacramento, CA October 6, 2022 https://www.kcra.com/article/gov-newsom-considers-special-legislative-session-rising-gas-prices/41550049 SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is considering calling state…
Oct 6, 2022