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By Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article293334794.html On Tuesday, the Assembly voted to send ABX2-1 to the Senate, which has yet to reconvene for the special session called by Gov. Gavin Newsom....

The legislation, passed in a special session, now heads to the Senate next week By ROB NIKOLEWSKI, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/10/01/bill-requiring-minimum-gasoline-storage-levels-in-california-passes-assembly/ A bill that would require refineries in California to maintain...

By Jim Shields, THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL https://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/2024/09/29/the-observer/ Legislators told that minimum Inventories are necessary to combat gas gouging  On Thursday, Sept. 19, my main man at Consumer Watchdog, President Jamie Court, tore...

By The Office Of Governor Newsom https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/09/26/ahead-of-first-special-session-vote-governor-newsom-meets-with-supporters-of-proposal-to-prevent-gas-price-spikes Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Ahead of the first vote of the special session on gasoline price...

By Megan Quinn, WASTE DIVE https://www.wastedive.com/news/california-crv-our-planet-bottle-bill-pilot-calrecycle-grant-funding/728010/#:~:text=from%20your%20inbox.-,San%20Francisco's%20BottleBank%20aims%20to%20help%20in%20a%20state%20with,share%20lessons%20from%20their%20pilot. The small recycling center tucked directly under Highway 101 in San Francisco is a flurry of activity as customers with shopping carts and trucks full...

OFFICE OF GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/09/20/special-session-hearings-prove-case-for-proposal-to-prevent-gas-price-spikes The following information was released by the office of the Governor of California: The Assembly hosted its first hearings of the special session on gas price...

By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/21/2272020/-CA-oil-regulators-issue-35-new-well-drilling-permits-in-first-six-months-of-2024 Los Angeles, CA – California oil and gas regulators approved 35 new oil and gas well drilling permits in 2024’s second quarter, a big leap from zero new permits approved in...

By Kristin J. Bender, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/09/19/newsoms-gas-price-proposal-debated-at-special-session-legislative-hearings/ Lawmakers gathered in Sacramento this week in a bid to prevent from soaring in the Golden State. The first two hearings of the state Assembly's...

By Laura Fitzgerald, CAP RADIO https://www.capradio.org/articles/2024/09/18/lawmakers-embark-on-second-special-session-aimed-at-lowering-gas-prices Special session proceedings started in the Assembly on Wednesday as lawmakers held informational hearings on Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal aimed at lowering gas prices. This...

By Debra Kahn, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2024/09/04/its-the-politics-stupid-00177448 FAST THEN SLOW: What’s behind Gov. Gavin Newsom’s urgency around prices at the pump? Even if Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire accede to Newsom’s special session demand...