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Daily Kos – Big Oil Misleads With False Claims That Decreased CA Crude Oil Production Leads To Higher Gas Prices

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By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/19/2212653/-Big-Oil-Misleads-With-False-Claims-That-Decreased-CA-Crude-Oil-Production-Leads-To-Higher-Gas-Prices Los Angeles, CA -- When you see deceptive Facebook and television ads spreading disinformation about oil drilling and prices, you...

E&E News – Calif. takes aim at gas price gougers. Here’s why it’s hard.

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By Anne Mulkern, E&E NEWS https://www.eenews.net/articles/calif-takes-aim-at-gas-price-gougers-heres-why-its-hard/#:~:text=When%20California%20Gov.%20Gavin%20Newsom,work%20wasn%27t%20done%20yet. When California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law last spring a measure aimed at penalizing oil companies for price gouging,...

Daily Kos – Consumer Watchdog Calls Out Oil Refiners’ Greed & Disinformation

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By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/13/2211502/-Consumer-Watchdog-Calls-Out-Oil-Refiners-Greed-Disinformation?utm_campaign=recent Group Makes Case For Price Gouging Penalty Set At 70 Cents Per Gallon Sacramento, CA  --  Consumer Watchdog made a record...

Daily Kos – California’s big oil refiners raked in record profit margin of $1.49 per gallon of gas in September!

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By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/7/2210299/-California-s-big-oil-refiners-raked-in-record-profit-margin-of-1-49-per-gallon-of-gas-in-September?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Californians are being gouged at the gas pumps as the profit margins of California’s big oil refiners soar to unheard-of...

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: Refineries Made Nearly $1.50 in Profit for Every Gallon of Gas That Was Sold

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

E&E News – Oil-friendly ad blitz targets Calif. climate policies

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By Anne C Mulkern, E&E News https://www.eenews.net/articles/oil-friendly-ad-blitz-targets-calif-climate-policies/ Oil industry allies in California are filling television and computer screens statewide with a multimillion-dollar ad campaign that blames...

The Mercury News – Elias: California’s Lara gave away the farm to insurance companies

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By Thomas Elias, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/12/01/elias-californias-lara-gave-away-the-farm-to-insurance-companies/ Until a consumer advocacy group used the Public Records Act to unearth previously secret files, just what the insurance industry...

KCBS-AM (Radio) – San Francisco, CA: There Has Been Outrageous Profiteering By Oil Companies

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By Staff Reporters, KCBS – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: The CEC Held A Hearing Today On How To Implement A Penalty On Excessive Oil Company Profits

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

KCBS-AM (Radio) – San Francisco, CA: PG&E will not be facing any civil suits over spoiled food or even life-threatening situations that arose from past wild...

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By Staff Reporters, KCBS – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Daily Kos – Valero Posts $2.6 Billion 3rd Quarter Profit On CA Gasoline Margins 70% Greater Than Other Regions

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By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/26/2201823/-Valero-Posts-2-6-Billion-3rd-Quarter-Profit-On-CA-Gasoline-Margins-70-Greater-Than-Other-Regions?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Los Angeles, CA—The third quarter report to shareholders by Valero Energy Corporation shows it made 70% more per gallon in...

San Diego Union Tribune – Will San Diegans see another spike in natural gas bills this winter?

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By Rob Nikolweski, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2023-10-26/will-san-diegans-see-another-spike-in-natural-gas-bills-this-winter As the weather turns chilly in the coming weeks and months, San Diego Gas & Electric officials...

KABC-LA (ABC) – Los Angeles, CA: Lawmakers Should Work to Prevent Refineries from Selling Expensive Summer Blend of Gas Overseas

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syWGlpRlKiU Jamie Court says they're shipping our gas to guatemala and el salvador, where they don't need our environmentally sensitive fuel. When they do that, it drives up the...

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: Gasoline Supplies in California Are Being Kept Artificially Low

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

Politico – Unanswered questions on the wildfire insurance deal

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By Blanca Begert, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2023/09/21/unanswered-questions-on-the-wildfire-insurance-deal-00117519 WE HAVE A DEAL — Things moved pretty quickly today. Around 2:00 p.m., Gov. Gavin Newsom put out an executive order urging Insurance Commissioner Ricardo...

KQED Bay Curious – Cashing In on the Future of California’s Bottle Deposit System

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By Steven Rascón, KQED Bay Curious https://www.kqed.org/news/11961915/cashing-in-on-californias-broken-bottle-deposit-system When Paul Beach was a kid growing up in Maine, he remembers going to a recycling center that was...

The Daily Kos – 55 groups urge Gov. Newsom to veto Big Oil-backed bill weakening refinery price gouging legislation

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By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/21/2194643/-55-groups-urge-Gov-Newsom-to-veto-Big-Oil-backed-bill-weakening-refinery-price-gouging-legislation Los Angeles, CA — The struggle between Big Oil, represented by the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), and climate justice,...

CalMatters – Newsom burnishes his national image by waging new attack on oil industry

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By Dan Walters, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/09/newsom-national-image-oil-industry/ When Ken Cory, an assemblyman from Orange County, was running for state controller 49 years ago, he portrayed himself as “the...

KPIX-SF (CBS) – San Francisco, CA: California Gas Prices Are Soaring Again

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CW president, Jamie Court, says gas prices in California are $1.76 per gallon higher than the U.S. gas prices, and oil companies already doubled their profits this year. 

LA ist – Here Are The Major Climate Bills That Made It Through California’s Legislature This Year

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By Erin Stone, LA IST https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/here-are-the-major-climate-bills-that-made-it-through-californias-legislature-this-year The California Legislature wrapped up its session last week and dozens of climate bills now await Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature...

KCAL-LA – Los Angeles, CA: Gas Prices Skyrocketing

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Oil companies have doubled profits this year from 66 cents a gallon to $1.20 a gallon, and the only way to stop it is if we institute a price penalty.

KTLA-LA (CW) – Los Angeles, CA: So Cal Gas Prices Nearing $6 a Gallon

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Consumer Watchdog says the gap between California prices in the nation is now close to a $1.44 a gallon and growing.

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom – “This is a Big Big Deal”: Climate Leaders Praise California’s Lawsuit to Hold Big Oil Accountable

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By The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/09/18/this-is-a-big-big-deal-climate-leaders-praise-californias-lawsuit-to-hold-big-oil-accountable/ After Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday that California is suing Big Oil for more than...

Ventura County Star – Will Newsom allow legislators to assist gas gougers?

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By Tom Elias, VENTURA COUNTY STAR https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/2023/09/18/will-newsom-allow-legislators-to-assist-gas-gougers/70890866007/#:~:text=It%27s%20up%20to%20Gov.,lying%20and%20gasoline%20price%20gouging. It’s up to Gov. Gavin Newsom, but if he signs a last-minute bill just passed by the state Legislature,...

The Daily Kos – California oil production declines as U.S. crude oil production soars to record levels

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By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/16/2193734/-California-oil-production-declines-as-U-S-crude-oil-drilling-increases?utm_campaign=recent Today I’m going to talk briefly about oil production in California and the U.S. and the Big Oil lobbying and...

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: Diving Into CA’s New Division of Petroleum Market Oversight

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

Spectrum News 1 (San Fernando Valley) – Los Angeles, CA: Controversy Over Gas Storage Facility

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Jamie Court states that data shows that daily balancing which means using the gas is already in our pipeline is more beneficial.

KPCC-FM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: CPUC Voted Unanimously This Afternoon to Expand Natural Gas Storage

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

The Orange County Register – From dueling ballot measures to a new czar, the battle over California oil heats up

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Oil companies are spending record amounts to push back against policies that could limit profits, restrict new drilling, boost accountability and more. By Brook Staggs,...

The Sacramento Bee – ‘Sense of mission.’ California’s new gas price watchdog known for taking on economic crimes

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By Stephen Hobbs, THE SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article277896318.html Richard Powers was first exposed to Tai Milder's enthusiasm on a long drive from West Virginia more than a...
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