KNBC-LA (NBC) – Los Angeles, CA; Consumer Watchdog’s Liza Tucker Speaks of New Concerns With Santa Susana Field Lab Clean Up

Consumer Watchdog's Energy Advocate, Liza Tucker, explains how Boeing's Santa Susana field lab just northeast of Los Angeles poses potential health risks to people nearby.

Red, Green and Blue – CA Bill Would Hold Oil Drillers Presumptively Liable for Harm in Drilling Safety Zones

By Dan Bacher, RED, GREEN AND BLUE https://redgreenandblue.org/2023/04/19/ca-bill-hold-oil-drillers-presumptively-liable-harm-drilling-safety-zones/ Meanwhile, since the beginning of this year, CalGEM, the state’s oil and gas regulator, has approved 556 oil...

The Sacramento Bee – Bill to Hold Oil Industry Liable

By Andrew Sheeler, THE SACRAMENTO BEE COALITION FORMS TO SUPPORT BILL HOLDING OIL INDUSTRY LIABLE FOR HEALTH PROBLEMS Californians who have developed cancer, respiratory illness or...

The Daily Kos – Number of oil drilling permits approved since Jan. 2019 rises to 14,623 as neighborhood permits soar

By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS Los Angeles, CA— Despite the constantly repeated mantra by California politicians and media talking heads that the state is the nation’s “green leader,”...

The Ukiah Daily Journal – California Focus: ‘Gas gougers’ win streak coming to an end?

By Thomas Elias, THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL https://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/2023/04/11/california-focus-gas-gougers-win-streak-comes-to-abrupt-end/ California's wealthy cadre of gasoline gougers were on a major, lucrative roll. Every few months, they added another...

The Sacramento Bee – Oil spends millions at California Capitol. Did it weaken Newsom crusade against high gas prices?

By Lindsey Holden, Ari Plachta and Phillip Reese, THE SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article273734515.html Five months ago, Sacramento Sen. Angelique Ashby won her election with millions of dollars...

The Los Angeles Times Column – Newsom learned with oil bill: Working with lawmakers is key to passing laws

By George Skelton, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-30/column-newsom-learned-with-oil-bill-working-with-lawmakers-is-key-to-passing-laws SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom did something new — for him. He got aggressively engaged behind the scenes, negotiating with...

The Mercury News – California Joining A Western Power Grid Makes No Sense

By Thomas Elias, The Mercury News https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/28/elias-california-joining-western-power-grid-makes-no-sense/ Almost everyone who lived through California's 2000-01 energy crisis remembers rolling brownouts and blackouts, plus thefts in the billions...

The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom – Governor Newsom Signs Gas Price Gouging Law: “California Took on Big Oil and Won”

By The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/03/28/governor-newsom-signs-gas-price-gouging-law-california-took-on-big-oil-and-won/ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Following record gas price hikes and profits, Governor Newsom signed his special session bill...

San Francisco Chronicle – California Lawmakers Pass Bill Aimed At Capping Oil Companies’ Profits

By Dustin Gardiner, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/california-passes-oil-refinery-profits-bill-17859250.php After decades of failed attempts to combat California’s highest-in-the-nation gas prices, legislators passed a measure Monday that could...

The Los Angeles Times – California Lawmakers Approve Newsom’s Oil Bill. Here’s What You Need To Know

By Taryn Luna, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-27/california-lawmakers-approve-legislature-passes-newsom-oil-bill?utm_id=91387&sfmc_id=2159508 California lawmakers on Monday approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legislation to increase transparency in the oil industry, in the final hours...

Ventura County Star – Is The Gas Gougers’ Win Streak Coming To An End?

By Tom Elias, VENTURA COUNTY STAR https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/2023/03/27/is-the-gas-gougers-win-streak-coming-to-an-end/70052217007/ California’s wealthy cadre of gasoline gougers were on a major, lucrative roll. Every few months, they added another big...

East Bay Times – California Approves Nation’s First Big Oil Watchdog. Here’s How It Will Work.

By Eliyahu Kamisher, EAST BAY TIMES https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/03/27/california-nears-approval-of-nations-first-big-oil-watchdog-heres-how-it-would-work/ In a bid to tamp down the Golden State’s highest-in-the-nation gas prices, California lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to...

CNBC – Jamie Court Speaks About The Bill That Would Penalize Oil Refineries For Price Gouging

The bill would give Californians the ability to set a penalty level in which the oil refineries would pay a penalty for making too much off their per-gallon profits, the gross refining margin.

The Daily Kos – CA Senate passes gasoline price gouging penalty bill as neighborhood oil drilling permits skyrocket

By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/23/2159845/-CA-Senate-passes-gasoline-price-gouging-penalty-bill-as-neighborhood-oil-drilling-permits-skyrocket The California Senate today passed Governor Gavin Newsom’s special session bill, SBx1 2, to hold Big Oil accountable for price gouging at...

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom – What They’re Saying: Governor Newsom’s Proposal to Hold Big Oil Accountable

By The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/03/23/what-theyre-saying-governor-newsoms-proposal-to-hold-big-oil-accountable/ “Profits from California were 30% higher than anywhere else in the world”“We in California are systematically being gouged”“It’s...

KXTV-SAC (ABC) – Sacramento, CA; Governor Gavin Newsom Announced A New Deal With Lawmakers To Take On Big Oil

President of Consumer Watchdog, Jamie Court, speaks about Governor Gavin Newsom's deal with the legislature to enact a price gouging penalty on big oil companies.

The Sacramento Bee – A gas price watchdog + A ‘journalism usage fee’ + Sacramento seniors to march on Capitol

By Andrew Sheeler, THE SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article273371015.html#storylink=cpy Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! NEWSOM, DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE LEADERS UNVEIL PLAN TO CREATE GAS PRICE WATCHDOG The California...

The San Francisco Chronicle – Newsom, Democratic lawmakers reach deal on plan to combat California’s high gas prices

By Dustin Gardner, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/newsom-legislature-oil-profits-deal-17850009.php Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders in the Legislature announced Monday that they have brokered a deal on...

The Daily Kos – Gov and Legislature Strike Deal on Price Gouging Penalty as CA Oil Drilling Permits Surge

By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/20/2159318/-Gov-and-Legislature-Strike-Deal-on-Price-Gouging-Penalty-as-CA-Oil-Drilling-Permits-Surge Los Angeles, CA -  Consumer Watchdog and the Governor’s Office just announced that Governor Newsom and California legislature leaders have reached...

KCBS-AM (Radio) – San Francisco, CA; Governor Newsom Is Pivoting On His Plan To Penalize Oil Companies That Overcharge

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

SACRAMENTO BEE – Newsom wants state regulators to decide if Big Oil should be penalized for high gas prices

By Magie Angst, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article273192680.html#storylink=cpy Last fall, Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed to hold "greedy" oil companies accountable for jacking up gas prices by establishing a...

San Francisco Chronicle – Newsom unveils details of plan to cap oil company profits

By Dustin Gardiner, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/newsom-oil-profit-tax-17841770.php After months of closed-door negotiations, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced long-awaited details of his proposal to fight California’s...

The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom – Governor Newsom Unveils Stronger Proposal to Hold Big Oil Accountable

By The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/03/16/governor-newsom-unveils-stronger-proposal-to-hold-big-oil-accountable/ SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta met with leaders representing a coalition of...

The Los Angeles Times – Newsom gives up call for lawmakers to cap oil industry profits

By Taryn Luna, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-15/ca-newsom-oil-profits-cap SACRAMENTO —  Gov. Gavin Newsom is giving up his high-profile call for the California Legislature to set a cap on...

Associated Press – Chevron hasn’t complied with new California gas pricing law

By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS https://apnews.com/article/california-chevron-oil-gas-prices-bc34bc7259373baad141180778c6af35 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Chevron has not complied with a new California law requiring it to disclose how much money...

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