Price Gouging

Dirty Last Minute Deal To Weaken Gasoline Price Gouging Law Passes Under Radar; Gasoline Prices Up Steeply In California And State Has Failed To...

Sacramento, CA -- A bill amended 72 hours before the end of the legislative session and passed in the dead of night without debate would undermine California’s new gasoline...

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 big victory over consumerist forces...

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 in support from an oil...

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 legislators. And it paid off. Personal,...

Why CA’s Oil Refiner Accountability Law Is A Big Deal

For more than two decades, Californians have been plagued by chronic gasoline price spikes and a much greater gap with US gasoline prices than is justified by added taxes and environmental costs.

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 to hold Big Oil accountable...

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 allow California to cap the...

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 of a special session he...

Price Gouging Penalty and Oil Refiner Accountability Bill To Become Law

Legislation backed by Governor Newsom to create a new state watchdog with power to prevent price gouging at the gas pump cleared the California Assembly by a vote of 52 to 19 and is now awaiting the Governor’s signature.

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