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Sen. Wiener Bill to hold ‘Big Oil’ Responsible for California’s Natural Disasters Killed

April 10, 2025 7:00 amApril 10, 2025 7:02 am

California Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced a bill in February to hold “Big Oil” responsible for natural disasters in California. You read that right – Senator Wiener is blaming the oil and gas industry for natural disasters, or disasters...

California’s High Gas Prices Climbing Over $5.00 Per Gallon – Again

April 3, 2025 1:57 pmApril 3, 2025 2:03 pm

California’s average price for a gallon of gas today is $4.918; The national average cost for a gallon of gas is $3.260. In Texas that same gallon gas costs $2.87. Where’s Gavin Newsom? He’s not commenting on this on his...

New Study: ‘California’s High Gas Prices and Supply Dilemmas are Self-Inflicted’

March 18, 2025 1:42 pmMarch 19, 2025 1:20 pm

A new study by USC Professor Michael Mische found that the factors which have contributed to California’s high gasoline prices over 50-years are self-imposed by state officials and politicians. It turns out that California is its own worst enemy. Today,...

Busybody Lawmaker Tells LA Dodgers to End Their Sponsorship Deals with Oil Companies

March 12, 2025 7:18 amMarch 13, 2025 8:29 am

Senate Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) sent the Los Angles Dodgers a letter Tuesday telling them to end their sponsorship deals with oil companies. “As the Senate Majority Leader, representative for California’s 33rd Senate District, and a lifelong Dodgers...

Bogus ACTBLUE Poll for Senator Wiener’s Bill to hold ‘Big Oil’ Responsible for California’s Natural Disasters

February 26, 2025 2:55 amFebruary 26, 2025 9:16 pm

California Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced a new bill to hold “Big Oil” responsible for natural disasters in California. Sen. Wiener proclaimed that “The fossil fuel industry is fueling climate change,” and then announced Senate Bill 222 to force...

Newsom’s ABX2-1 Will Artificially Create a Fuel Shortage Crisis by Limiting Distribution of Fuel

September 27, 2024 8:46 amSeptember 28, 2024 10:40 am

Why is gas more than $5 gallon in California and not across the country if “Big Oil” is so greedy? California Governor Gavin Newsom called for a special legislative session after accusing California’s oil refineries of price gouging. The governor...

Ringside: What’s Behind Newsom’s ‘Special Session’ on Gasoline Prices

September 25, 2024 5:11 pmSeptember 26, 2024 12:45 pm

By now most of the mega-majority Democrats in our state legislature understand basic facts about energy in California: We still derive 50 percent of our total energy from petroleum, and another 30 percent of our energy from natural gas. This...