Tag: Gas Tax
Valero Announces it Will Shut Down Benicia Refinery April 2026
California Democrats’ war on the oil and gas industry is working, but not for the people. In another blow to California’s oil and gas industry, and the state’s fuel; supply, Valero Energy Corporation announced Wednesday it will shut down its...
President Trump Targets California’s Overreaching Cap and Trade Program
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that targets California’s climate change laws and policies, specifically naming California’s sketchy Cap and Trade program, which ostensibly facilitates greenhouse gas emission reductions. Trump is promoting “all of the above” energy policy,...
Newly Elected Sen. Tony Strickland Appointed to Several Critical Senate Committees
Newly sworn-in State Senator Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach) was assigned to several critical Senate committees Wednesday, including becoming the Vice Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, which will make decisions on key California High-Speed Rail legislation in the coming years....
More Californians Blame Gas Tax Than ‘Price Gouging’ For Highest Gas Prices
According to a newly released Slingshot California Topline poll, nearly half of all Californians blame the state’s gas tax for why California’s gasoline prices are so high, with only around a third saying that price gouging is to blame. While...
Chef Andrew Gruel: Fixing Southern California’s Small Business Climate
The old saying, “As California goes, so goes the nation” has become an ominous warning for the rest of America. Progressive policies implemented by a supermajority in the Legislature and a sycophantic governor who believes he is destined to become...
California Gas Prices As High as $5.95 per Gallon – Again
California’s gas prices just topped $5.00 per gallon again, and hits as high as $5.95 in some counties. I was just in Virginia and enjoyed paying $3.20 per gallon – at the airport – which made coming back to California...