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US Gas Prices Rocket Past $4 Per Gallon, Over $6 in CA

March 31, 2026 7:46 amMarch 31, 2026 10:48 am

AAA reports that average U.S. gas prices rocketed past $4 per gallon Tuesday, reaching their highest level in nearly four years. And in California, we are paying $5.90 per gallon on average, and over $6 per gallon in many places....

Nationwide Gas Prices Jump 11 Cents; California Still Leads with the Highest Gas Prices

March 3, 2026 3:32 pmMarch 3, 2026 3:34 pm

The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped 11 cents overnight, according to AAA. The Hill is reporting that “A Nexstar analysis of AAA data found that, from Monday to Tuesday, nearly 30 states saw the average...

Is California Driving Oil Biz Out of State to Takeover Oil Refineries?

February 18, 2025 3:05 pmFebruary 20, 2025 10:33 am

California has highest-in-the-nation gas prices and the highest energy costs, which have increased 50% since 2019 according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The blame for the 50% increase in energy costs according to the LAO is California’s “ambitious climate‑related goals,”...

California Energy Commission Proposes State Takeover Of Oil Refineries

August 6, 2024 2:55 amAugust 7, 2024 12:57 pm

Just as Chevron Oil company announced that it is moving its headquarters to Houston Texas from San Ramon California, California Energy Commission regulators announced proposed government controls of the petroleum industry, ostensibly in order to combat future energy price surges,...

Chevron Exit Demonstrates How California Lawmakers Are Regulating Residents Out Of Business

August 5, 2024 3:10 pmAugust 5, 2024 3:10 pm

The announcement of another major corporation leaving California is just the latest illustration of Sacramento lawmakers regulating residents out of business. On Friday, the iconic California oil giant formerly known as Standard Oil will mark the 145th anniversary of its...

Add Chevron to the Growing list of Businesses Fleeing California

August 3, 2024 8:21 amAugust 4, 2024 11:10 am

California’s own Chevron Oil company is moving its headquarters to Houston, Texas from San Ramon, California, the latest big business to flee the Golden State. Chevron is in good company joining X/Twitter, Space X, Oracle, Hewlett Packard, Charles Schwab, and...

Shocking! Totalitarian Policies From California Lawmakers This Week

January 26, 2024 8:53 amJanuary 27, 2024 10:57 am

Last week the Globe reported on the left’s admiration of Vladimir Lenin on the 100 year anniversary of his death. Tony Rennell wrote in the UK Daily Mail in his article, “Why does the gullible Left still lionize Lenin as...