California's War on Its Own Refineries Is Coming for Your Wallet
The post argues that California's Cap-and-Invest regime, along with refinery closures, will push gasoline prices higher than the already ste...
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Gavin Newsom's Final State of the State: A Rosy Narrative Meets Harsh Realities
Newsom’s capstone State of the State casts California as a resilient global leader in innovation and progress, framing the state as a model ...
California's Refinery Crisis: Valero's Bold $1 Billion Exit and the Skyrocketing Gas Price Threat
Valero’s $1.1 billion impairment and the planned shutdown of California’s Benicia refinery by 2026 are presented as symptoms of heavy-handed...
Why California's $20 Fast-Food Minimum Wage is a Job-Killing Disaster: 18,000 Positions Vanished and Counting
California's $20 fast-food minimum wage, signed in 2023 and effective April 2024, was intended to lift low-income workers but has coincided ...