As Gas Prices Soar, State On Brink Of Sending Rebates
By Emily Hoeven, CALMATTERS
September 30, 2022
https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2022/09/california-gas-t…
Remember when Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers struck a deal a couple of months ago to send millions of California taxpayers between $200 and $1,050 to help cover the rising cost of living?
KCRW 89.9FM NPR Santa Monica, CA: High Gas Prices In CA Are Caused By Oil Refiners Causing Outages
By Cherry Glazer, KCRW 89.9FM NPR Santa Monica, CA
September 28, 2022
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Consumer Watchdog's Jamie Court explains how the huge difference in CA gas prices vs the rest of the country is due to oil refiners causing outages so they can raise prices artificially.
KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA: Oil Refiners Are Causing Outages So They Can Raise Gas Prices
By Staff Reporters, KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA
September 28, 2022
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Jamie Court with Consumer Watchdog tells KNX how the big 5 oil refiners who own 90% of business in California are purposely causing outages so they can jack up gas prices.
CONSUMER WATCHDOG ASKS NEWSOM FOR A SPECIAL SESSION ON GAS PRICES
By Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE - CAPITOL ALERT
September 28, 2022
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article26…
As California continues to struggle with high gas prices, one advocacy group is calling on the governor to convene a special session on the subject.
KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA: Big Oil Is Price Gouging California
By Staff Reporters, KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA
September 27, 2022
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Jamie Court says Big Oil must be held accountable for greedily price gouging Californians at the gas pump.
Consumer Watchdog Asks Governor Newsom To Call Special Session To Deal with Pain at Pump
Los Angeles, CA -- Consumer Watchdog today asked California Governor Gavin Newsom to call a special session of the California legislature to address the unprecedented, nearly $2 per gallon extra Californians are paying at the pump as opposed to US drivers.
HIV-Positive Consumer Joins Lawsuit Against Pharmaceutical Giant Gilead Over Price Gouging
Los Angeles, CA -- An HIV-Positive consumer has joined a federal lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturer Gilead Sciences in a complaint alleging unfair and anti-competitive behavior in violation of multiple states’ laws, according to an Amended Complaint filed Friday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Gov. Newsom Signs Into Law Legislation Requiring CA Oil Refiners To Report Their Profits Per Gallon
Los Angeles, CA — California Governor Gavin Newsom took action to uncover why Californians are paying so much for their gasoline when he signed legislation today requiring oil refiners to disclose their profits from refining oil into gasoline monthly.
SB 1322 (Allen), the Oil Refiner Price Disclosure Act, will require the state’s oil refiners to report monthly on the cost of the crude oil they buy, the wholesale price of the gasoline they sell, and their profits made per gallon.
As CA Gasoline Prices Rise, Gov. Newsom Has A Chance To Get To The Bottom Of Why, Consumer Watchdog Says
Los Angeles, CA — California’s gas prices at the pump are rising yet again just as gas prices are falling everywhere else, and the time has come to find out why, Consumer Watchdog said today.
According to the most recent report from the federal Energy Information Agency, California is now paying $1.49 more per gallon for gasoline than US drivers.
New Legislation Will Force California Refineries to Reveal Profit Margins
By JW August, TIMES OF SAN DIEGO
September 1, 2022
https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2022/09/01/new-legislation-will-fo…
Gas prices may be tumbling now but history has shown that once there’s any disturbance in the market, the prices will start climbing yet again.
Governor To Decide Whether To Require Oil Refiners To Disclose Profits Per Gallon Monthly
Los Angeles, CA - A bill requiring oil refiners to disclose their per gallon profits monthly is now on Governor Newsom's desk, having passed out of the California Senate with a concurrence vote of 29 to 8.
CA’s Big 5 Oil Refiner Profits Top $26 Billion, $1 Per Gallon; Watchdog To Make Case For Profits Disclosure Bill And Windfall Profits Tax To Assembly Gas Pricing Committee
Los Angeles, CA— A review of California’s five big oil refiners’ investor reports from the second quarter shows unprecedented, windfall profits that top $1 per gallon.
Consumer Watchdog reported that the state’s five big oil refiners, that make 97% of the gasoline in the state, made from three to ten times more in profits per gallon off of West Coast operations from April through June than they did in the same period last year.
Watchdog Tells CA Assembly Select Committee State’s Pain at Pump Requires New Oversight, Excess Profits Tax, New Price-gouging Standards and Update to Anti-trust Laws
Los Angeles, CA -- Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court called on the California Assembly Select Committee on Gasoline Supply and Pricing to look to the recent extreme profit taking by California’s consolidated oil refiners and consider the strongest possible responses, including taking back excess profits.
The Observer: Proposed Law Requiring Oil Refiners To Disclose Profits Is Only First Step
Opinion Column by Jim Shields, THE WILLITS NEWS
July 2, 2022
https://www.willitsnews.com/2022/07/02/the-observer-proposed-law-requir…
As I reported to you last month, there’s a proposed law that would require oil refiners to disclose their per gallon profits on a monthly basis. The bill recently already passed out of the California Senate by a vote of 22-4.
Legislation Requiring Oil Refiners To Disclose Profits Per Gallon Monthly Clears CA Assembly Natural Resources Committee
Los Angeles, CA - A bill requiring oil refiners to disclose their per gallon profits monthly passed out of the California Assembly Natural Resources Committee by a vote of 8 - 3. The legislation has already passed out of the California Senate by a vote of 22 - 4.
SB 1322 (Allen) Addresses Pain At The Pump
Monday, in the Natural Resources Committee, California Assembly Members will have the opportunity to answer the top question on their constituents' minds: why is the price of California gasoline so high and how much are oil refiners making off every gallon of gasoline?
58 California Legislators Have Taken Over $10,000 In 'Dirty Donations'
By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY
June 12, 2022
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/06/12/18850413.php
A May 2022 update to its Tracking the Dirty Dollars Project by Sierra Club California provides some clarity why California’s environmental policies don't live up to the “green” words of the state’s politicians. This update reveals that only 15 legislators have not received campaign contributions from polluters and their allies since January 1, 2021.
Bill Requiring Refiners To Disclose Monthly Profits Passes Out OF California Senate
By Ian Taylor, BUNKERSPOT
May 25, 2022
https://www.bunkerspot.com/americas/56310-americas-bill-requiring-refin…
SB 1322 (Allen) – a bill that would require oil refiners to disclose their profits on a monthly basis – has passed out of the California Senate by a vote of 22 to 4 and will now be heard in the California Assembly.
KNX 1070 AM Los Angeles, CA: Assembly Passes Bill To Hold Big Oil Accountable
By Staff Reports, KNX 1070 AM Los Angeles, CA
May 24, 2022
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The California Assembly passed a bill supported by Consumer Watchdog that would force Big Oil to report it's profit margins monthly, and sent it to the Senate.
Legislation Requiring Oil Refiners To Post Profits Per Gallon Monthly Clears CA Senate
Los Angeles, CA - A bill requiring oil refiners to disclose their per gallon profits monthly passed out of the California Senate by a vote of 22 to 4 and will now be heard in the California Assembly.
KOGO 600AM San Diego, CA: Big Oil Doubling Profits While Price Gouging
By Staff Reports, KOGO 600AM San Diego, CA
May 11, 2022
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Consumer Watchdog puts out new report showing price gouging by Big Oil.
Consumer Group Claims California Refineries Exploiting Ukraine Crisis
By JW August, THE TIMES OF SAN DIEGO
May 11, 2022
https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2022/05/11/consumer-group-claims-c…
San Diego drivers are paying high prices in part because of “unprecedented profits from refining oil into gasoline” in California, a consumer advocacy group charged on Wednesday.
KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA: Oil Companies Gouging Californians
By Staff Reports, KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA
May 11, 2022
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Jamie Court of Consumer Watchdog shows how Big Oil is gouging Californians at the pump.
KABC 790AM Los Angeles, CA: Here's Why You're Paying $6 A Gallon For Gas
By John Phillips, KABC 790AM Los Angeles, CA
May 11, 2022
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Jamie Court with Consumer Watchdog explains the group's new report showing price gouging by Big Oil companies.
'Oil Refiners Exploited The Crisis': Report Shows Oil Refiners Are Gouging California Drivers
By Alexi Chidbachian, KTTV FOX TV-11 Los Angeles, CA
May 11, 2022
https://www.foxla.com/news/oil-refiners-exploited-the-crisis-report-sho…
LOS ANGELES - A recent investor profits report shows that California oil refiners are gouging Californians as they earn more than double the number of other refiners.
Profit Reports Show Oil Refiners Are Gouging Californians; Profits per Gallon Double
Los Angeles, CA -- The latest investor profits reports show that California oil refiners are making unprecedented profits from refining oil into gasoline in the first quarter of 2022.
KNX 1070 AM Los Angeles, CA: Consumer Advocate Says Big Oil Fleecing Californians At The Pump Again
By Charles Feldman & Mike Simpson, KNX 1070AM LA
February 17, 2022
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Consumer Watchdog's Jamie Court explains how Big Oil is fleecing California consumers at the pump again by artificially raising prices.
