For years, the governor has chosen to play politics, pushing a false talking point instead of pursuing market solutions to high gas prices. Fortunately, his constituents aren’t buying it.

Economists criticize state energy policies and dismiss Newsom’s price gouging claims as “conspiracy theories inconsistent with economic logic and the available data.”

Last year, Governor Newsom signed a law requiring oil companies to disclose costs and profit margins to the California Energy Commission. Here’s what it shows.

What was once California’s most respected newspaper now amplifies attacks against oil companies.

The group ignores how relying fully on oil imports would require port upgrades and refinery modifications that would cost consumers billions.

The report’s faulty claims ignore key facts about California’s idle well management programs, making it an unreliable source that policymakers should reject.

The governor’s refinery tax scheme and false price gouging narratives received heavy criticism from experts at their debut hearing.

Experts and legislators criticized the governor’s incomplete refinery tax proposal at its debut hearing.

The Bee did not refute any of the data used and ignored the bigger picture on how foreign oil imports mean higher gas prices for working families.