The same government that can’t build housing, store water, or manage COVID testing may soon operate oil refineries. What could go wrong?

For years, energy policy in the Golden State has been marked by politicized chaos and willful ignorance. To shift course in 2025, here are four key facts policymakers should know.

Declining in-state production means more foreign oil tankers coming to California ports, but the Golden State may not have the infrastructure to meet gasoline demand with imported crude.

A new state government report provides a much-needed reality check for the governor’s fanciful energy talking points.

The governor called a special session to push policies that his own government says could cause shortages and raise prices at the pump.

J.P. Morgan analysts say the U.S. has “achieved energy independence for the first time in 40 years.” Meanwhile, California has chosen the opposite path.

Policymakers are realizing that changing how the world’s fifth-largest economy produces and consumes energy is a massively complicated undertaking – and costs a lot of money.

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

Analysts say the continued unrest could upend international commerce at a time when the Golden State is becoming more dependent on foreign oil imports for basic energy needs.