(The Center Square) - A Valero Energy refinery in the Bay Area that provides about 9% of California’s gasoline supply began shutting down at the end of January, earlier than some anticipated, with potential knock-on effects on gas and motor fuels prices in Nevada, Arizona and other western states.
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(The Center Square) – Insurance companies could be compelled to pay homeowners in Southern California who lost their homes in the January 2025 wildfires, if elected leaders have their way.
(The Center Square) - Officials negotiating to protect and redefine use of the Colorado River face a major deadline approaching on Feb. 14.
(The Center Square) – The California Assembly on Monday afternoon approved $90 million in funding for Planned Parenthood.
California expects more than $18 billion in economic activity from major sporting events scheduled this year. Super Bowl LX weekend alone could generate about $500 million for the Bay Area economy, according to government estimates. As companies dispatch executives, deal teams, and clients to Northern California ahead of Sunday’s game, the Super Bowl has become one of the year’s most concentrated corporate travel periods.
(The Center Square) – California is experiencing the country's biggest hikes in electricity rates, according to new research from the Energy Institute at the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley.
(The Center Square) – California lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday to not hear an appeal challenging the state’s contentious Proposition 50 election.
(The Center Square) – Amid a projected $18 billion budget shortfall for the 2026-27 fiscal year, the state is also dealing with $99.1 billion in bond debt, according to a new report.
(The Center Square) – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday afternoon joined California National Guard and California Highway Patrol leaders to announce the state’s success in seizing a half billion dollars' worth of fentanyl pills since 2021.