by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor
As Appearing in the California Globe
Governor’s office and energy commission posed a Junior high school stunt
Gov. Newsom has called a special session of the Legislature on December 5 in order to propose a new tax on oil companies to raise the price of gasoline in California – again.
Californians already pay the highest gas taxes in the nation, in addition to many hidden costs thanks to regulations, restrictions and bans on the production of gasoline.
Ahead of the special legislative session next week, the California Energy Commission held a Kangaroo Court hearingTuesday to discuss the “the high cost of gasoline in California.” The Energy Commission planned to take testimony and public comment about the high cost of gasoline in California, obviously setting the stage for a tax on oil companies that will end up costing drivers much more to fill up a tank of gas.
It was clear Gov. Gavin Newsom was hoping for a political show of the “Big Oil” Companies against the “altruistic” green State of California. But the governor did not get that – the oil companies did not show up.
