When CA oil refineries shut down, consumers suffer through higher prices | Opinion

Thanks to policies signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, California families are paying too much for gas — and the situation is about to get worse if we don’t change course.

Two of our state’s nine remaining refineries are shutting down, removing nearly 20% of our gasoline production capacity. That could drive prices up rapidly within the next year. For families already stretched thin by high housing, grocery and utility costs, that’s unacceptable.

Our in-state crude oil production has dropped by more than half since 2000, and the decline is speeding up…

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