https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/09/19/newsoms-gas-price-proposal-debated-at-special-session-legislative-hearings/

Lawmakers gathered in Sacramento this week in a bid to prevent gas prices from soaring in the Golden State.

The first two hearings of the state Assembly’s special session to consider Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to prevent gas price spikes via a refinery supply mandate come amid criticism from oil companies that new rules would create artificial shortages of fuel in California.