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Editorial: Sunlight can help California rein in Big Oil’s greed

A motorist fills up a Toyota Prius at a Mobile gas station on Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach, California, on Feb. 16. 2023..

After months with little apparent progress, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to hold the oil industry accountable for high gas prices and deter price gouging is now on a fast track toward passage in the California Legislature.

A deal between the governor and legislative leaders, announced earlier this week, was passed by the Senate on Thursday and now heads to the Assembly and could be voted on as soon as next week. The

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