After calls with oil executives, labor leaders and tech CEOs, Newsom’s administration shifted course on energy, housing and AI — raising questions about whose voices mattered most.

On June 23, Gov. Gavin Newsom had a scheduled call with Mark Lashier, the chief executive of Phillips 66 — months after the oil giant announced it would shut down a major Los Angeles refinery following the governor’s signing of new regulations on oil and gas facilities as he pushed to end California’s reliance on fossil fuels.

Within days, Newsom’s administration pivoted

  • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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    2 months ago

    You mean the guy whose sole talent in life has been being childhood friends with a Getty oil heir …has a bias towards fossil fuels? Shocked.

    Its crazy that all you have to do to become governor of California is have your rich friend buy you a winery and then cheat on your wife a bunch. The man can’t even read.