Here is the most nod with California oil refineries


The red flames burning from two cylinder structures create smoke clouds in the sky and illuminate the night.
The red flames burning from two cylinder structures create smoke clouds in the sky and illuminate the night.
A large fire burns at Shevron’s refinery in El Segundo on October 2, 2025. A photo from Jonathan Alcorn, Zuma Press Wire via Reuters

Over the last decade, California has at least a dozen major explosions and fires of the refinery in California -with the two most explosions erupted in the Martinez refinery of PBF Energy this year and the Chevron’s El Segundo refinery last week.

But since President Donald Trump’s administration is working to weaken regulatory supervision and legislators of California expand the state drilling of oil, the lack of a centralized investigation of the refinery explosion raises questions about who is who is who is Checking the state’s oil industry after serious accidentsS

Calm Alejandro Lazo He explains that the explosion on October 2 in El Segundo would cause a probe from the US Chemical Safety Council, an independent federal agency, considered a key source of information about the causes behind major raffine incidents. But Trump views the board as duplicating and eliminates his financing in his latest budget.

Instead, the explosion is investigated by Chevron, as well as by various state, regional and local agencies. The California Environmental Protection Agency is not a leading investigation, but said it would support the EL Segundo Fire Service in its safety review.

Meanwhile, governor Gavin Newo signed a bill last month to strengthen the production of oil in Kern County in the obvious face of his ex crusade against large oilS This is the case against the background of government agencies delaying new measures – originally supported by Newsom – intended for further monitoring of refineries.

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More about refineries: A series of refinery closure and planned exclusions leave many of the 100,000 fossil fuel workers in California in California Struggling to find jobswrites Calmatters’ Adam EchelmanS

In addition to the Marathon Refinery at the Contra Costa Closing in 2020, the Phillips 66 plans to close its refinery in Los Angeles by the end of this year. A refinery in Valerro in Solano County is also expected to be excluded over the next few months.

Closures are likely to lead to more cuts. But for the workers on refinery who have no college diplomas and earn between $ 80,000 and $ 200,000 a year, finding a comparable pay is difficult. Although the state last year offered $ 30 million to workforce organizations to train workers in the new job refinery, only a part has received support.

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Officials arrested a suspect in a fire in Palisades

A wide view of the fiery red flames that illuminate the night sky as a wild fire burns the vegetation in the canyon.
The burning hills of the Mandeville Canyon while the Palisades Fire continues to spread to Los Angeles on January 10, 2025. A photo from Jul Hotz for Calmatters

Wednesday The US Department of Justice said it arrested A former resident of the Pacific Palisades has suspected a fire, which ultimately became a fire of Palisades, killing 12 people and destroying over 6,000 structures in January.

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29-year-old living in Florida, was driving for Uber in LA on the night of December 31, 2024. As a gathering statements from witnesses, CCTV staff, mobile phones and other evidence, law enforcement officers The palisades. Although the firefighters suppressed this fire, it continued to smolder underground and then reappeared a week later when the fireed fire.

  • Bill EsailiActing US lawyer for Central County of California, At a press conference: “As the world was horrified as the fire of Palisades burned, the victims died in smoke and flames.

If convicted, Rindersnecht can spend up to 20 years in the federal prison. The reason for the fire in Ethan, which also broke out on January 7 and killed 18 people, is still investigating. The Ministry of Justice Is Southern California South California In connection with him.

CA’s new laws are on the way

Three cafe workers in uniforms and gloves prepare Pepperoni pizza slices in commercial kitchen. One worker puts a slice in a cardboard container while others pack dishes in the background under bright fluorescent lighting.
Cafe workers prepare a pizza for unifying lunches at Firebaugh High School in Linud on April 3, 2024. Photo by Richard Vogel, AP Photo

Governor NEWSOM has signed more bills in the law this week. Some measures that will come into force on January 1st include:

  • Processed foods: California will become the first state to ban ultra -processed food from school dishes. By 2035, schools must discontinue those foods that are characterized, among other things, artificial flavors and colors; not nutritious sweeteners; and high levels of saturated fat, sodium or sugar. Read more By Kristen Hanging on Calmatters.
  • Sexual abuse in schools: All California public and private schools will be obliged to train teachers, coaches and staff how to recognize signs and prevent sexual cultivation and disorder. The measure will also create a database that administrators must use to check future teachers for potential violations. Read more By Carolyn Jones on Calmatters.
  • Elections and voting: To help speed up the election, the district election services will have up to 13 days after the election day to count the ballots. Officials still have 30 days to certify the election results. NEWSOM also signed another bill that makes people illegally pay others to register to voteS Read more by Nadia Latan on Calmatters.

Finally: the outbound chief of cybersecurity has some thoughts

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Edward bomb in Sacramento on October 6, 2025. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez -Jr., Calmatters

California’s cybersecurity commander, Edward Bombita, will end his last day on Friday after being informed of his termination in September. Bómbita talks to Harry Johnson on Calmatters about why he believes he was fired; What he really thinks of the state agency that supervises; And what he considers to be the biggest threat to California today. Read more hereS



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