Governor Newsom Unveils Plan He Hopes Will Bring Lower Gas Prices

KQED's The California Report

Sky-high gas prices this year prompted Governor Gavin Newsom to propose a new law limiting how much oil companies can charge at the pump. Newsom’s proposal would put a cap on how much companies can charge for a gallon of gas and penalize those that charge more. But it doesn’t include specific profit ceilings yet.

Reporter: Nicole Nixon, CapRadio

Popular countertops made from synthetic stone are making the people who cut and process them sick. Some of these workers – most of whom are immigrants – are dying. The problem is particularly bad in Los Angeles.

Reporter: Leslie Berestein Rojas, KPCC in collaboration with Public Health Watch

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