1. California considers revising clean air rules and gasoline prices will rise
Gasoline prices may soon rise as California strives to meet carbon emissions targets. Members of the California Air Resources Board will vote today (November 8) on updating California’s clean air rules, specifically the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. The problem is that Gov. Gavin Newsom has set a goal of reducing emissions by half of 1990 levels by 2030. Changing the rules to achieve this goal could cause gasoline prices to rise significantly.
While the Air Resources Board has not released an updated estimate of gasoline price increases, its last increase was 47 cents per gallon by next year. California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office said the increase could be as high as 20 cents per gallon.
As of Thursday (November 7), the average Bay Area gas price was $4.64 in Alameda County, $4.81 in San Francisco and $4.56 in Santa Clara County. The statewide average gas price is $4.25, and the national average price is $3.11.
2. Oakland Airport name change case enters San Francisco court hearing
On Thursday (November 7), the Oakland Airport name change case entered federal court, and the city of San Francisco submitted a preliminary injunction application to the Port of Oakland. Earlier this year, the City of Oakland and Oakland Airports decided to change the name of Oakland International Airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. The city of San Francisco sued Oakland ahead of the name change vote.
On Thursday, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed a request for a preliminary injunction asking a judge to order Oakland to stop using “San Francisco Bay” in the name of its airport. Chiu said the name confuses travelers and infringes on San Francisco International Airport’s trademark rights. Since the name change in May, some people have booked flights to San Francisco International Airport intending to go to Oakland Airport, while others have been directed to the wrong airport by ride-hailing services, his office said.
In its pushback against the ban, Oakland said San Francisco was manipulating data to make travelers think they were booking at the wrong airport. Oakland countersued San Francisco’s lawsuit, denying any trademark infringement and saying the name change was to provide the San Francisco Bay Coast airport’s accurate geographic location.
3. California voters rejected the public ownership of private real estate and blocked rent control three times.
Mortgage rates and home purchase prices are rising across the country. These factors are responsible for skyrocketing rents, according to a recent report from Rentometer, an online rental analysis resource. Except for Boston and Miami, the remaining cities on the list of the top ten most expensive cities are in California, including Los Angeles, with San Francisco having the highest rents.
In the past few years, the California government has made several attempts to amend the law to implement rent control, but they have failed. Referendum No. 33 in this general election is the third referendum attempt in recent years. It aims to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which restricts local government control over housing and single-family rentals built after 1995. Set rent caps for single-family homes.
As of 3 pm on Thursday, 61.5% of California voters opposed Referendum 33. In addition to Referendum 33, there are 9 other referendums on the California general election ballot this year. As of 3pm on Thursday, referendum No. 36 – increasing penalties for drug and theft repeat offenders, with 70.3% of voters voting in favor and 29.7% opposed, the sponsoring team has declared victory.
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