For six months, Gov. Gavin Newsom waged a highly public battle against the oil industry, accusing companies of fleecing Californians as gasoline prices soared to record levels last year and urging lawmakers to claw back the excess profits to return to taxpayers.
He finally got to take a victory lap today as he signed a first-in-the-nation law that could lead to a cap on earnings for oil refiners.
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