California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his administration is monitoring and preparing for the impacts the war in Iran could have on the state’s public safety and gas prices. At a press conference on homelessness and housing in the Bay Area on Monday, the governor ended up speaking at length about President Trump and the war in Iran. “This could be months and months of additional attacks and in return the likelihood we’re going to see more uncertainty, not just around the globe but domestically,” Newsom told reporters. “He still has not articulated a clear vision of what the endgame is, period, full stop.” On public safety, the governor said he’s worried about the mass shooting in Austin, Texas, that investigators have said may have been a terroristic attack. While Newsom acknowledged the investigation is ongoing, he said his office of emergency services has been discussing the issue. “We’ve had conversations over the last few days that we didn’t have to in prior days as it relates to emergency preparedness and planning and the unintended consequences, the uncertainty Donald Trump has unleashed around the world.” On gas prices, the governor said the costs will go up “because of Trump’s war.” But before the war, California has been preparing to import even more fuel into the state with the closure of two oil refineries. The most recent data from the California Energy Commission in 2024 shows about 64% of its crude oil supply comes from foreign sources, such as Iraq and several countries in South America. When KCRA 3 asked Newsom if he’s worried about how a global conflict will impact the price of energy, he said “my comments align with that concern.” The governor said his administration had extensive conversations over the weekend “gaming out worst-case scenarios.”He didn’t say what those scenarios would entail specifically but said they were related to access of imports, ongoing issues around refineries, and access to airline fuel. “This only reinforces our concern around gas scarcity or spiking of prices,” the governor said. In response to the governor’s remarks, Republican Central Valley Congressman Rep. Vince Fong criticized Newsom and the state’s oil and gas policies that led to the risky situation. “Now, California is weaker and more exposed to foreign powers than ever before,” Fong wrote in a lengthy post on X. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channelPHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
HAYWARD, Calif. —
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his administration is monitoring and preparing for the impacts the war in Iran could have on the state’s public safety and gas prices.
At a press conference on homelessness and housing in the Bay Area on Monday, the governor ended up speaking at length about President Trump and the war in Iran.
“This could be months and months of additional attacks and in return the likelihood we’re going to see more uncertainty, not just around the globe but domestically,” Newsom told reporters. “He still has not articulated a clear vision of what the endgame is, period, full stop.”
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Gov. Newsom spoke at length about Iran.
When I asked what concerns him most for CA, he pointed to Austin TX & public safety.
He’s also worried about gas prices.
When I asked about state’s heavy reliance on foreign fuel, he said his admin is “gaming out worst case scenarios” pic.twitter.com/aoVSxHyk3L
— Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) March 2, 2026
On public safety, the governor said he’s worried about the mass shooting in Austin, Texas, that investigators have said may have been a terroristic attack.
While Newsom acknowledged the investigation is ongoing, he said his office of emergency services has been discussing the issue.
“We’ve had conversations over the last few days that we didn’t have to in prior days as it relates to emergency preparedness and planning and the unintended consequences, the uncertainty Donald Trump has unleashed around the world.”
On gas prices, the governor said the costs will go up “because of Trump’s war.”
But before the war, California has been preparing to import even more fuel into the state with the closure of two oil refineries. The most recent data from the California Energy Commission in 2024 shows about 64% of its crude oil supply comes from foreign sources, such as Iraq and several countries in South America.
When KCRA 3 asked Newsom if he’s worried about how a global conflict will impact the price of energy, he said “my comments align with that concern.”
The governor said his administration had extensive conversations over the weekend “gaming out worst-case scenarios.”
He didn’t say what those scenarios would entail specifically but said they were related to access of imports, ongoing issues around refineries, and access to airline fuel.
“This only reinforces our concern around gas scarcity or spiking of prices,” the governor said.
In response to the governor’s remarks, Republican Central Valley Congressman Rep. Vince Fong criticized Newsom and the state’s oil and gas policies that led to the risky situation.
“Now, California is weaker and more exposed to foreign powers than ever before,” Fong wrote in a lengthy post on X.
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Rep. Fong criticizes Gov. Newsom’s remarks today on Iran and oil and gas situation in California.
“Now, California is weaker and more exposed to foreign powers than ever before,” he wrote in lengthy post: https://t.co/9JIPk5YtLu
— Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) March 2, 2026
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