SSan Diego Read More Upcoming ‘Jaws’ Tiki Mug Set From SHAG Teased at San Diego Comic-ConJuly 27, 2026 You’re going to need a bigger shelf to display this new Jaws three-piece tiki mug set. A display…
LLos Angeles Read More Commentary: Industrial accidents in poor neighborhoods are so L.A. And it’s nothing newJuly 15, 2026 It’s been feeling practically biblical around here lately — and it’s not the feeling of holiness. Those odors…
LLong Beach Read More California braces for uncertainty as last shipment of Persian Gulf oil arrives in Long BeachMay 3, 2026 The last California-bound oil tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since war erupted is at the…
LLos Angeles Read More Hiltzik: Sable offshore had a friend in governmentApril 21, 2026 Sable Offshore was bound by a court order not to restart its California oil pipelines. It got Trump’s…
LLos Angeles Read More Wholesale prices rose 4% last month as energy prices soaredApril 14, 2026 Wholesale prices surged last month as the Iran war drove up the cost of energy. The Labor Department…
LLos Angeles Read More Global oil shocks less damaging after lessons learned in ’70sApril 12, 2026 WASHINGTON — The world economy is experiencing a disorienting flashback to the 1970s. Oil prices are once again surging in…
CCalifornia Read More Amid Iran war, gap between market oil prices and consumer costs widensMarch 22, 2026 Three weeks into the Iran war, there’s an ever-growing gap between the price of oil futures and supplies…
CCalifornia Read More Trump administration orders restart of California coastal oil drillingMarch 14, 2026 President Trump is asserting executive authority to demand the controversial resumption of offshore oil drilling along California’s coastline…
LLos Angeles Read More Stocks erase a big early loss and rise after oil prices drop from nearly $120 back below $90March 9, 2026 The U.S. stock market careened through a manic Monday, going from a steep early loss to a solid…
LLos Angeles Read More What’s at stake for oil markets as U.S. strikes IranMarch 1, 2026 President Trump’s decision to strike Iran creates new risks for a significant chunk of the world’s oil supply.…
LLos Angeles Read More Venezuela’s oil industry is in ruins. Reviving it won’t be easyFebruary 16, 2026 CABIMAS, Venezuela — The pumps that brought prosperity from deep in the Earth’s crust are now mostly rusted relics…
CCalifornia Read More California’s quest to phase out fossil fuels could make Nevada fuel prices soarJanuary 5, 2026 The recent closure of a California oil refinery — and plans to shutter another in the near future…