Latest line: A good week for EV advocates, bad one for Gary Kremen

Electric car advocates

Gas prices top $5 a gallon as oil prices soar amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But California’s 1 million EV drivers pay nothing at the pump.

Gary Kremen

Tech entrepreneur drops out of race with Larry Stone for Santa Clara County assessor after former aide leaks semi-nude photos of him and his girlfriend.

Calvary Chapel

San Jose church faces $2.8 million in county fines for openly defying health rules during the worst of pandemic. But legal appeals could go on for years.