Oil companies –
San Ramon-based Chevron, along with Shell, BP and ExxonMobil, posted record profits last year totaling a combined $75 billion as gasoline prices for motorists rose following slow demand during COVID.
Stanford
University scrambles to expand counseling programs after the suicides of four students, including women’s soccer captain Katie Meyer, amid student complains such services have been inadequate.
Gavin Newsom
Governor’s state-of-the-state speech ignored major issues, including the drought, housing prices and high unemployment. But with the California GOP in shambles, he’s likely to cruise to re-election in November.