Senate Committee kills bill to end offshore oil drilling in CA as Big Oil sets new lobbying spending record
The two bills were killed at a time that lobbying spending by the oil industry has shattered records.

The two bills were killed at a time that lobbying spending by the oil industry has shattered records.
Rep. Doris Matsui blasted the action as “outrageous and infuriating”
The announcement came before this morning's scheduled hearing on the bill in the California Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee.
Sen. Ashby's legislation, Senate Bill 802, proposes the creation of a new joint powers authority called the Sacramento Area Housing and Homelessness Agency.
In 2024, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) estimated the cost of the project, at $20.1 billion in undiscounted 2023 dollars.