The Iran war exposes California’s fragile oil supply, how the media transformed the death of nine skiers near Donner Pass into a case of “climate change,” and Attorney General Rob Bonta’s very bad week. Bonus! Attorney Andrew Quinio describes Pacific Legal’s lawsuit to block San Francisco reparations payments, and CPC senior fellow Mark Moses considers whether government exists to serve citizens -- or whether citizens exist to serve government. Music by Metalachi.
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Show Notes:
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/in-gov-newsoms-california-it-makes-sense-to-get-gasoline-from-the-bahamas/#:~:text=Shipments%20on%20the%20circuitous%20route,level%20since%20at%20least%202016." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Gov. Newsom’s California, It Makes Sense to Get Gasoline from the Bahamas</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/jones-act-forces-us-gasoline-take-long-way-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">When US Gasoline Has to Leave the Country to Move Within It</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/article/avalanche-risk-castle-peak-truckee-21369502.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Avalanche experts fear conditions that led to deadly Tahoe slide could become ‘new normal’</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-02-23/apple-quietly-removes-environmental-metrics-from-executive-pay" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple quietly removes environmental metrics from executive pay</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-02-05/california-bill-would-make-fossil-fuel-companies-help-pay-for-rising-insurance-costs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">California bill would make fossil fuel companies help pay for rising insurance costs</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://legal-planet.org/2026/02/25/the-tangled-web-of-the-boulder-v-suncor-cert-grant/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Tangled Web of the Boulder v. Suncor Cert Grant: Pass me some aspirin. Attorney General Rob Bonta might want some, too.</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/climate/exxon-defamation-lawsuit-bonta-california-andrew-forrest-recycling.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Judge Axes Exxon’s Defamation Suit Against Environmentalists</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/27/anthropic-pentagon-lethal-military-ai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The hypothetical nuclear attack that escalated the Pentagon’s showdown with Anthropic</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/02/27/sports/merrill-kelly-turned-down-padres-contract-due-to-california-taxes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Merrill Kelly rejected Padres’ lucrative contract offer due to California’s ridiculous tax laws</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/02/25/sunnyvale-rideshare-public-transit-uber-silicon-valley/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘Like an Uber Share’ but public: South Bay city to bring low-cost, rideshare-style public transit service</a></li>
</ul>
Bonus track! PLF attorney Andrew Quinio on San Francisco’s reparations program 
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://pacificlegal.org/staff/andrew-quinio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Andrew Quinio bio</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://pacificlegal.org/case/cfer-san-francisco-human-rights-commission-reparations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">San Francisco taxpayers challenge race-based reparations fund in court</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/san-francisco-mayor-quietly-signs-off-reparations-fund-black-residents-2-days-before-christmas" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">San Francisco mayor quietly signs reparations fund that could lead to $5M payments per person</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.hoover.org/research/cost-san-franciscos-reparations-proposal-nearly-600000-household" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Cost Of San Francisco’s Reparations Proposal: Nearly $600,000 Per Household</a></li>
</ul>
Public finance expert Mark Moses on the proper role of government
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://californiapolicycenter.org/people/mark-moses/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mark Moses bio</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://munifinanceguy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Municipal Financial Crisis – A Framework for Understanding and Fixing Government Budgeting (Palgrave Macmillan, January 2022)</a></li>
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