A Ray of Hope?

Even after California fully reopens, demand for gasoline is expected to be much less than before the coronavirus pandemic.

During the pre-COVID-19 boom times of 2019, demand for gasoline fell due to a variety of factors including the proliferation of vehicles with higher fuel efficiency.

In the midst of widespread shelter-in-place orders, California fuel consumption hit the lowest daily average since 1968 in April.

Sure, we still have fracking and old-fashioned dirty oil being pumped out of the ground in California – but Gov. Gavin Newsom's order to eventually cease sales of new gasoline-powered cars and trucks along with refineries shutting down or retooling to renewable diesel production gives me hope.

San Francisco’s corruption scandal grows by the month — enveloping four department heads, a well-known restaurateur and even a revered Chinatown community philanthropist. But how do they all connect? What did each of them do? KQED’s “Pipeline of Corruption” tool is here to help you keep it all in order.

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