After doing everything to get rid of fossil fuel producers, Governor Newsom has second thoughts.

Climate Focus Shifts in California

The Wall Street Journal reports California Wants to Halt Oil Industry Exodus After Years of Climate Focus

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office made its first-ever call to Chevron’s refining chief last week, days before state lawmakers passed a bill meant to stop more oil companies from leaving California.

Nathan Barankin, Newsom’s chief of staff, extolled the virtues of that bill, which could boost drilling in oil-rich Kern County, and touted the state’s decision to delay putting a cap on refiners’ profits.

“I said, ‘Yeah…

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