California Edition

California Eyes Refinery Rescue and Wildfire Fund Boost

Lawmakers are mulling choices that could add stress to residents’ budgets

A Valero refinery in Benicia in 2024.

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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California lawmakers are facing tough questions on how to shore up a wildfire fund at risk of being drained and how to stop gasoline prices from further spiraling.