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Paasha Mahdavi

@paashamahdavi.com

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UCSB prof, researching climate politics and the oil industry. EGAPE Lab Director and 2035 Initiative co-founder. Wrote a book on oil nationalization (tinyurl.com/2zyaf8bd). Working to transition from the fossil fuel era.

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Paasha Mahdavi @paashamahdavi.com · 28/09/2026

📣 Big news from @governor.ca.gov on fuels policy!! 📣 -> Suspending the "summer blend" to bring down costs (while also monitoring for any pollution impact, which will likely be marginal) -> Adding MUCH more transparency to fuel prices through spot-market reporting www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/28/g...

Letterhead from Governor Newsom's letter to CARB, CEC, DPMO, CDFA

Text from letter "Dear Chair Sanchez, Vice Chair Gunda, Director Milder, and Secretary Ross: President Trump’s war in Iran has sent gas and diesel prices soaring across the country. Families are paying more to fill their cars, farmers more to grow our food, and truckers more to get it to market. Californians are paying the price for the President’s war, yet he has failed to take meaningful action to lower costs at the pump or bring it to an end. California cannot afford to wait. As authorized by law (Health and Safety Code section 43830.5), I am therefore suspending the “summer blend” gasoline requirement that would otherwise be in place until October 31 in most parts of the State"

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Paasha Mahdavi @paashamahdavi.com · 26/09/2026

Tell Governor Newsom to sign #AB1448, the California Coastal Protection Act, and keep oil off our coast. Send a letter in just two minutes!! signab1448now.com

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Paasha Mahdavi @paashamahdavi.com · 08/09/2026

Honored to join 20 members of congress, led by @carbajal.house.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov, in filing this Amicus brief challenging Trump's forced restart of Sable Offshore oil off the coast of Santa Barbara. Full brief here: carbajal.house.gov/UploadedFile...

Selected pages of the Amicus brief filed against Secretary Wright and Sable Offshore

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