California City Bans New Gas Stations

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Ribeye-Rare
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12:16p, 3/7/21
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More from the 'you can't make this crap up department':
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In its commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2030, the city of Petaluma, California in Sonoma County, approximately 39 miles north of San Francisco, has approved a ban on the new construction of gas stations. The first city in the United States to prohibit the expansion of filling stations, specifically those associated with large retail chains, is also banning the addition of new pumps at existing ones.
We Don't Need No Stinkin' Gas Stations

That California power grid running through all them dry trees is just gonna love this if more cities do a 'me too'.

I'll bet commercial retail property values just outside the city limits sign will soar. It reminds me of the situations in East Texas and in parts of the Panhandle with places like County Line Liquors, and State Line Beer and Bait.

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12:20p, 3/7/21
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Hah. Let em rot.
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12:31p, 3/7/21
Why would any business open in Cali? Eventually even tech is not going to be able to carry them.
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Trucker 96
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12:31p, 3/7/21
Cali might be the most massive gathering of morons in the modern era
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12:32p, 3/7/21
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So have people waste gas to go buy gas.
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Trucker 96
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In reply to Cassius • 12:32p, 3/7/21
Cassius said:
Why would any business open in Cali? Eventually even tech is not going to be able to carry them.


This is what I keep asking. I work for a Fortune 100, and the combination of ridiculous restrictions and absolutely ridiculous lawsuits we deal with in Cali exceeds the other 49 combined by a factor of 10. I could write a joke book on the things I've seen us sued over in my 16 year career with this company. It would seem like fiction. I do not know how small businesses survive there or why you would even open one
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12:35p, 3/7/21
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So they can't build new gas stations. Cant use natural gas in new homes. Also have ridiculous liability laws for electric utilities, so difficult to attract capital and highly expensive to build/maintain transmission and distribution lines. Basically impossible to build any new generation except wind and solar...and even those are limited because wind in particular is ugly and solar uses a lot of land.

They are making any sort of energy highly expensive or impossible. Will be interesting to watch what happens there over the next 10 years.
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In reply to LostInLA07 • 12:38p, 3/7/21
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So they can't build new gas stations. Cant use natural gas in new homes. Also have ridiculous liability laws for electric utilities, so difficult to attract capital and highly expensive to build/maintain transmission and distribution lines. Basically impossible to build any new generation except wind and solar...and even those are limited because wind in particular is ugly and solar uses a lot of land.

They are making any sort of energy highly expensive or impossible. Will be interesting to watch what happens there over the next 10 years.


They're pushing the system toward "nationalizing" a lot of industries, obviously.
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12:39p, 3/7/21
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Yet on the other side of the coin, the left says we can't reform food stamps because the poor rely on the gas station convenience stores for groceries!
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12:40p, 3/7/21
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In reply to Kenneth_2003 • 12:43p, 3/7/21
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Yet on the other side of the coin, the left says we can't reform food stamps because the poor rely on the gas station convenience stores for groceries!
Those stores would end up carrying the foods that qualify


I can buy fruit, veggies, string cheese, lunchmeat, milk and yogurt, canned veggies, soups, and meat, bbq by the pound, and salads at gas stations now
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12:45p, 3/7/21
That's so weird. Petaluma is an agrarian/ranching community and always felt small town with a conservative vibe. I can't see all the ranchers switching their work trucks to electric anytime soon. Odd city for this to happen first.
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12:45p, 3/7/21
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Edit... 5 minute double post...
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1:02p, 3/7/21

I hate to admit it but I don't blame the city. There is nothing uglier than strip malls and gas stations.
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In reply to Trucker 96 • 1:02p, 3/7/21
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Fore Left! said:
Cali might be the most massive gathering of morons in the modern era
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In reply to Tanya 93 • 1:11p, 3/7/21
Tanya 93 said:
Kenneth_2003 said:
Yet on the other side of the coin, the left says we can't reform food stamps because the poor rely on the gas station convenience stores for groceries!
Those stores would end up carrying the foods that qualify


I can buy fruit, veggies, string cheese, lunchmeat, milk and yogurt, canned veggies, soups, and meat, bbq by the pound, and salads at gas stations now
Kwik Star you can. Love them, they're the sister to Kwik Trip all over MO and not QT (Quit Trip) blowing up in the south.
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1:15p, 3/7/21
So no new Buc-ees then?
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1:15p, 3/7/21
Carbon neutrality? What are they gonna use when the wind ain't blowing or sun ain't shining? Good feelings?
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In reply to BigRobSA • 1:17p, 3/7/21
BigRobSA said:
Tanya 93 said:
Kenneth_2003 said:
Yet on the other side of the coin, the left says we can't reform food stamps because the poor rely on the gas station convenience stores for groceries!
Those stores would end up carrying the foods that qualify


I can buy fruit, veggies, string cheese, lunchmeat, milk and yogurt, canned veggies, soups, and meat, bbq by the pound, and salads at gas stations now
Kwik Star you can. Love them, they're the sister to Kwik Trip all over MO and not QT (Quit Trip) blowing up in the south.
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In reply to Ribeye-Rare • 1:28p, 3/7/21
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These people are insane. No new gas stations, trying to push towards electric cars, push towards fake meat. These people are just ****ing insane and it's really not funny anymore.
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In reply to Showertime at the Bidens • 1:57p, 3/7/21
Bidens leg hairs said:

I hate to admit it but I don't blame the city. There is nothing uglier than strip malls and gas stations.

I take it you've never been to Petaluma...
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In reply to The Dirty Sock • 1:58p, 3/7/21
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The Dirty Sock said:
Carbon neutrality? What are they gonna use when the wind ain't blowing or sun ain't shining? Good feelings?


I think the industry standard back up plan is Unicorn farts.
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2:12p, 3/7/21
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Shell TapUp and the other mobile fueling services are gonna do well out there
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In reply to Cassius • 2:24p, 3/7/21
Cassius said:
Why would any business open in Cali? Eventually even tech is not going to be able to carry them.


Closest ports to China...
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In reply to Trucker 96 • 10:16p, 3/7/21
Fore Left! said:
Cali might be the most massive gathering of morons in the modern era
And they keep spreading to other States, especially ours.
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In reply to Ribeye-Rare • 10:45p, 3/7/21
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In its commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2030
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7:19a, 3/8/21
I bet the current gas station owners approve this law...lol
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In reply to rocky the dog • 8:18a, 3/8/21
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8:24a, 3/8/21
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All the sudden owning a gas station in Petaluma became much more lucrative

One of the better performing stock I own is a REIT which specializes in convenient stores. When the government throws up a barrier for new competition, it is one mor reason to increase prices for your consumers. Notice, they didn't say "no gas stations". They said said "no NEW gas stations and no NEW pumps"
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In reply to Ribeye-Rare • 8:25a, 3/8/21
Where are people going to get smokes and a 40oz?
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In reply to Trucker 96 • 8:32a, 3/8/21
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Fore Left! said:
Cali might be the most massive gathering of morons in the modern era


The problem is that these locusts are spreading rapidly to the Lone Star State, bringing their madness with them.
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