“Instead of putting a billion dollars into a high-speed rail, to know where we should be spending that money on research for Alzheimer’s and dementia, for our elderly,” Ellis said. “And shame on us for not paying attention to them…

Fong and Assemblymember Stan Ellis, also a Bakersfield Republican, say the planned closures of two major refineries — the Valero plant in Benicia and Phillips 66 in Los Angeles — could reduce the state’s in-state refining capacity by nearly 20%.…

As California Assemblyman Stan Ellis warned recently, without oil and gas, the other 92% of the state’s GDP would be impossible to attain. Read More

“Right now, about 20% of our jet fuel, gas, and diesel is imported from India — and roughly 40% of their crude oil comes from Russia,” Ellis said. “When you look at our preparedness, this becomes a matter of national…

Assemblyman Ellis said in an interview with the Globe that California military bases could end up running out of jet and aviation fuels should a military conflict unfold. Read More