Monday, January 12, 2026

CA: DOJ Sues Two Cities over Natural Gas Bans

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the tiny cities of Morgan Hill and Petaluma over their ordinances banning natural gas infrastructure and appliances in new construction.

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The Trump administration is suing Morgan Hill and Petaluma for banning natural gas in most new buildings -- something both cities say they're no longer doing.

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-- San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle.com) Jan 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM

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"As detailed in our pro-fossil fuel industry complaint, the City of Morgan Hill's and the City of Petaluma's natural gas bans allegedly drive up energy costs for consumers and weaken American energy dominance. These policies reflect a radical effort to outlaw federally regulated gas stoves, furnaces, water heaters, dryers, and other appliances that American families rely on every day to cook their meals and heat and run their homes."

"These natural gas bans hurt American families and are outright illegal" brayed incompetent Trumpf junta lickspittle USAG Pamela Bondi, who disastrously botched up the FBI Jeffrey Epstein files release: "Alongside the Department of Energy, the Department of Justice is working around the clock to end radical environmentalist policies, restore common sense, and unleash American energy."

David versus Goliath

The affluent city of Morgan Hill is situated on the southern tip of Silicon Valley and has a population of 45,483 people; Petaluna lies in Sonoma County in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a population of 59,776 people.

The vindictive and petty lawsuits against these two tiny cities are part of the nefarious Trumpf junta's "hybrid warfare" campaign against Blue States like California or Minnesota, as well as the overall Republican Party's long-standing support of the fossil fuel industry and their War on the Planetary Environment.

Worst. President. Ever.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-10 02:49 PM

USAG Pam Bondi Sues Two Cities

States Rights for me, none for thee.
--Republicans

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-10 02:51 PM

Hah!

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-10 02:59 PM

I've got relatives in Morgan Hill.

---- Pam Bondo

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-10 03:18 PM

*** Pro-Trumpf Judges Rule California Open Gun Carry Ban Unconstitutional ***

The Dummkopf Trumpf-appointed 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled two-to-one that California's open gun carry ban in counties with more than 200,000 people is unconstitutional.

About 95% of California's population live in counties of 200,000 people or more: California Counties

Dotard Trumpf-appointed US Circuit Judge Lawrence Van ---- wrote that California's law could not stand under the 2022 SCOTUS landmark gun rights ruling and another of his appointees concurred: This latest case "unquestionably involves a historical practice, open carry, that predates ratification of the Bill of Rights in 1791."

Trumpf's "hybrid warfare" campaign against Blue States like California, Minnesota, or Oregon, tactics learned most likely from Vladimir Putin, continues.

Link: Let Californians Shoot Each Other Appellate Court Ruling

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-10 03:31 PM

DOJ for corporate production.

#6 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-01-10 03:46 PM

Super Bowl LX will be played at Levi's Stadium in San Francisco on Sunday 8 Feb.

What ---- chaos will the malevolent Trumpf junta cause in California that day?

#7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-10 03:55 PM

@#1 ... The vindictive and petty lawsuits against these two tiny cities are part of the nefarious Trumpf junta's "hybrid warfare" campaign against Blue States like California or Minnesota, ...

'So evil' and 'dangerous': Trump doubles down on calling Democrats 'enemies from within' (October 2024)
www.nbcnews.com

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-10 07:44 PM

The real enemy are the elite and their investments.

#9 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-01-12 01:12 PM

The affluent city of Morgan Hill is situated on the southern tip of Silicon Valley and has a population of 45,483 people;

This is my home town.

#10 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-01-12 05:36 PM

Super Bowl LX will be played at Levi's Stadium in San Francisco on Sunday 8 Feb.

Levi Stadium is in the city of Santa Clara, which is Santa Clara county, same county as Morgan Hill.

#11 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-01-12 05:37 PM


States Rights for me, none for thee.
--Republicans

#2 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

So says the individual, freedom, democracy supporter.

#12 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-01-12 05:38 PM


The real enemy are the elite and their investments.
#9 | POSTED BY REDLIGHTROBOT

These are the people that implemented the ban, the people Snoofy supports.

#13 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-01-12 05:39 PM

the people Snoofy supports.

#13 | POSTED BY IAMRUNT

RUNT supports the chid rapist who sent his stormtroopers to execute American citizens on camera in broad daylight.

#14 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-01-12 05:43 PM

Jeff is a fucking coward.

#15 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-12 06:38 PM

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