The head of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is resigning before her term is set to expire next year.

The CARB announced Monday that Liane Randolph is retiring at the end of September.

Driving the news: Republicans and Asm. Jasmeet Bains (D–Bakersfield) called on Randolph to resign earlier this year after she told state lawmakers that the CARB does not assess how its regulations impact drivers. • Randolph testified in front of the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee in May to discuss the new Low Carbon Fuel Standard program. • She admitted to lawmakers at the time that the CARB does not consider how its regulations will raise gas prices for California drivers. • “We don’t analyze a retail cost,” Randolph said during the hearing. She later said the CARB’s analysis “does

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