by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor
As Appearing in the California Globe
That is like celebrating being a little less sick
Just ahead of Christmas, California Governor Gavin Newsom took credit for a drop in gas prices. But that is like celebrating being a little less sick.
“California Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated a gas price decline of 89 cents per gallon since 2022, when gas prices rose to an annual average of $5.75 per gallon with the onset of the conflict in Ukraine and sanctions on Russian energy,” the SF Examiner reported. “Californians are paying less to fill up at the pump, due in part to the state’s gas price gouging & transparency efforts,” said Newsom in a statement. “We’re protecting consumers at the pump with new transparency on the oil industry to hold Big Oil accountable.”
Currently the national average for a gallon of gas is $3.067, according to AAA.
California’s average cost for a gallon of gas is $4.357.
Within the state of California, the highest priced gas is in Mono County at $5.428 per gallon.
