Stop Gas PriceGouging

on CA Gas Price-Gouging Bill

crude oil prices dropped and state taxes and fees remained unchanged.

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Desert Star Staff California lawmakers held a hearing in Sacramento Wednesday on a bill to hold oil companies and gasoline refiners accountable for alleged price gouging.

According to the Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom, gas prices in California hit an average of $6.42 per gallon last fall, $2.61 more than the national average. And it happened even as

Farrah Khan, mayor of Irvine, said she supports Senate Bill 2, establishing an independent watchdog within the California Energy Commission.

“It’s going to establish