Are people seeing the prices in California? Newsome thinks the oil companies are price gouging... and the high prices have nothing to do with CA's extreme environmental regulations, #1 highest petroleum taxes in the nation (see below) or limits/bans on new/upgrading petroleum infrastructure.

1. California

State Fuel Tax: 68.15¢ per gallon of gasoline (70.95¢ per gallon effective July 1, 2022), 99.91¢ per gallon of diesel (102.01¢ per gallon effective July 1, 2022)

Average Sales Tax: 7.25% state levy. Localities can add as much as 2.5%, and the average combined rate is 8.82%, according to the Tax Foundation.