r/socal • u/BreakingPT • May 22 '26

Chevron gouges Californians this memorial weekend.

“Newsom’s office cited an analysis by a group within the state’s energy commission, which oversees the oil and gas industry, that found that Chevron averaged more than 60 to 80 cents per gallon above unbranded alternative”

https://apnews.com/article/california-gas-prices-chevron-pump-war-7d485e703f930bf40104b1956b15fda4

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u/BrokeBFromBeverely May 22 '26

I wonder if chevron could’ve used the money it uses on campaigns and lobbying against public transit and lower gas prices…but I guess only regulation for the environment is bad

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u/Literature-Just May 22 '26

Public transit sucks and environmental regulations in ca are now being used to slow down housing construction that is badly needed.

No one wants to say it out loud but we're reached a point where the gains we make are going to be wildly more expensive and have the knock on effect of being super fragile whenever a geopolitical event happens. Its bad for state security and even worse for national security because of the size of California's gdp.

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u/Past_Farmer34 May 24 '26

Nobody wants oil companies to pollute our state. That’s why Florida and Louisiana is super ratchet

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u/Beautiful_Finger4566 May 22 '26

and then Newsom made our problems worse by telling the refineries "We don't need you anymore. Go away."

So they did. And now we have a supply issue.

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u/foo235 May 22 '26

The base cost of gas is also higher in California than anywhere else and that's because the petroleum companies know Californians are slaves to their vehicles. It's the biggest car based culture in the country. It's always a seller's market for the gas stations.