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Gavin Newsom: “We saw average prices spike in California two years ago by…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Governor Gavin Newsom's 2024 Highlights: California's Achievements and Initiatives

Published | Video Starts at 07:09

This is a special photo talking about a special session, the culmination of a special session with the legislature that came together and really stepped up to focus on the issue of transparency to address the issue of gas price spikes in California. We saw average prices spike in California two years ago by over $2.61 more than the national average. Even though we didn't increase taxes, there were no new regulations, and oil prices globally were declining. Something was going wrong. And what we did was the right thing. (07:09–07:18)

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Asserts that California's average gas prices spiked by over $2.61 more than the national average two years ago.

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