Blame AZ: Gas prices at highest point in CA
What is it with California? We have electricity shortages. We have ridiculously high priced gas. We have unbelievable house prices. Here's the reason why gas prices have shot up in the last month to $2.16 per gallon of regular gas according to this San Francisco Chronicle story:
First, a pipeline that supplied Arizona with gasoline from Texas was shut down in July and then again in early August. As a result, many service stations in Phoenix ran out of gas.
To fill the gap, Arizona turned to California for extra supplies. The diversion caused an imbalance in California's gas market that led to higher prices.