Opinion: California lawmakers choose month-long recess over enacting relief from gasoline cost [Opinion]
The pent-up desire of California motorists for some relief — any relief — from gasoline prices that are more thanthan what was seen 18 months ago is tough to exaggerate. When regular gasoline costs $6.59 a gallon, many families must cut back on basic necessities, only starting with food.
But state lawmakers have never stopped sending the message that this isn’t their concern. Two weeks after reports that Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders had stalled on how to provide gas relief, the hits keep coming. CalMatters
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