The gasoline price hikes follow an increase in the price of crude oil and higher demand in Europe, The Associated Press reported.
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Taxes... they didn't even mention taxes as to one of the reasons why California gas prices are among the highest in the Nation.
Then there's the switches from summer blends to regular gas, and of course we can't forget about the refinery fires they seem to have anytime gas prices seem to stabilize for more than a month.