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- Gas prices in California average about $5.50 per gallon, above the national average.
- Consumer Watchdog, the consumer advocacy group, attributes the rise to state policies, taxes, refinery constraints, and international market disruptions.
- The group proposes measures to stabilize prices, including enacting a steady fuel supply and reinstating price-gouging penalties.
- Many drivers shift to public transit to cope with higher costs.
- Motorcycle riders are reducing travel due to high fuel prices.
