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Cali gas price investigations, Gov. action mean little

GasBuddy Blog -- California gasoline prices remain sky high this week, even after Gov. Jerry Brown took action last Sunday, and even after several lawmakers opened an investigation into the obvious: why prices are high.

First, let's start off with the Governor. While I can't say Gov. Brown is keeping prices at the pump high, he sure had plenty of opportunity to jump in to the situation even before gas prices skyrocketed. I personally wrote an article that sounded the warning bells last Tuesday, when the California average for gasoline was a "mere" $4.22/gal. Jerry Brown apparently sat idle as GasBuddy warned its readers with various alerts across numerous platforms. He waited not one day, not two days, not even three days, but he waited five full...

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Submitted Oct 12, 2012 By: PD

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ggmanOH Rookie Author Cleveland Posts:33 Points:323,560 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 5:37:08 PM Ignore ggmanOH Report Abuse a classic government botch job, they should vote gov. brown out of office.
isem Champion Author Missouri Posts:2,056 Points:448,935 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 3:04:16 AM Ignore isem Report Abuse Déjà vu (really old news)
Crumbfel Champion Author Virginia Posts:11,554 Points:2,160,585 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 3:03:15 AM Ignore Crumbfel Report Abuse get it done
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ManOfLeisureII Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:2,010 Points:479,375 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:59:12 AM Ignore ManOfLeisureII Report Abuse You vote for these yahoos you get what you deserve.
MadEJ Champion Author Hartford Posts:1,642 Points:1,350,920 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:55:08 AM Ignore MadEJ Report Abuse Political BS
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jeff95519 Champion Author California Posts:2,582 Points:1,379,990 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:54:00 AM Ignore jeff95519 Report Abuse weekend repost
AvantiMick Champion Author Indiana Posts:12,870 Points:2,568,255 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:51:48 AM Ignore AvantiMick Report Abuse Old.
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QuagmireLA Champion Author Louisiana Posts:1,081 Points:161,230 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:50:43 AM Ignore QuagmireLA Report Abuse Old news.
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:12,129 Points:1,224,765 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:43:25 AM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse you mean Cali's famous female senator can't control her gas (prices)?
Beau2140 Champion Author New York Posts:8,426 Points:1,682,910 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:41:49 AM Ignore Beau2140 Report Abuse Nothing will happen.
Boo1989 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:7,280 Points:1,369,470 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:38:49 AM Ignore Boo1989 Report Abuse "Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe." steven chu, obama's energy secretary.
Petrock Champion Author Lexington Posts:9,253 Points:2,583,510 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:37:28 AM Ignore Petrock Report Abuse Get over it! And loosen up on some of your excessive regulations if you really want lower prices!
pbear316 Champion Author Akron Posts:2,150 Points:702,440 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:34:41 AM Ignore pbear316 Report Abuse I seem to remember President Nixon tried "fixing" prices. It only made things worse.
Foxt Champion Author Minnesota Posts:5,390 Points:2,046,080 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:33:30 AM Ignore Foxt Report Abuse The governor is not going to bite the hand that feeds his coffers.
Piper0072 All-Star Author Rochester Posts:908 Points:404,770 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:31:39 AM Ignore Piper0072 Report Abuse Jerry Brown will save the day! How in the hell did this retread ever get re-elected?
comprof Champion Author Houston Posts:7,004 Points:1,383,475 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:30:19 AM Ignore comprof Report Abuse The last thing we need is more government regulations. They screw up everything they touch. If they want the price down, reduce the regulations and temporarily remove the state tax. Yea!
Aserdaten Champion Author Florida Posts:3,558 Points:2,077,615 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:28:56 AM Ignore Aserdaten Report Abuse Prices spiked 43 cents in four days in California? Outrageous! It can get pretty bad here in Florida sometimes, but no way near that amount (no thanks to our governor and his underlings).
hybridaholic Champion Author Appleton Posts:8,495 Points:1,582,315 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:28:19 AM Ignore hybridaholic Report Abuse First off, someone needs to take on big oil and regulate them and that won't happen because they own every politician in the U.S. They put our money that we pay for their overpriced gas where it counts, in the politicians pockets.
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NotmeuQc Champion Author Montreal Posts:5,751 Points:1,158,225 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:23:04 AM Ignore NotmeuQc Report Abuse pepinoNC said "Trust the oil companies not the government.", I wouldn't trust either.
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mystic92 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,310 Points:342,920 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:15:19 AM Ignore mystic92 Report Abuse I've read this before
pepinoNC Champion Author Raleigh Posts:2,286 Points:684,540 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:15:11 AM Ignore pepinoNC Report Abuse Trust the oil companies not the government.
quasar502 Champion Author Lansing Posts:3,713 Points:827,100 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:12:04 AM Ignore quasar502 Report Abuse It's about time somebody started investigating something.
mrjames1818 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,676 Points:2,023,845 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:11:47 AM Ignore mrjames1818 Report Abuse Truck it in from other states
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1Boog Champion Author Lincoln Posts:6,101 Points:1,225,925 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:08:50 AM Ignore 1Boog Report Abuse of course it means little!!
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jrschl Champion Author Louisville Posts:3,102 Points:707,490 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 2:06:59 AM Ignore jrschl Report Abuse Stale story at this date.
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DisMusBeDaPlaz Champion Author Tampa Posts:2,535 Points:592,945 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 1:51:00 AM Ignore DisMusBeDaPlaz Report Abuse After all, that is where the wealth and celebs are located.
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,553 Points:2,371,260 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 1:49:59 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Cali gas price investigations, Gov. action mean little and NO ACTION or active INVESTIGATIONS! NOTHING! Sit on your hands, Do nothing and Do Not draw Attention to Yourself, Governor! Big Oil continues to sell fuel and natural gas on the world market for higher prices, there will be NO price reduction for the cost of fuel or natural gas IN the US. No new refineries or producing less fuel for higher prices at the pump. 'Coming out of the closet' Fred's lousy, smoke and mirrors, lack of jobs, dog and pony show and in the crapper economy, the jobs are Not here. Fred's economy is not improving but continues to hurt the population and the job numbers continue to be down – no matter how smoooooth talking Fred spins those numbers! People will still drive and buy fuel no matter what but it sure helps to have a job too! The US ‘oil and natural gas resources’ belong to the citizens of this country and are to be used by those same citizens! Speculators, manipulators and the banks continue to unfairly and unjustly make the driving public pay higher prices at the pump for their personal greedy benefit. How much will gas prices go up and they will rise, the trend is always up with fuel prices. The price at the pump needs to go down to $2/gallon, $3, $3.50/gallon or $4.00 this is Not the new low! Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! XII/XXII/MMXII!
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BAN_e10_GAS Sophomore Author Texas Posts:131 Points:455,520 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 1:29:32 AM Ignore BAN_e10_GAS Report Abuse CHANGE THE TOPIC ALREADY--There are 49 other states + Canada using this website. They DON'T do the stupid things that California does. You can't fix stupid, but you can tax it. California is paying the "stupid" tax. GET OVER IT!! [Edited by: BAN_e10_GAS at 10/14/2012 4:31:08 AM EST]
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