<div dir="ltr">In addition to higher taxes, California has it own special blends of gasoline because of the state's strict air pollution laws.<br>Whenever there is a shortage of gasoline in the state due to refinery shutdowns, high demand, etc., gasoline can not<br>
be imported from other states where demand might be less and supply might be more. Thus the oil companies<br>that control and supply the California market can pretty much manipulate the price at the pump in whatsoever way<br>
they see fit.<br><br>--Loren Singh<br> <a href="mailto:loren.singh@gmail.com">loren.singh@gmail.com</a><br></div>