Californians May Soon Pay $4 for Gasoline With State Reopening
- Average pump price already near its highest since fall of 2019
- Fuel traded among refiners and retailers also rising in price
Southbound traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
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Californian drivers are edging closer to paying $4 for a gallon of gasoline with the state open for business again and Governor Gavin Newsom planning for a summer with almost no restrictions.
The move toward normalcy in the most populous U.S. state has already sent prices at the pump near their highest since the fall of 2019, as everything from theme parks to indoor swimming pools get ready to come back.