At the same time, Newsom, already acutely sensitive to gas prices after they spiked to $6.44 per gallon in 2022, was picking a separate fight with oil companies over price spikes related to ...

California’s excise gas tax will increase 1.6 cents per gallon on July 1 as the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom attempts to correct “disingenuous claims” about gas price spikes in the state.