Consumer Watchdog's Jamie Court explains how oil companies and refiners use disruptions like Hurricane Ida to wrongly hike gas prices in far away states like California, even though we don't get our oil from the Gulf Coast area.

Governor Newsom has asked Attorney General Becerra to investigate the high gas prices in California, suggesting that oil refiners are manipulating prices with no legitimate justification. Consumer Watchdog applauds this action and the examination of the Golden State Gouge.

Governor Newsom has asked Attorney General Becerra to investigate the high gas prices in California, suggesting that oil refiners are manipulating prices with no legitimate justification. Consumer Watchdog applauds this action and the examination of the Golden State Gouge. 

Gas prices have gone up every day for the last 13 days in California. Jamie Court discusses the increasing prices in California and suggests filling up at independent gas stations rather than the big chains, saying they get better deals from refineries. "It's a lot of profit for the oil industries," Court says, "they treat us as a cash machine, they treat us as an ATM."  

Gas prices have jumped again in Los Angeles and could go up even more soon. Jamie Court discusses the spike in Southern California and suggests filling up at independent gas stations rather than the big chains, saying they get better deals from refineries.