Want Cheaper Gas? End California’s Special Recipe

Originally published by the California Globe

Every Californian knows the feeling of dread at the gas pump. As prices climb past five, six, or even seven dollars a gallon, we are told it’s the fault of distant wars or greedy oil companies. If only that were true. The fact is that California’s sky-high gas prices are a self-inflicted wound, the direct result of state policies that intentionally make our fuel supply expensive, fragile, and artificially scarce.

At the heart of the issue is a government mandate that forces Californians to use a special “boutique” blend of gasoline that almost no one in the world produces. This single policy decision made by our leaders has deliberately cut us off from the abundant and affordable fuel available to the rest of the country. This isn’t just bad economics; it is a policy that actively harms the ability of millions of people to live prosperous lives. We must judge our state’s energy policies by a simple, moral standard: do they make people’s lives better?

By that measure, our current approach is a catastrophic failure.

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