The average area price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline dipped Monday to a Sacramento metropolitan area average of $4.263, but the average price is still 51 cents higher than a month ago and 40.7 cents greater than a year ago, according to figures from AAA and Oil Price Information Service noted by City News Service and the Sacramento Bee.
The White House is having its say, notes a Huffington Post story, unveiling a report Monday (attached) that boasts of successes by the administration in making America more energy independent over the past three years.
But why are Sacramento motorists paying so much? Who bears the most blame? Vote in our poll below and let us know whose fault the price jump is.