California Gas Prices Skyrocket, Hitting Workers Hard

0:00Gas prices are climbing fast across the nation, but California is getting hit hardest. The average for regular gas sits at almost $6 per gallon, while diesel just smashed a record at $7.68 per gallon, according to AAA. Station owners like Cox and Sacramento feel the pain right alongside their regulars, calling them family even as wallets empty faster at the pump. Folks like handyman Teddy Parks are stressing hard. What happens if prices keep shooting up? He says driving is essential for job sites, public transit is not an option, and he might have to pass those costs to customers or eat them himself. Meanwhile, transit lines are seeing a bump. Amtrak's capital cord are logged its busiest march since the pandemic, possibly thanks to sky-high gas bills and Sacramento Regional Transit's full. Ridership numbers drop Tuesday. As everyone from workers to station staff absorbs these blows, more eyes turn to alternatives like trains with no quick fix inside for the pump, pain.

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