FTA "U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California, sent a letter to Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, yesterday asking for an immediate investigation into whether supply was being manipulated for profit."

How about the ban on drilling off CA coast and the on going regulatory harassment ?
They've done everything they could to suppress Petroleum industry and now they want to blame the industry when shortage occurred ?

Not exactly. Brown was stirred by more than feeling our pain. This was reported last Friday:

To bring down high gasoline prices, the California Independent Oil Marketers Association, which represents independent station operators, filed for a waiver with state regulators asking that they be able to sell winter blend fuel now.

The annual switch from the more complicated summer formula to the easier-and-faster-to-make winter blend doesn't officially happen until October 30.

"Allowing winter gasoline to be used sooner in California will certainly provide additional supply very quickly and that would help with prices," said Gordon Schremp with the California Energy Commission.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/state&id=8837667

Nice try, Jer.

Didn't Barry say, during his first campaign, that he didn't have a problem with gas hitting $5/gallon, as long as it reached that slowly. Well, here we are!

It's the politicians at all levels in California that have caused the problem.

Way to go Gov Brown. I expect hundreds of Californians to pass away in the coming months- many of the deaths caused by dirty air from this cancer-causing winter blend gasoline.

I just hope that the citizens of California can muster attorneys that are bold enough to make that case in court. I shutter to think of the dramatic impact that this decision will bring upon the spotted owl.

It's very simple, California....

You reap what you sow.

Can't you just hear Joe Biden talking to a group of people who are working but not making much money?
Joe says, "How are ya doing? God love ya. All you people working for minimum wage and driving 30 miles to work. How do you do it with gas at $4.79 a gallon? How do you get by, and with all you have been through these past four years? God love ya".

Why is this allowed???
So Obama doesn't lose California 30 days before the election?
You make a choice to cancel drilling, you live with it!! THIS is what it means to live under an Obama Presidency. You don't get a time-out after the election - you get $7 gallon across the US.

Hey California:

Enjoy your 900 different custom blends of gas. Be a dear and call the EPA to tell them thank you for their draconian federal imposition. And next time you vote Democrat, celebrate your gas rationing! Embrace your inner idiot!

No Sympathy. None.

California deserves whatever the price goes up to. Obama said energy prices would skyrocket but stupid California liberals wanted him anyway. Are they too far gone to learn from their mistake ?
Certainly .

Relax smog controls. That is unacceptable. It's for the children. It's for Ca. It's for the world! Even if gas goes to $10 a gallon we will not relent Even if our gas stations go dry we will not give in! Walk, run, ride a bike, get a horse, skateboard, roller blades! Whatever it takes! s/o

Does drilling the oil off your coast ever enter your tiny mind Brown?....'course not.

Come on! Stop the bashing! We are NOT all liberals or leftists out here in CA. We do not deserve this insanity. Our state was STOLEN from us by masses and droves of leftists from back East and their carpetbaggers after the stupid hippies started thier nonsense and attracted all the communists. But there are still a lot of conservatives left here--and a LOT of Lucianne folks are in California. I don't think they appreciate the constant California-bashing either. The leftists probably came from most of your states anyway.