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Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee hearing on fuel supply, May 2026

Hearing at which Borenstein testified that the “mystery gasoline surcharge” had widened.

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5 May 2026

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  1. 5 May 2026 Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee hearing on fuel supply, May 2026
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  1. Shoring up California oil supply will come at a price, officials say (KQED, via LAist), LAist, 6 May 2026. Scholarship & press
    Severin Borenstein, professor and faculty director of The Energy Institute, UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, said in the public hearing that the recent spike is just one part of a larger trend.
    Bornstein said this adds about $0.50 per gallon, on top of oil and refining costs.
  2. California Gasoline Prices Since the Start of the US/Israel-Iran War (testimony slides, Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee hearing, 5 May 2026), Severin Borenstein, 5 May 2026. Primary record
    California’s Mystery Gasoline Surcharge has widened
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