Gas prices over the $6 dollar mark are displayed at a gas station in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Compared to January 2021, gas prices have doubled. Back then, the average cost was $2.39 per gallon. Today it’s $4.81 and climbing. Californians are encountering gas at nearly $10 per gallon.
During the pandemic, gas hit a low of $1.77 in April 2020. President Biden continues to blame Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine for the spike in prices. But politics and blame aside, it will be an expensive summer for Americans with no end in sight to rising fuel costs coupled with inflation.
Jamie Jackson is an Emmy-nominated television and radio broadcaster who has served American Urban Radio Networks since 2015. He previously covered the Obama and Trump administrations as a White House Correspondent and Pool Reporter for AURN News. Jamie hosted a national PBS television special in 2023 and over the years has worked as a TV news anchor and local NPR host for stations across the country. His work has been honored by numerous organizations, including the NAACP and the Virginia Farm Bureau.
