\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGas prices in California have reached their highest level since 2024, impacting drivers who are adjusting their habits and seeking cheaper options. One motorcyclist in the Sacramento area on Tuesday said that he’s starting to feel the pinch even though riding a motorcycle is cheaper than driving a car.He said he hasn’t been going out as much as he used to or making longer trips because he’s trying to save money. Gas stations offering lower prices are seeing increased traffic. Driver Dakota Angelo remarked on the rapid price increase, saying, “This is a pretty cheap area. I\u2019d say it was a week ago; it was like under $4, so it\u2019s definitely dramatically changed pretty quickly.”Amber Arias, who frequently commutes to the Capitol, expressed frustration with the high costs.”Gas right now is literally your arm and my leg,” she said. “It\u2019s a go back and forth, so yeah it\u2019s crazy. I\u2019m out here today because my mom had an appointment at Sutter downtown and gas prices are extremely insane. It\u2019s really hurting families. It\u2019s really hurting our economy.”While apps like GasBuddy can help drivers find cheaper fuel, public transit offers another way to save. Jessica Gonzalez, a spokesperson for Sacramento Regional Transit, explained, “There\u2019s a lot of state agencies and different companies that actually offer transit subsidies, meaning it will cost you nothing to ride Sac RT.” She said an increase in gas prices can increase transit ridership.”So they\u2019ve looked at a 10% increase in gas prices can correlate to about a 1 to 2% increase in transit ridership,” she said. Gonzalez added that SacRT also offers free park-and-ride lots, providing commuters with another option as gas prices continue to climb.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channelPHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Gas prices in California have reached their highest level since 2024, impacting drivers who are adjusting their habits and seeking cheaper options. <\/p>\n
One motorcyclist in the Sacramento area on Tuesday said that he’s starting to feel the pinch even though riding a motorcycle is cheaper than driving a car.<\/p>\n
He said he hasn’t been going out as much as he used to or making longer trips because he’s trying to save money. <\/p>\n
Gas stations offering lower prices are seeing increased traffic. <\/p>\n
Driver Dakota Angelo remarked on the rapid price increase, saying, “This is a pretty cheap area. I\u2019d say it was a week ago; it was like under $4, so it\u2019s definitely dramatically changed pretty quickly.”<\/p>\n
Amber Arias, who frequently commutes to the Capitol, expressed frustration with the high costs.<\/p>\n
“Gas right now is literally your arm and my leg,” she said. “It\u2019s a go back and forth, so yeah it\u2019s crazy. I\u2019m out here today because my mom had an appointment at Sutter downtown and gas prices are extremely insane. It\u2019s really hurting families. It\u2019s really hurting our economy.”<\/p>\n
While apps like GasBuddy can help drivers find cheaper fuel, public transit offers another way to save. <\/p>\n
Jessica Gonzalez, a spokesperson for Sacramento Regional Transit, explained, “There\u2019s a lot of state agencies and different companies that actually offer transit subsidies, meaning it will cost you nothing to ride Sac RT.” <\/p>\n
She said an increase in gas prices can increase transit ridership.<\/p>\n
“So they\u2019ve looked at a 10% increase in gas prices can correlate to about a 1 to 2% increase in transit ridership,” she said. <\/p>\n
Gonzalez added that SacRT also offers free park-and-ride lots, providing commuters with another option as gas prices continue to climb.<\/p>\n
See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gas prices in California have reached their highest level since 2024, impacting drivers who are adjusting their habits…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214178,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2820,7,58320,9,8,98259,98256,3606,10593,147,16387,70312,59300,50980,2075,98257,50156,2855,10123,98258],"class_list":{"0":"post-214177","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-california","8":"tag-app","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-california-driver","11":"tag-california-headlines","12":"tag-california-news","13":"tag-cheap-fuel","14":"tag-cheap-option","15":"tag-drivers","16":"tag-gas-price","17":"tag-gas-prices","18":"tag-gas-station","19":"tag-gasbuddy","20":"tag-habit","21":"tag-high-level","22":"tag-increase","23":"tag-jessica-gonzalez","24":"tag-low-price","25":"tag-public-transit","26":"tag-state-agency","27":"tag-transit-ridership"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}