{"id":326950,"date":"2026-05-21T23:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/326950\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T23:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:55:13","slug":"gavin-newsom-declares-war-on-chevron-and-california-small-businesses-as-he-tells-drivers-to-avoid-gas-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/326950\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Newsom declares war on Chevron and California small businesses as he tells drivers to avoid gas stations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gov. Gavin Newsom has decided to declare war on Chevron and small businesses as he tells drivers to avoid filing up at California gas stations this Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n

The California governor\u2019s press office told travelers who are hitting the highway this holiday to \u201cbe sure to AVOID Chevron\u201d amid the state\u2019s sky-rocketing gas prices<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Newsom\u2019s Thursday post claimed the company\u2019s \u201cbranded\u201d blend costs drivers more at the pump compared to \u201cunbranded\u201d gas.<\/p>\n

He also posted a map featuring two gas stations in the state, one in Sacramento County the other in Solano County, which Chevron said is run by small business owners.<\/p>\n

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Gov. Gavin Newsom has decided to declare war on Chevron and small businesses. Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cPro tip: unbranded gas comes from the same refineries, storage tanks, and pipelines,\u201d Newsom\u2019s post read.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt meets the same state standards to keep your engine running clean, even if it doesn\u2019t have a fancy name like \u2018Techron,’\u201d the post continued.<\/p>\n

It added, \u201cBig Oil is already making billions off Trump\u2019s Iran War; don\u2019t let them rip you off even more by overpaying for the brand name.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Post reached out to Newsom\u2019s office for further comment.<\/p>\n

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California governor\u2019s press office told travelers to \u201cbe sure to AVOID Chevron\u201d this holiday weekend. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Ross Allen, a spokesperson for Chevron, said the company was aware of the post.<\/p>\n

\u201cChevron is aware of the tweet and believes it is an unfortunate attack on two small businesses in the state,\u201d Allen told The Post.<\/p>\n

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Chevron using signs at the pump telling drivers the high gas prices are because of Democrats. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cMost Chevron stations are independently owned and operated, and in many cases, including this, are run by small business owners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Branded gasoline in the state from the such giants as Chevron, 76, and Valero, costs roughly $0.30 more per gallon than unbranded fuel, according to a 2024 report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Newsom\u2019s attack on the gas giant comes after video of signs at Chevron pumps surfaced telling drivers that the reason gas prices in the state are the highest in the nation <\/a>\u2013 is because of Democrats.<\/p>\n

\u201cSacramento policies did this. Now you pay more,\u201d the signs read at pumps across California<\/a>, paid for by the oil giant, showing a blue SUV entangled in a gas hose for effect.<\/p>\n

\u201dCalifornia politicians are choosing foreign oil and fuels over local jobs and lower costs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The average price of gas in America Thursday is $4.564, according to the AAA. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Allen previously told The Post the reason for the sign campaign at their pumps is to \u201ceducate consumers about how politicians are picking their pockets.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese environmental fees, taxes, and regulations might be small individually, but cumulatively they are making the cost of living in California much more expensive. These are policy choices, it doesn\u2019t have to be like this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The average price of gas in America Thursday is $4.564, according to the AAA.<\/p>\n

This Memorial Day weekend, drivers in LA and across the state continue to contend with insane gas prices<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As of Thursday, the average price in the Golden State is $6.143 a gallon, according to AAA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When travelers start hitting the road for the holiday in record numbers, the price of a gallon of gas is up nationwide by $1.38 more than it was this time last year, per AAA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As of Thursday, the average price in the Golden State is $6.143 a gallon, according to AAA. Reddit \/ Halcyon_Daisy<\/p>\n

In recent years, several major oil refineries in California have closed or begun the process of closing<\/a>, only increasing gas prices in California.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers and experts have warned Newsom\u2019s green agenda now risks sending the price of a gallon above $8 per gallon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Drivers in the Golden State pay a \u201cCalifornia premium\u201d that includes higher-than-average state excise and sales taxes, as well as hefty fees for climate programs unique to the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gov. Gavin Newsom has decided to declare war on Chevron and small businesses as he tells drivers to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,2926,9,8,3720,147,457,12167,11436,129986,99720,6959],"class_list":["post-326950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-governor","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-chevron","tag-gas-prices","tag-gavin-newsom","tag-getty-images","tag-holiday-weekend","tag-memorial-day-weekend","tag-ross-allen","tag-small-businesses"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326950","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=326950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}