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Pain at the Pump in California

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California drivers faced a second day of record gasoline prices on Sunday. In response, Gov. Jerry Brown directed the Air Resources Board to take emergency steps to increase the state’s gas supply. What’s causing California’s price spike, and how are drivers coping?

Guests:

Severin Borenstein, professor at U.C. Berkeley's Haas School of Business and co-director of The Energy Institute at Haas

Cynthia Harris, spokesperson for the American Automobile Association

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