How The High Cost of Driving is Affecting Californians

A health care labor union in California submitted more than 1.5 million signatures this week to place a billionaire tax on the November ballot. Reporter: Izzy Bloom, KQED It’s been two months since the war in Iran began, and the resulting energy crisis has made the cost of driving a major concern here for millions of Californians. In a state where people rely heavily on cars, the rising costs are forcing some drivers to make financial sacrifices, with some giving up the car altogether. Reporter: Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman, KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How The High Cost of Driving is Affecting Californians is an episode from KQED's The California Report by KQED.

This episode is 10:36 long.

This episode was published on Apr 28, 2026.

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