San Jose Mayor and California gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan urged the state to temporarily suspend its gas tax to give relief to motorists bleeding cash at the pump.

Minimize your use of air conditioning: Although it can be difficult in California’s summer heat, keeping the air conditioning off will use less gas. “Even at highway speeds, open windows have less effect on fuel economy than the engine power required to operate the air conditioning compressor,” AAA said.

Gas prices are surging across California and could climb well above $7 a gallon if the U.S.-Iran conflict drags on, according to a University of Southern California economist who has studied the

California drivers are paying about $5.50 a gallon at the pump, up about 3 cents since yesterday, making it one of the highest averages in the nation. Gas prices in Oakland and San Francisco are sitting at $5.

Republicans say current events have created a ‘perfect storm’ that could boost relatively longshot efforts to suspend California’s gas tax.