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$2.49 Gas Price Available In Encinitas
Two local gas stations are selling gas at reduced prices as part of a signature drive for a campaign that aims to reverse fuel taxes.
ENCINITAS, CA – An Encinitas gas station is one of two local gas stations selling gasoline at reduced prices Monday as part of a signature drive for a campaign that aims to reverse recently enacted fuel taxes.
Gas prices will be lowered to $2.49 per gallon between 7 and 9 a.m. at the Mobil gas station at 310 Encinitas Blvd. Customers filling their tanks will have an opportunity to sign a petition for a ballot referendum to repeal the new taxes.
Elsewhere in North County, the Shell station at 2509 Palomar Airport Road in Carlsbad will sell gasoline for $1.99 per gallon between 3 and 6 p.m.
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In November, gas taxes in the state of California went up by 12 cents. The price jumped 20 cents for diesel.
Former San Diego Councilman Carl DeMaio is behind the campaign to hold a ballot referendum on the taxes. DeMaio will host his KOGO-AM radio show, The DeMaio Report, during the afternoon signature-gathering event.
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By City News Service; Kristina Houck contributed to this report.
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