Gorda by the Sea, a mini-mart and gas station in a remote hamlet in Big Sur is charging $9.99 a gallon for gasoline, but its owner says he’s not trying to price gouge drivers. Gas prices are increasing so quickly, he said, it might actually put him out of business.
The owner of Gorda by the Sea, the lone gas station for several miles in any direction from this remote, scenic hamlet in Big Sur, is charging $9.99 for a gallon of gas because, well, that’s as high as the digital numbers on the gas pumps allow.
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Source: Los Angeles Times | Published: 2026-04-03T22:49:53Z
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