California motorists pay an extra $0.035 per gallon of gasoline starting Monday due to a higher excise tax under the state's Fuel Tax Swap program that keeps revenue constant despite fluctuating fuel consumption and prices.

Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival 2013 At Melody Ranch Is A Wrap Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. By Stephen K. Peeples The 20th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, hosted on Saturday and Sunday by the world-famous Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio in Newhall’s rustic Placerita Canyon and sponsored by Logix, is a wrap. ...

The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) passed a new gas tax with a 3-2 vote Thursday that raises the excise tax on gasoline another 3.5 cents effective Jul. 1. In March 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two fuel tax measures (ABX8 6 and SB 70) which adjusted the rates of the sales and excise tax on gasoline that would ...