Mahan pushes temporary gas tax pause to ease California pumps
San Jose Mayor and California gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan urged a temporary suspension of the state’s gas tax to provide relief as California pump prices near $5.50 per gallon. He argued that working families are strained by fuel costs and that Californians shouldn’t subsidize global conflicts, tying high prices to a California-specific tax and climate-fee structure while pitching affordability as a key issue in his campaign.