Are they all dead?

Is it simply that they can't afford the single tank of gas to drive out of the state?

No, that photo has not been altered.

It's from a station in downtown LA.

Here's the same station from Google Maps in June 2022:

More from the Washington Examiner:

Drivers are feeling the pain of living in Southern California, as average gas prices have hit a new high of more than $6.30 a gallon.

The state legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom have steadfastly rejected proposals to remove the 50-cent-per-gallon gas tax as other blue and red states have done. So the price continues to rise in auto-loving California.

And while the national average is $3.79 a gallon, in Los Angeles, consumers will pay $6.46, compared to $4.41 a year ago. The price is $6.42 in Orange County and $6.39 in San Diego, AAA reported.

Remember when the price of gas was $1.80 a gallon in 2020?

Good times, good times.

I guess SoCal doesn't because in October 2017, gas at this station was still more than double the cost of gas in red-state big cities:

Let's go back to 2009:

There we go!

Well, ol' Gavin Newsom would have you believe it's the evil oil companies that are screwing everyone over, despite the fact that red states have prices 50% cheaper than liberal-run California:

Classic. Blame everyone but your own party that's been in power for half a century.

Here's what's actually happening:

Again: How (and WHY) are people still managing to live in California??

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