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Gas Prices Soar to Over $10 a Gallon at This California Outpost

The New York Times says drivers on the winding Big Sur highway might not spot the prices at a roadside stop until the pump has already started running.

On air: Dale Bearman, Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell on The Pile-On
Published 6:20 PM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

Photo: Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0

Photo: Big Sur — Photo: Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0

At a glance

First reported by The New York Times: “Gas Prices Soar to Over $10 a Gallon at This California Outpost”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 6:20 PM ET on The Pile-On, by Dale Bearman, Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell.
Topics: California.

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The New York TimesGas Prices Soar to Over $10 a Gallon at This California Outpost

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe New York Times reports a roadside stop on the highway through Big Sur is charging over ten dollars a gallon for gas, and the story says you might not even notice the prices.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNot notice? Ten dollars, and the sign is apparently shy. This is a national emergency and I want a national response.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me finish, because nobody has asked what the stop is offering.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a curated fueling experience on a meandering coastal highway, and frankly the meandering is the part that's overpriced.