A tale of two gas stations drives home a point: It’s Sacramento policy –– and not the Iran war –– that make fuel costs so onerous in California.  Consider the difference a mile makes: On a visit this week to Needles, Calif. , The California Post found gas priced at $6.99 a gallon. Just 1.8 miles away in Arizona, a gallon of gas was priced at $4.09. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, gas prices hit highs not seen since 2023. The staggering cost of gas –– including the nearly $3-a-gallon difference