Gas Prices

L.A. is a Top American City For Living Car-Free?

Los Angeles is America's City of Cars, the town built around four-wheeled transportation, the birthplace of custom-auto culture and couture. But what if our traffic were so bad that it actually encouraged some of you to walk, bike and take the train? That just might be the case as L.A. has ranked a ... More >>

L.A. Gas Prices Rising; AAA Says Fill Up Now

After eight weeks of falling prices at the American pump, your cost for a gallon gas could be headed up. In fact AAA of Southern California warned on its Facebook page last night that prices would increase and that you should fill 'er up ASAP, like this morning. Really:

Just When Gas Prices Start To Level Off, California Announces Tax Hike At Pump

Just when you thought it was safe to purchase gas again, the state is adding $3.5 cents to every gallon you buy. Yep, right when the AAA of Southern California is screaming, "Gas Price Spike Screeches To A Halt," your own government is sticking it to you. Here's the deal:

$5 Dollar Gas Is Back In Los Angeles: Why?

After a fall of unprecedented roadside robbery, with record-breaking gas prices in Southern California, $5-plus gas is back, at least if your car requires premium. It's mid-February. What the hell is going on? The spike in L.A. county, with prices rising for the 27th consecutive day, is a result o ... More >>

Record Gas Prices Fueled By Oil Manipulation? Senators Want Big-Time Investigation

If you felt reamed during October's California gas-price spike, in which records were set at the pump even though there was no real oil supply crisis at all, you have some powerful company. The U.S. senators from California, Washington and Oregon this week asked the U.S. Department of Justice to do ... More >>

Proposition 32 Union Campaign Contribution Limits: Hitler Endorsed!

OK, so the late Adolf Hitler hasn't officially endorsed Proposition 32, the ballot measure designed to stop corporations and unions from deducting political contributions from employee paychecks. But based on the flurry of over-the-top attack mailers arriving in the last two days, it's surely only a ... More >>

How Wall Street and Washington Conspired to Spike Gas Prices

By Pete Kotz On July 11, 2008, the price of oil rose to $147 per barrel, a record high. Gas stations engaged in hot pursuit as the price of a gallon rocketed past $4. All hell was about to break loose. The country's largest banks had already begun to implode through arrogance and ineptitude. Now t ... More >>

Gas-Price Gouging Possible As Cost of a Gallon Reaches New Record High in L.A.

See also: *Gas Prices Could Reach All-Time High in L.A. Gas prices set a new record in California over the weekend. Is this a scam? Sen. Dianne Feinstein asked the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to launch an "immediate investigation" into the price spikes because, she stated, "it does no ... More >>

Gas Prices Are So High That Teens Have Stopped Drinking & Driving

See also: *Gas Prices Could Reach All-Time High in L.A. There's one good thing about our rapidly rising gas prices. They seem to deter kids from drinking and driving. That's one of the conclusions of a Centers for Disease Control study this week that says the incidence of drunk teens behind the wh ... More >>

Gas Prices Could Reach All-Time High in L.A. as Some Stations Expected to Shut Down

Southern California is an island of gas-price hell this week. One station in Calabasas is charging nearly $6 ($5.89 to be exact) a gallon for high-octane fuel, the Costco in Simi Valley has run out of regular-grade gas (with other stations expected to follow suit), and one expert tells us that all-t ... More >>

Richmond Refinery Fire Could Push L.A. Gas Prices Back Over $4

Goddammit. Just when we were beginning to get used to this summertime dip in gas prices -- they've fallen from over $4.30 in March to about $3.90 today -- the largest refinery in NorCal has to go and screw everything up. According to reports, a series of explosions at the Chevron oil refinery in Ri ... More >>

Worst Traffic Congestion Not in Los Angeles, But We Have the Worst Freeway in America

We know that you've done your own research and that you're adamant Los Angeles has the worst traffic than pretty much anyplace other than hell. But you're wrong. According to the new annual "Traffic Scorecard" released today by traffic data company Inrix ...

$7 Million Worth of L.A. City Hall Gas Has Gone Missing With No Explanation

Other people's money. It's so fun to play with. Especially when it's yours. Let us explain: Today city controller Wendy Greuel said her latest audit has discovered that more than $7 million worth of fuel costs have gone basically unexplained at City Hall. That's your tax money at work, and it's en ... More >>

How to Find Gas at $1.46 Less Per Gallon (Really)

What if we told you we knew of a place where you could save about $1.46 a gallon on gas -- today? What if we told you, while you were in the neighborhood getting your cheap gas you could also dine on meals that have the foodie nation buzzing, get a huge discount on your prescription drugs, and take ... More >>

$5.59 Gas in Los Angeles: Fuel Reaches High Not Seen Since 2008

The jobless rate is down. People are starting to spend money again. Some of Wall Street's biggest stocks, like Apple, are trading at record highs. Damn, this Great Recession might have just turned a corner for the better. Finally. Wait a minute. Did you say $5.59-a-gallon gas? Right here in L.A?

Los Angeles Has Highest Gas Prices in America Right Now

What a fine way to kick off 2012: with some apocalyptic gas prices to sucker-punch an already battered economy. Over the last three weeks, California company Lundberg Survey Inc. finds that gas prices have risen just over 12 cents across the nation. And Lundberg's president tells Bloomberg Business ... More >>

Best Computer Glitch Ever: Valero Gas Station in Wilmington Sells Gas for $1.10 a Gallon

Too good to be true?​If you were lucky enough to run out of gas near 950 North Avalon Boulevard in Wilmington yesterday morning between 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., and had you pulled into the crowded Valero station among the throngs of frantic gas-guzzlers -- well, we're extremely jealous. Becau ... More >>

Gas Prices Are So High in L.A. Area Some Southern Californians Are Running on Fumes (And Running Out of Gas)

racingmixIf you run out of fuel, pull it on over (if you can).​A recent New York Times piece on SoCal's crazy gas prices noted that a Santa Monica station was charging $5.69 a gallon for premium. Wow. That's enough to make you ride on fumes. And that, Southern California, is apparently what y ... More >>

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