Drivers in the Los Angeles area are facing a sharp and swift spike at the pump, with gasoline prices jumping more than 53 cents per gallon in just seven days
Wednesday’s release of the Los Angeles area Consumer Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed the feelings of many, as area prices were up by 0.2% in July and up 3.4% from a year ago.
Santa Monica residents are feeling more of a guzzle of their funds at the gas pump this month, and a seasonal switchover may be the root of the increase.
According
Grace Gedye
Special to the Daily Press
Few things agitate drivers — and make politicians sweat — like rising prices at the pump.
Gas prices in California are consistently higher than the
Average gasoline prices in Los Angeles have risen 63.4 cents per gallon in the last week, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,135 stations in Los Angeles. Prices
Price: Gas prices have stabilized after months of roller coaster increases and decreases. The Los Angeles region hit an all-time high of $6.462 on June 14 of this year and has declined for over two months since. However, according to AAA, those prices have begun to stabilize at about $5.338.
CATHY BUSSEWITZ, JULIE WALKER and JOSHUA BOAK / Associated Press
Just as Americans gear up for summer road trips, the price of oil remains stubbornly high, pushing prices at the gas
$6: California gas prices are far above the national average and local prices have topped $6 at some locations including the Mobil station at Santa Monica & Lincoln.
Thousands of families sickened and forced from their Los Angeles homes after the nation’s largest-known natural gas leak have reached a $1.8 billion settlement with a utility, attorneys
Associated Press
The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 8 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.10 per gallon.
Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg
Four major automakers have reached a deal with California to toughen standards for gas mileage and greenhouse gas emissions, bypassing the Trump administration's push to relax mileage standards
