Auto Club: All-Time High Gas Prices Spread Through Southern California.Lifestyle Editors/Business Editors/Travel Writers LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2003 War jitters jitters 'Butterflies' Psychology An episode of nervousness or anxiety that often precedes a public event; jitters is a type of performance anxiety which may affect actors in a stage production–stage fright or soloist musicians; it may respond to anxiolytics and subsequent price speculation by investors have pushed average retail gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by prices to previously unseen levels throughout Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Automobile Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report. The Southern California average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $2.085, up 36 cents from the Feb. 11 average of $1.725. The lowest average price in the region can be found in Alhambra Alhambra, Moorish citadel, Spain Alhambra [Arab.,=the red], extensive group of buildings on a hill overlooking Granada, Spain. They were built chiefly between 1230 and 1354 and they formed a great citadel of the Moorish kings of Spain. , where drivers can pump regular self-serve unleaded gasoline for $2.011. San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Bay-area motorists now pay an average of $2.140, up 28 cents from last month. Nationally, the average price for a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. of regular self-serve gasoline rose 9 cents to $1.702. Georgia Georgia, country, Asia Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia. has the lowest state average at $1.529, up 4.4 cents from last month. "California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). gas prices are the highest in the nation," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. "Supplies in the state should increase once refineries have completed their seasonal maintenance this month. Motorists should avoid panic buying Panic Buying High volume buying brought about by sharp price increases. Notes: The main problem with panic buying is that investors are not evaluating fundamentals. Instead, they are blindly buying before prices rise even more. of gasoline or the formation of gas lines in the event of a war with Iraq. This could create temporary local shortages when there is no real shortage." To cushion Cushion In the context of project financing, the extra amount of net cash flow remaining after expected debt service. cushion See call protection. family budgets, consumers are urged to shop aggressively for the best price on gasoline, look for ways to limit their gasoline consumption, such as carpooling and combining errands and keep their vehicles properly maintained to increase fuel economy, Thorp added. In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below: City Unl Pre Imperial County EL CENTRO 2.132 2.349 Inyo County BISHOP 2.099 2.277 Kern County BAKERSFIELD 2.021 2.204 RIDGECREST 2.092 2.199 Los Angeles County ALHAMBRA 2.011 2.189 ARCADIA 2.122 2.349 BURBANK 2.051 2.188 CULVER CITY 2.099 2.299 GLENDALE 2.045 2.199 GLENDORA 2.109 2.259 INGLEWOOD 2.075 2.319 LANCASTER 2.016 2.194 LONG BEACH 2.078 2.247 LOS ANGELES 2.076 2.274 MANHATTAN BEACH 2.079 2.201 MONTEBELLO 2.080 2.239 SANTA CLARITA 2.079 2.239 SANTA MONICA 2.117 2.294 VAN NUYS 2.040 2.132 WHITTIER 2.057 2.255 WOODLAND HILLS 2.088 2.319 Orange County ANAHEIM 2.052 2.231 FULLERTON 2.061 2.213 HUNTINGTON BEACH 2.076 2.234 LA HABRA 2.023 2.201 LAGUNA BEACH 2.149 2.379 NEWPORT BEACH 2.144 2.322 SAN CLEMENTE 2.139 2.288 Riverside County BLYTHE 2.185 2.316 HEMET 2.047 2.224 PALM SPRINGS 2.129 2.379 RIVERSIDE 2.071 2.222 San Bernardino County REDLANDS 2.069 2.286 SAN BERNARDINO 2.080 2.289 VICTORVILLE 2.088 2.294 San Diego County CHULA VISTA 2.117 2.359 DEL MAR 2.144 2.322 ESCONDIDO 2.085 2.259 OCEANSIDE 2.123 2.299 SAN DIEGO 2.123 2.321 San Luis Obispo County SAN LUIS OBISPO 2.025 2.189 Santa Barbara County LOMPOC 2.103 2.299 SANTA BARBARA 2.140 2.334 SANTA MARIA 2.048 2.225 Tulare County PORTERVILLE 2.097 2.279 VISALIA 2.078 2.284 Ventura County VENTURA 2.052 2.252 So. Calif. Avg. 2.085 2.266 The Auto Club's Fuel Gauge Report is based on data gathered from monitoring fuel transactions at 2,800 Southern California gas This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. stations. Oil Price Information Service -- the nation's most comprehensive source of petroleum pricing information, provides the data. The Automobile Club of Southern California The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded December 13, 1900 in Los Angeles as one of the nation's first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. , the largest affiliate of the AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. , has been serving members since 1900. Today, the Auto Club's members benefit by roadside assistance, insurance products and services, travel agency, financial products, automotive pricing, buying and financing programs, automotive testing and analysis, trip planning services, highway and transportation safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on the Auto Club's Web site at www.aaa-calif.com. |
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