Auto Club: Price Records Falling Like Dominoes After 10 Weeks of Hikes.News Editors/Business Editors/Travel Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2003 Gasoline price records fell like dominoes dominoes, game played with a set of rectangular pieces (usually 28 in number) called dominoes. Each piece (made of wood, bone, ivory, plastic, or other material) has one blank face and one face marked with pips, or dots. 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, last week as motorists endured the 10th consecutive week of higher prices, 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 Weekend Gas Watch compiled by 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. . During the past week, new price records were set for San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. and Phoenix. In the past year, prices in the L.A. metro area This article is about the music production team. For the article about population centers, see metropolitan area. Metro Area are a Brooklyn-based dance music production team composed of Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani. have increased 67.1 cents. Currently, the average price of self-serve regular unleaded gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $2.025 per gallon, which is 8.4 cents higher than last week's price, 33 cents higher than last month and 67.1 cents higher than last year. In San Diego the price is $2.065, which is a new record, 8 cents higher than last week's level, 33 cents above last month and 65 cents higher than last year. Motorists in the central coast have an average price of $2.060, which is 8.3 cents above last week's price, 32 cents higher than last month and 62 cents higher than last year. "Currently, a Southern California commuter with a 20-gallon gas tank spends, on average, $13.42 more for a fill-up than last year," said Carol Thorp, Auto Club spokesperson. "With prices likely to continue rising, consumers need to adopt gas-saving measures like combining trips and ensuring that tires are properly inflated and vehicles are properly tuned. "Motorists also need to obey speed limits as excessive speed also contributes to higher gasoline use. Shopping for the best price for gasoline won't help save on gas, but it will help with budgets." The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for motoring trips. Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., March 7:
Area Regular Change from Record Price
last week
Los Angeles-Long Beach $2.025 +8.4 cents $2.036 (5/25/01)
San Diego $2.065 +8.0 cents $2.065 (3/6/03)/a
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-
Lompoc $2.060 +8.3 cents $2.069 (5/16/01)
Las Vegas $1.918 +11.3 cents $1.918 (3/6/03)/a
Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. $1.771 +9.6 cents $1.771 (3/6/03)/a
(a) New record
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