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Orange County Gas Prices Increase Slightly

Gas prices have gone up 30 consecutive days.

The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in Orange County increased two-tenths of a cent Saturday, the smallest increase since Jan. 25, the first day of a 30-day streak of rising prices.

The Orange County average price of $4.311 is 6.7 cents more than one week ago, 59 cents more than one month ago and 12.5 cents more than one year ago.

The Orange County average price is at its highest amount since Oct. 25.

-City News Service

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JustUs February 23, 2013 at 06:45 pm
Gas prices increase slightly? heh. At a discount station yesterday I paid $4.29 a gallon. Many stations are probably charging $4.35 a gallon or even more.
This is what they do. They raise the gas prices to high levels and when the people start to complain they back off a little. When the emotions dies down they raise them higher than the last time....and then back off when the people complain. It's vicious cycle. If you watch the AVERAGE price of a gallon of gas over, let's say, 2 years periods you would see a significant jump. Now if we get gas at $3.25 to $3.50 a gallon we consider it a bargain. $3.50 a gallon 5 years ago would have been considered price gouging. There is NO REASON for the price of gas to go higher. There are no new wars in oil producing countries. There were no refinery fires. We are not in the process of converting from one type of fuel to another. There is only one reason for it: THE ONES WHO PROFIT FROM IT CAN RAISE IT AT WILL FOR NO GOOD ECONOMIC REASON OTHER THAN TO MAKE MORE PROFITS FROM IT. Soon you will consider $4.25 a gallon a big bargain too. Open up your eyes, folks.
Homer February 23, 2013 at 11:10 pm
Squeeze... Oh, boy! Prices are only up 12.5 cents over the price a year ago. We should be happy; right? Funny how that sounds like a positive statement. As if the refineries were doing us "right" by only raising the price 12.5 cents.
There was a time when the price per gallon was under $2. And you don't have to be that old to remember when the price per gallon was under $1. I heard Obama had a plan to lower the pump price of gasoline for those persons who were classified as "low income" earners. To offset the pricing discount, those persons earning an annual income greater than the prior classification would pay the difference plus the average price per gallon. All of this would be claimed on your new federal tax return. For California residents, the new tax form would be designated a "State California Refinery Excise Worksheet," or in tax lingo a 10-40SCREW.
jeff s February 24, 2013 at 11:28 am
We are all slaves.
Jim Sparks February 24, 2013 at 05:11 pm
Stop complaining. Obama said an interview several years ago that he wanted to see gas prices around $8.95 per gallon. You elected him. Suck it up and live with it.
Jim Sparks February 24, 2013 at 05:19 pm
Stop complaining. Obama said in an interview several years ago that he wanted to see gas prices around $8.95 per gallon. You elected him. Suck it up and live with it.
JustUs February 24, 2013 at 05:33 pm
I elected him? hah. I was warning people at the pumps not to vote for King Obama unless they wanted to go into hock putting gas in their tanks.
We're now back over $4.30 a gallon and the media is hardly mentioning it. That just goes to show how people are desensitized to higher and higher gas prices. Like I said earlier, in a couple years people will consider $4.25 gas prices a bargain. The oil companies (poltitical sugar daddies) come out smelling like a rose and gas prices in California are a progressive tax on the citizens. The higher the price the bigger the cut for the state and the Feds. So if they can't rescind Prop 13 they'll just get us at the pumps. WATCH THE PATTERN: Higher gas prices - consumer pushback - price temporarily cut until emotions subside - increase price higher than it was previously - consumer pushback - price temporarily cut until emotions subside - increase price higher than it was previously.....wash, rinse and repeat. Not that difficult to figure out.
Johnny_Utah February 24, 2013 at 07:36 pm
I have a Prius and I am not a liberal. I am just thankful for this slow car that requires less gas.
Johnny_Utah February 24, 2013 at 07:37 pm
Patch suspended me via Avery and fart checker. I had to put the underscore. I'll probably be banned again. Wait for it...
JustUs February 24, 2013 at 08:47 pm
Since Avery is a blogger he is a club member apparently he can attack, insult and harass at will without even an admonishment by name.
You should start your own blog, Johnny. Maybe they would leave you alone too.
Alberto Barrera February 24, 2013 at 09:19 pm
This is what we get when there's no competition between refineries within the state. Gas would easily be $3.90 right now if we didn't restrict ourselves to gas made only in our state. This is what radical environmentalism gets us.
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Shripathi Kamath June 19, 2013 at 10:51 am
"As a Republican, he will go head to head with our current incumbant [sic]" Wait, areRead More there no other contenders? John Webb on the Republican side might run, and then there was that Irvine mayor Sukhee Kang fella, who finished second. The more the merrier. The more diversity in the views, even better. I would like to hear from contenders how they would vote differently on some of the votes the incumbents have cast. Because all too often we have "an independent minded Republican" or a "progressive reformer" or "Heck, I am BATMAN himself" only to have disappointing regurgitation of ideology of what should not be done ("low taxes", "freedom", "family values", "apple pie, motherhood"). Not what will be done. And until we have that, corporate monies shall determine our representative. I mean I can imagine Mr. Raths voting for the 45th time to repeal Obamacare, but seriously, which vote that John Campbell cast would be different if Mr. Raths were in office? If 90% of the positions are the same, it looks like a remarkable coincidence that an independent thinker is so like the incumbent, does it not? Mr. Raths did offer an 'independent' idea endorsing civil unions but not gay marriage. Cool. Is he going to sponsor a bill for civil unions? Or simply insist on enforcing DOMA because "sanctity of marriage", "religious liberty". How about H.R. 1797? How about the Gang of 8 bill on immigration if it passes the Senate and comes to the House? Will his vote be different than that of Mr. Campbell's? That is the key question. But again, I welcome Mr. Raths entry in the field, we need more variety, and if we cannot get that, we at least need more people willing to run. Good luck to you, sir.
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Peter Schelden (Editor) June 19, 2013 at 09:29 am
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Dan Avery June 16, 2013 at 10:09 am
Tom Thumb you didn't read section 1021(b)(2) closely enough. It wouldn't apply to those arming theRead More rebels because of the word "suspicion." We know they are arming the rebels. See the difference. 1021(b)(2) only applies to those we "suspect" like you. Notice how the word "reasonable" doesn't appear anywhere near "suspicion"? Hmmmm wonder why that would be. Section 1021(b)(2) seems to be the modern day "suspicion of lurking with intent."
Tom Thumb June 16, 2013 at 02:31 pm
Shoot, I don't know about that. What we are hearing now is Obama/McCain are pushing to arm theRead More rebels who are supporting and are part of Al Qaeda: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22095099
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