Stockton gas station lowers prices, calls on state to pressure bigger companies to do the same
A Stockton gas station owner took it upon himself to keep prices low. At Ernie's General Store, the cash price for a gallon of gas is $3.99.
A Stockton gas station owner took it upon himself to keep prices low. At Ernie's General Store, the cash price for a gallon of gas is $3.99.
As we dig into California's crippling gas prices, we finally have a better picture of what causes those outrageous price spikes at the pump.
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Gas prices are soaring to all-too-familiar levels. According to AAA, the average price for regular unleaded gas is more than $6 in California.
The statewide average went up more than 10 cents overnight into Thursday.
Filling up the tank is hitting the wallets a little harder than usual. The increasing pump prices are the result of rising crude oil prices stemming from "oil supply cuts in Saudi Arabia and Russia, plus concerns over disruptions to oil exports from Libya following deadly flooding in that OPEC nation," Doug Shupe, the Automobile Club of Southern California's corporate communications manager.
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Within the indictment is a photo of a prescription that appears to name a Stockton pharmacy.
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A Stockton gas station owner took it upon himself to keep prices low. At Ernie's General Store, the cash price for a gallon of gas is $3.99.
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