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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Gas Prices Spike

    Gasoline rose by 60 cents last week in some places — by 40 cents this weekend alone — setting records all over California. Is it "malicious and manipulative trading?"

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 9, 2012 • 1h 0m Listen

    Gasoline rose by 60 cents last week in some places — by 40 cents this weekend alone — setting records all over California. The gasoline industry blames refinery problems, but others accuse them of shipping supplies overseas to keep them tight on the West Coast. Senator Dianne Feinstein wants an investigation. Is this what she calls the "malicious and manipulative trading activity" she's seen in the past? Also, remembering a unique player in California's political history: former Lieutenant Governor Mervyn Dymally. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, does President Obama like his job?

    Banner image: Traffic moves past a gas station in San Diego, California October 8, 2012. Photo by Mike Blake/Reuters

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Katie Cooper

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