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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Gas Prices Spike

    The West Coast, including California, is not connected to gasoline pipelines in the rest of the country.  It has to be supplied by its own, separate system.  With fewer refineries than there used to be, it's become vulnerable to problems it could have weathered before.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The West Coast, including California, is not connected to gasoline pipelines in the rest of the country. It has to be supplied by its own, separate system. With fewer refineries than there used to be, it's become vulnerable to problems it could have weathered before. But nobody's ever seen anything like the skyrocketing price increases of the past few days.

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    2. 16:58Meryvn Dymally, Trailblazing Black Politician, Dies at 86
    3. 25:45Presidential Debates and Running the Country
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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

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Trilby Lundberg

      Lundberg Survey

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      Charles Langley

      Utility Consumers' Action Network

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      Jay McKeeman

      California Independent Oil Marketers Association

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Gas Prices Spike
    1. 0:00Gas Prices SpikeYou’re reading this
    2. 16:58Meryvn Dymally, Trailblazing Black Politician, Dies at 86
    3. 25:45Presidential Debates and Running the Country
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