Archive for May 16th, 2015

The Sacramento Bee: Xavier Becerra prods media to probe Kamala Harris’ positions

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Xavier Becerra

Democrat Xavier Becerra, a congressman from Los Angeles, speaking with reporters Friday evening at the California Democratic Party convention in Orange County. | Christopher Cadelago ccadelago@sacbee.com

Capitol Alert
May 15, 2015
By Christopher Cadelago
ccadelago@sacbee.com

Veteran congressman questions where she stands
“What would she do? What are her values on these issues?”

Anaheim — Rep. Xavier Becerra, mulling a run for the U.S. Senate, urged the media to more aggressively question Attorney General Kamala Harris, the Democratic frontrunner in the race.

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Filed under: Campaigns, Democrats, Elections, In the News, Politics, State of California, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Los Angeles Times: Four-dollar gasoline returns to the L.A. area

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Gas Prices

Gas prices are displayed at a Chevron station in Brentwood. The recent surge in regional fuel prices has left local drivers paying more on average than motorists elsewhere in the U.S. (Jerome Adamstein / Los Angeles Times)

By Andrew Khouri and Samantha Masunaga
May 15, 2015

On Friday, the average for a gallon of regular in the Los Angeles area was higher than $4 for the first time since July, according to daily fuel price reports by AAA and GasBuddy.com. The recent surge in regional fuel prices has left local drivers paying more on average than motorists anywhere else in the U.S.

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Filed under: Business, Economy, Energy, Finance, In the News, Inland Empire, State of California