To the editor: Workers author Suhauna Hussain’s article on the Chevron close to Union Station supplied helpful context, however it additionally illustrated how simply protection can maintain feeding a well-known spectacle (“$8.71 a gallon? Welcome to L.A.’s most notorious gasoline station,” March 25). That station’s value signal could also be eye-catching, however it’s not a good measure of what Angelenos are paying. For years, it has stood other than the broader market as a infamous outlier.
That distinction issues. Whereas the newest battle involving Iran might assist clarify broader stress on gasoline costs, this station’s repute lengthy predates the present second. It’s a image of gas-price panic greater than a real barometer of the Los Angeles market.
Even when protection tries so as to add nuance, returning to this similar nook can nonetheless exaggerate the story.
Christian Galeno, Los Angeles
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To the editor: I’ve simply returned from a visit to the Midwest. The typical value for normal unleaded was about $3.80.
So who’s accountable for the excessive gasoline costs in California? The voters, that’s who. It was them who voted towards repealing the “gasoline tax” invoice and now they’re paying the value on the pump. As soon as once more, the folks had been hoodwinked by the politicians into believing that increased gasoline costs had been good for them.
To the voters of this state, I say this: When you voted for the gasoline tax, give up whining about its impact in your funds.
Mark Walker, Yorba Linda
