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A day-to-day comparison shows conducted earlier this month showed the average Golden State price has been cheaper than it was on the same days in 2009.
According to the latest report from AAA Northern California, a month-to-month comparison shows that all but one metro area tracked by AAA saw a decrease at the pump.
“The passing of Labor Day marks the traditional end of the summer driving season, but this year has been anything but traditional,” said AAA Northern California spokesperson Matt Skryja. “Crude supplies have remained at significantly high levels throughout the year and show no immediate signs of a change in status. Additionally, this year has been marked by very fragile demand, particularly over the summer. These and other factors have helped to keep gas and oil prices lower than expected.”
California’s average gas price is the third highest among all 50 states, according to the latest report from AAA, which tracks gasoline prices as a service to consumers.
The Golden State’s average for a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline is $3.02, down 16 cents since last month’s report on Aug. 10.
For perspective, that’s 15 cents lower than California’s average price on this date last year, when it was $3.17.
Northern California gas prices are now averaging $3.02, down 18 cents from last month. In the San Francisco Bay Area, motorists can expect to pay an average price of $3.12, which is a 15-cent decrease.
The national average price of $2.72 is down by six cents, which is 15 cents more than the national price on this date last year, when it was $2.57.
The price of crude oil remains above $75 per barrel. Although positive economic news out of China has inspired optimism the last couple of days among oil investors, renewed concerns over the European debt situation is tempering excitement.
As a result, the value of the Euro recently fell and the dollar gained strength. When the dollar gains value it makes crude oil (traded in U.S. dollars) more expensive to purchase for those using other currencies.
The least expensive average price in Northern California can be found in Marysville where regular is $2.90.
Of all the metro areas in Northern California where gas prices are tracked by AAA, South Lake Tahoe’s average price of $3.31 is the highest.
It’s also the highest price reported by AAA in the lower 48 states.
The least expensive gasoline in the country is found in the New Jersey suburbs outside Philadelphia, where the average price of gas is $2.45. Wailuku, Hawaii, holds the dubious crown for the highest average price in the nation, at $3.85 per gallon.
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The two bills, the Congressional Made in America Promise Act and the Berry Amendment Extension Act, are part of a national manufacturing plan to create the high-skill, high-wage jobs of the future—promoting American competitiveness, innovation, and exports.
North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) also voted for the legislation.
“In these tough economic times, it is important that we bring the jobs back to the United States and support our own industry by buying American made products,” said Thompson. “My colleagues and I will continue to work to create more jobs and ease the current economic burden on American families and businesses.”
The Congressional Made in America Promise Act requires Congress to purchase goods and services made by American workers for the first time since “Buy American” rules were instituted for federal agencies under President Roosevelt in 1933.
This includes tighter Buy American requirements for items with the seal of Congress, the House or Senate.
The Berry Amendment Extension Act bars the Department of Homeland Security from buying clothing, tents and other products that are not “grown, reprocessed, reused or produced” in America.
For the last 60 years, the Berry Amendment has served the nation by requiring the Defense Department and the Coast Guard to buy a range of domestically produced or grown items with 100 percent U.S. content, and in the Sept. 16 action Congress voted to include the Department of Homeland Security.
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The store is located at 2465 S. Main St., site of the former Piedmont Lumber.
Mendo Mill also owns and operates home improvement centers in Clearlake, Ukiah, Willits and Fort Bragg.
Mike Mayfield, president of Mendo Mill, said some final details remain to be completed on the facility remodel, but the store and nursery are open, and lumberyard will be open by this coming weekend when the extensive paving is completed.
“The people in the Lakeport area been eager to get the store open since Piedmont closed in July, and we have been working hard to accommodate them,” he said. “I want to express appreciation to our staff and the community who have been patient, helpful and supportive during this transition.”
He added, “With respect to the new Lakeport store, we have listened carefully to the people in this area. They expect a premier home improvement center that will offer big box prices and selection combined with friendly hometown service and convenience, and we will deliver.”
Mayfield said the addition of the Lakeport store will make Mendo Mill one of the largest Ace Hardware dealers in America, giving them enhanced purchasing power that will be passed along to customers as lower prices.
The new store will be 38,000 square feet in size, and together with the nursery and expansive lumberyard, will be the largest of the Mendo Mill home improvement centers.
It will employ some 45 experienced staff most of whom previously worked for Piedmont Lumber and were offered positions with Mendo Mill.
“Mendo Mill has a long history and deep roots in Lake and Mendocino counties going back to 1944 when my grandfather and his brother opened a lumber mill,” Mayfield said.
The Clearlake store was opened in 1979, was expanded and renovated in 2007 and has provided local service to a large area of Lake County for more than 30 years, “so we know the territory and people and we have confidence in the future of Lakeport,” he added.
Mayfield said he and his family and staff are excited by the opportunity to begin operating the new store, nursery and lumberyard in Lakeport.
“The people of the Lakeport area have my commitment that they will have a first-class local home improvement center with prices, selection and customer service second to none,” he said.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Mediacom Communications has issued a statement warning consumers of a mail-fraud scheme involving checks that appear to be drawn on a Mediacom bank account.
Although one version of the letter purports to be from “Mediacom Corp.,” the cable operator said it is not connected in any way with the scheme. The checks are fraudulent and should not be deposited, according to Mediacom officials.
The fraudulent letters – aimed at the general population, not the cable company's subscribers – claim recipients have won prizes in one of several lotteries and the enclosed phony checks bearing Mediacom's name are to purportedly pay for taxes on the prize.
The letters direct the recipients to call a claims agent, who will then advise the recipient to send payments for an amount less than that of the enclosed check via Western Union or comparable money order.
Recipients are led to believe that they can keep the difference between the enclosed Mediacom check and the Western Union payment in addition to the promised prize money.
“Anyone who receives a letter along these lines that contains a check purportedly issued by Mediacom should destroy both,” the company said in a statement. “Under no circumstances should recipients attempt to deposit the fraudulent checks, nor should they forward the funds requested. Members of the public or Mediacom customers who have been harmed by this scam should contact local law enforcement authorities.”
Mediacom, the eighth-largest U.S. cable operator, has about 1.2 million basic video customers in more than 1,500 communities in 23 states.