California Gas Prices Spike Sharply

Stewart A. Alexander
2006 Candidate
California Lieutenant Governor
Peace and Freedom Party

Within the past three weeks gasoline prices have risen as much as 30 cents a gallon in most areas of Southern California topping the $3 mark and a pricing slow down is nowhere in sight. The oil giants are providing their explanations for price increases and product shortages; however the bottom line comes down to meeting quarterly profits and objectives for investors.

Some stations are unable to post the price changes before a new price increase is issued. It appears the oil giants are increasing prices and profits at will.

The most recent shortages have been explained by the shortage of ethanol, however no evidence of any real shortage of this supply exist.

“Once again we see the oil giants flexing their muscles before California, Washington and America and all the politicians are running for cover. This issue is bigger than our present day leadership in the Democratic-Republican Party,” a statement made by Stewart Alexander, the lieutenant governor candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party.

Alexander says “Arnold Schwarzenegger, Phil Angelides and Steve Westly, the three want-to-be governors for California in 2006, are afraid to tackle the big issues such as immigration and high fuel cost. On these issues there is only silence in Sacramento.”

Stewart Alexander has proposed gasoline price controls to slow down run-away fuel cost. Alexander wants state and federal price controls on two grades, 87 octane and diesel fuel. The proposal would limit the price of these two grades to $2.25 per gallon and maintaining some method of price controls until 2012 to provide time to develop alternative fuels and more efficient means of transportation.

Presently all the polls are giving poor ratings for Schwarzenegger, Angelides and Westly because they appear to be soft on the issues that matters most to Californians.

Over one million citizens walked the streets of California to protest immigration debates on Capital Hill and most politicians sat and watched the developments on television. Now the oil giants are bleeding the poor and working class dry and again the politicians are more concerned about their campaigns instead of searching to find some relief for Californians.

Californians are faced with some very difficult issues and the best way to inspire voters in 2006 will be to address the big issues and to offer real solutions.

For more information search the web for Stewart A. Alexander, Candidate for California Lieutenant Governor, Peace and Freedom Party.
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