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Auto Club: Gas Prices Pause As Rain Dampens Demand

February 14, 2019 Weekly Fuel Prices Report, Gas Prices

California’s heavy rainstorms have revealed another silver lining besides easing the drought: this week they slowed the seasonal upward climb for gas prices, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The retail...

Top Local Restaurants Receive AAA Four, AAA Five Diamond Ratings

February 14, 2019 Travel, Insurance & Consumer Tips

Forty-one Southern California restaurants have received the AAA Four or AAA Five Diamond Award®, the travel authority’s highest rating, over the past 12 months, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. The Auto Club also announced AAA...

Auto Club: Prices Head Up After Lightning Strikes Refinery

February 07, 2019 Weekly Fuel Prices Report, Gas Prices

Last week’s power outage at the Chevron El Segundo refinery after it was struck by lightning sent gas prices upward because of supply concerns, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The retail statewide average is...

Icy Temperatures Cut Electric Vehicle Range Nearly In Half

February 07, 2019 Automotive, Insurance & Consumer Tips

As freezing temperatures plague much of the country, electric vehicle owners may experience a decrease in driving range, compounded by use of the vehicle’s interior climate control. New research from AAA reveals that when the mercury dips to 20°F and the...

Auto Club: Prices Down As Stations Sell Off Winter Supply

January 31, 2019 Weekly Fuel Prices Report, Gas Prices

Southern California gas prices are likely experiencing their final declines of the winter as stations sell off the ‘winter blend’ of gasoline to make way for the more expensive ‘summer blend,’ according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's...

Top Local Hotels Receive AAA Five, Four Diamond Ratings

January 31, 2019 Travel, Insurance & Consumer Tips

AAA has unveiled 121 hotels nationally that have earned the AAA Five Diamond Rating in the past 12 months, qualifying them for this year’s Five Diamond award list. Honorees run the gamut in beautiful physical attributes and continue offering technology...

Auto Club: Gas Price Drops Stop In Most Areas

January 24, 2019 Weekly Fuel Prices Report, Gas Prices

Gas price averages moved up slightly in most Southern California areas last week as refineries continued their annual process to switch from winter to summer gasoline production, according to Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch....

PBS “Places To Love” Host Samantha Brown, AAA Travel Offer European River Cruise

January 18, 2019 Travel

Fans of the PBS show “Samantha Brown’s Places to Love” can learn her travel secrets in person on a seven-night Danube River cruise this summer available exclusively through AAA Travel. The cruise will take place July 14-21 aboard the brand-new AmaMagna...

Auto Club: Gas Prices Could Be Bottoming Out

January 17, 2019 Weekly Fuel Prices Report, Gas Prices

Southern California gas prices continued dropping in the last week, but could be reversing course in the coming weeks as refineries begin shutting down units for maintenance and converting to “summer blend” fuel production, according to Automobile Club...

Auto Club: Gas Prices Approach Year-Ago Levels As Drops Continue

January 10, 2019 Weekly Fuel Prices Report, Gas Prices

Gas prices throughout Southern California continued dropping in the New Year and are fast approaching the same levels as a year ago at this time, according to Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The retail statewide average is...