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elmonteexaminer.com
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - July 22, 2015
BY TERRY MILLER
Your Voice, Your Community Since 1996
Sky High Gas Prices Hit San Gabriel Valley, $5 Per Gallon Looming
By last Friday morning, prices at the pump were already on the rise at hundreds of service stations around Southern California. A decline of more than one million barrels in gasoline inventory on the West Coast was just one of the alleged reasons for the surge in prices, according to gasbuddy.com. Also, fuel imports into the region have dropped to zero for the first time since March, according to the website, which cited a report from the Energy Information Administration. The average price of a gallon on gas nationally however is still cheaper than it was at this time last year, according to AAA. Friday’s average gas
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By Monday morning prices were reaching close to $5 a gallon in Pasadena.
El Monte Chamber of Commerce Partners With Red Cross to Kick Off Neighborhood Home Fire Campaign The El Monte/South El Monte Chamber of Commerce hosted a coalitionbuilding event with numerous community and business partners on July 9 to officially kick off the American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, which will take place in South El Monte on Sat., July 25 and El Monte on October 10. The campaign is a grassroots effort whereby trained volunteers go doorto-door in neighborhoods
that are most at-risk for home fires to educate local residents about fire safety and install free smoke detectors when needed. Representatives from numerous organizations discussed ways to work together to promote and support Red Cross disaster preparedness activities. These include: LA County Fire Dept., El Monte Police Department, Tzu Chi Foundation, El Monte Parks, SEE PG. 14
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Sheriff’s Helicopter Program Could Cost El Monte BY NICK KIPLEY Last week, the Examiner ran an article regarding a funding realignment in the El Monte Police Department’s helicopter Air Support Program. During last Monday’s council meeting, Chief David Reynoso explained that by reducing the number of operating days for the El Monte Air Support Program from seven days a week down to four, the city would avoid having to pick up the $92,500 in lost revenue incurred following deSEE PG. 15
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