Gas

Sep 21 2010

Location of gas pipelines

LOS ANGELES - In the aftermath of the devastating natural gas explosion in the Bay Area, a Southern California Gas Co. official vowed to provide customers with more information on where its pipelines are located.

The statement came a day after Pacific Gas & Electric Co., owner of the pipeline that set off a massive fireball in San Bruno on Sept. 9, released maps of major pipelines in its Northern and Central California service area.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Sep 16 2010

Is it racism?

Eric Banks, allegedly the only African American owner/operator of a RaceTrac gas station, is calling for a nation-wide boycott of the company and its parent corporation, Atlanta-based Raceway Petroleum, after he received a 90-day notice informing him that his station would be offered to a new owner, because he was “no longer the right fit.”

Banks believes the decision is nothing more than the newest chapter in Raceway’s racist treatment of its Black operators.

Sep 6 2010

5.3 cents less than last year

LOS ANGELES  - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County fell for the 24th consecutive day, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $3.015.

The average price is 4.3 cents less than a week ago, 11.9 cents less than a month ago and 5.3 cents less than this time last year, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The decreases began Aug. 14, a day after nine increases in 10 days pushed the average price to $3.155, one-tenth of a cent less than its high for the year.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
May 22 2009

Evolution of cars drives changes in automotive training

California car culture. Despite the escalating cost of gas, Angelenos still love their automobiles and spend hours and hundreds of dollars maintaining them. If you want a steady job with significant economic potential, then being the person who these auto lovers bring their vehicles to for repairs and upkeep will put you on the road to success.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”