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Where Can You Find the Cheapest Gas in Sherman Oaks?

As prices drop in the Southland, where will you fill your tank?

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County decreased Friday for the 38th consecutive day, falling 1.6 cents to $3.856, its lowest amount since Aug. 2.

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New light has perhaps been shed on the cause of the gasoline price spike earlier this year. According to a recent report in the Los Angeles Daily News, refineries in California may have been manupulating prices.

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As of Friday, the average price had decreased 84.9 cents in 38 days, including 1.4 cents on Thursday, after rising 50.4 cents over the previous seven days and reaching a record high of $4.705 on Oct. 9, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The streak of dropping prices is the longest since a 57-day streak that ended July 13.

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