October 20, 2006

StreetTalk by Carol Rosen

What do you think is behind the recent decline in gas prices?
(Asked at Albertsons on Tully Road and Capitol Expressway)

“It’s a backlash against the oil companies because of the historical profits they made after Hurricane Katrina and earlier this year. The oil companies were pressured by the government and the public.”

Margaret Garcia, 34
Evergreen
Office staff at Evergreen Valley High School


“The cost of oil has gone down, but it’s mostly political because we have elections coming up. It’s funny how the price drops when elections are coming up.”

Barb Vallejo, 53
Evergreen
Safety manager


“It’s all the government, because every time there’s an election gas prices go down temporarily until the elections are over and then the prices rise sky-high again."

Rachel Aquino, 39
Evergreen
Disabled


“They want more people to move into the Bay Area. But the price won’t stay down, it will be back up in a couple of weeks or when the election is over.”

Sonia Ocegera
Evergreen
Medical assistant


“I don’t believe it’s political. I think prices are where they should be. The prices went sky-high because of oil company excesses and now they are back where they should be, but the oil companies manipulated it."

Bill Ashman, 55
Evergreen
IT


“It could be increased production capacity. Just a slight correction until we go back up again. Have you noticed that prices go up and down and up and down and each time they go down they stop just a little higher than before?”

Robert Kung, 48
Evergreen
Engineer


“Strategy for the upcoming elections.”

Ralph Apolinar, 35
Evergreen
Bartender