Menifee-area gas prices as of today...

Green = Lowest price
Red - Highest price

Menifee gas prices	Regular	Diesel
Chevron(Murrieta Rd & Newport Rd)	$4.59	$4.99
Shell(Murrieta Rd & Newport Rd)	$4.59	$4.99
Mobil(Winterhaven & Newport Rd)	$4.53	$4.99
ARCO(Bradley Rd & Newport Rd)	$4.49	$5.07
76(Haun Rd & Newport Rd)	$4.53	$4.99
Shell(Antelope Rd & Newport Rd)	$4.59	$5.05
Sun City gas prices
Valero(Sun City Blvd & McCall)	$4.75	$5.39
Chevron(Bradley Rd & McCall)	$4.67	$4.99
Valero(Antelope Rd & McCall)	$4.59	$5.19
Romoland gas prices
ARCO(Menifee Rd & Highway 74)	$4.47	$5.27
Perris gas prices
Exxon(Ethanac Rd & I-215)	$4.53	$4.99
Murrieta gas prices
7-Eleven(Antelope Rd & Scott Rd)	$4.59	N/A

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The Associated Press ran an article yesterday saying the rising gasoline prices are causing people to reconsider their home buying choices...

Gas prices, which have shot up $1.07 this year, are magnifying demographic trends that show more younger buyers and empty-nest seniors are moving back to urban centers. If gas prices continue their ascent, this could have profound consequences over time on the future development of American cities and suburbs and modes of transportation.

Read the full article here...

http://news.yahoo.com/..../ap_on_bi_ge/gas_prices_home_buyers

The article goes on to illustrate some workers passing up that house in the suburbs to live downtown, closer to their jobs. Others are finding homes and jobs located right next to train stations.

As gasoline continues to rise higher, will it cause Menifee property values to decline further?

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It's that feeling you get lately when you are driving a long distance. It kind of feels like the life is slowly being sucked out of your body when each piston fires. The vehicle that we have once loved for its durability and comfort is now our nemesis. Sometimes, I voice my dislike of the poor mileage I get out of my compact SUV when I'm sitting in it. I even resort to talking to it, threatening that I am going to go buy a hybrid.

Does it listen? No, it just keeps sucking the life out of me, one spark fire at a time.

But there are little things that we can do to maximize the usage of gas we mindlessly pour into our tanks. One thing I have recently started doing is turning off the air conditioning and rolling the windows down. The air conditioning is horrible for MPGs. Another thing that I have started doing is changing from my work clothes (I have to wear slacks and a nice shirt) to shorts and a t-shirt for the commute home.

Here are some other tips that I've found on the Internet. You may find something useful. Let's face it, there ain't no hope for the prices to come down in the next few months.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/FEG/drive.shtml

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Here are the gas prices from all the stations in Menifee, and along the border with neighboring cities, as of June 15, 2008...

Green = lowest price
Red = highest price

Menifee gas prices	Regular	Diesel
Chevron(Murrieta Rd & Newport Rd)	$4.599	$5.099
Shell(Murrieta Rd & Newport Rd)	$4.599	$5.099
Mobil(Winterhaven & Newport Rd)	$4.499	$5.099
ARCO(Bradley Rd & Newport Rd)	$4.469	$5.079
76(Haun Rd & Newport Rd)	$4.559	$5.069
Shell(Antelope Rd & Newport Rd)	$4.599	$5.059
Sun City gas prices
Valero(Sun City Blvd & McCall)	$4.759	$5.399
Chevron(Bradley Rd & McCall)	$4.679	$5.199
Valero(Antelope Rd & McCall)	$4.529	$5.199
Romoland gas prices
ARCO(Menifee Rd & Highway 74)	$4.479	$5.279
Perris gas prices
Exxon(Ethanac Rd & I-215)	$4.499	$5.039
Murrieta gas prices
7-Eleven(Antelope Rd & Scott Rd)	$4.599	N/A

If this information is useful to you, post a comment here and let me know. I may start collecting this information weekly.

I noticed that all of the Internet-based gas price databases, like Gas Buddy, and OPIS, don't have all the gas stations in our local area, and some of the stations they cover are missing prices for regular.

I decided to do this after seeing how ridiculously high the Valero station is on Sun City Blvd and McCall.

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Here's the number one reason why Menifee's new city council needs to focus on bringing in more jobs...


This photo was taken this morning at the Valero station in Sun City.

Today, the Associated Press reported that the national average for a gallon of gasoline now exceeds $4.00, even though we've been paying a lot higher than that for a while.

The automobile is the only reason why Menifee was able to become a city. The fact that it was still economically feasible to commute 100-150 miles round trip to work and back, is why people moved in here.

But it looks like gasoline will easily hit the $5.00 mark sometime this month. And probably go higher. Is that commute still feasible?

We need more high-tech jobs here, more call centers, and more manufacturing. We need to build a business park in Menifee. What can the city council do to attract a lot of high-paying jobs?

If gasoline hits $5.00 a gallon, and the average Menifee commuter travels 120 miles round trip, and the average fuel-efficiency is 27 MPG, it will cost about $450.00 a month just to commute.

You could take $350.00 of that $450.00 and buy yourself a more expensive home closer to work, and save yourself the frustration of commuting. And in that case, Menifee is not that attractive anymore.

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I was doing some research on Hybrid cars. I found an interesting article where some people have been modifying their hybrids and claim they can get up to 250 mpg. I am certain that the high price of gas has caused a lot of us to think if hybrids are the way to go. I am one of them. I would be happy with anything over 30 mpg. at this point.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/08/13/state/n091301D38.DTL
also look at: www.hybridcars.com for more information on other models. They list all the available and soon to be avail. hybrids.

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