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Garcia focused heavily on California’s high cost of living and gasoline — a potent message in a commuter district where many residents who are drawn by cheaper housing but commute two hours or more to work in Los Angeles.

Oil giant Phillips 66 announced last month that late next year it will close the twin refineries in Carson and Wilmington that produce about 8% of the state’s gasoline.

Someone called 911 and threatened to ‘blow up’ the TransLatin@ Coalition on Wilshire Boulevard, with ‘gasoline or plane.’

Mixed messaging from the government also led to the politicization of public health, which added gasoline to an already flaming issue.

Even after the debate poured gasoline on the fire, Biden and his allies spent a month resisting calls for him to step aside, leaving Harris with just over three months to define her candidacy.