Just checked Southwest airlines...About $185 round trip from California to DC...Checking JetBlue next.
Frontier may have excellent rates as well.
$185 round trip??????
Wow!!!!
Independence Air is having a sale on flights between April 1 thru May 25, but you have to book by midnight 3/17.
(However, they won't be starting flights from the West Coast until after the FR march...)
http://www.flyi.com/faresale.htm?c=flyi-ws-hp-00031