Gas prices hit highest recorded average ever in Bay Area, AAA reports

Monday, March 28, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Have you noticed a change at the pump? Gas prices are not going in the direction we want.

On Sunday, AAA reported they hit the highest recorded average price across the Bay Area.
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The average cost for a gallon of regular in San Francisco is $5.93 -- that's a penny more than last week.

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Prices are up three cents a gallon both in Oakland now at $5.87, and in San Jose where the cost is $5.85 a gallon.

Nationally, the average price per gallon is $4.24. AAA says that the price is actually going down, dropping two cents since last Monday. There's also decreasing demand nationally which is contributing to price decreases.
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The steady increase in the price of oil is slowing that decline. If oil prices continue to rise, pump prices will likely follow suit.

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