Los Angeles County Gas Prices Hit New 2021 High

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — With more people returning to school and work, something else has made a pre-pandemic comeback – high gas prices.

The average price of a gallon of regular, self-serve gasoline is now $4.41, the highest its hit this year. Gas prices in Los Angeles County have gone up more than a dollar since January, and have risen 1.3 cents in just the past five days.

In Orange County, there hasn’t been a change in recent days, but overall, prices there have also gone up $1.15 since the start of the year.

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