Bay Area Gas Prices Continue To Soar During Summer Travel Season

By Da Lin, CBS San Francisco:

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The San Francisco Bay Area continues to lead the nation when it comes to the cost of filling up your tank with prices for a gallon of gas inching reaching a seven year high.

Statewide, the average price rose two cents this week to $4.30 a gallon for regular unleaded, giving Californians the highest average price since 2012.

Auto Club spokesman Jeffrey Spring said there were several factors in play.

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