Four-Dollar Gas Hitting Palo Alto Drivers

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Santa Cruz County is inching closer to $4, a price much of the rest of California is already paying.

The average price of regular gasoline in California jumped 22.8-cents in the past week to a statewide average of $3.904, according to the state Energy Almanac.

The Wall Street Journal reported the average price at the pump in the San Francisco area was $3.93 earlier this week, up 21 cents from late January. The price of a gallon of gas has already topped $4 in Southern California, averaging $4.03 on Tuesday, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report.

The spike in gas prices was traced back to the usual suspects: refinery problems, high crude prices and the costs of converting production lines to California's summer gas blend, the Mercury News reported.

In Palo Alto, the cheapest gas is at ARCO ($3.85 on Saturday morning).

Below are some of the best gas prices available in Palo Alto according to Gasbuddy.com.

• ARCO, San Antonio Road and East Charleston; San Antonio Road & E. Middlefield. Regular: $3.85 Premium: $4.05
• Valero, San Antonio Road & Middlefield Road. Regular: $3.89 Premium: $4.09
• Shell, 1161 Embarcadero Rd. & W Bayshore Rd. Regular: $3.99 Premium: $4.15
• 76, 835 San Antonio Rd. & E Charleston Rd. Regular: $4.05 Premium: $4.29
• Chevron, 3897 El Camino Real & Ventura Ave. Regular: $4.13 Premium: $4.39

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