San Leandro Gas Prices Skyrocket: Where To Find Cheapest Fuel

San Leandro CA

28 February, 2022

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SAN LEANDRO, CA — Gas prices rose exponentially in California over the past week, but residents of the Lamorinda region were especially feeling the effects of record breaking fuel costs on Monday. Gas prices were already on the rise because of inflation, but their recent rapid ascent can be blamed on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which pushed pump prices to a record $4.82 per gallon in California. In the Lamorinda area, the average price for a gallon of gasoline hovered close to the $5 mark on Monday, according to data from GasBuddy. The cheapest gas in the area was going for $4.35 per gallon at a 1900 Davis St. Costco. Another gas station was offering $4.43 per gallon at Western States Oil at 2709 Some gas stations had already breached the $5 mark, including a Chevron station that was charging $5.19 per gallon at 2180 Orchard Ave. Across the state, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline spiked 10 cents in one week, according to AAA. "Russia's invasion and the responding escalating series of financial sanctions by the U.S. and its allies have given the global oil market the jitters," AAA spokesperson Andrew Gross said on Monday. "Like the U.S. stock market, the oil market responds poorly to volatility. It's an explosive situation and a grim reminder that events on the far side of the globe can have a ripple effect for American consumers." Monday's national average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.61 — 26 cents more than a month ago and 90 cents more than a year ago. "Russia is one of the leading oil producers globally, behind only the United States and Saudi Arabia," Gross said last week. "And if they choose to withhold their oil from the global market, such a move would eventually be reflected in higher gas prices for American drivers." California remained the most expensive gas market in the nation — and prices were expected to hit $5 per gallon as the international crisis disrupts oil markets. The California Counties With The Highest Average Price For Regular Gas Mono $5.72.Humboldt $5.04.San Luis Obispo $4.99.Inyo $4.99.Trinity $4.98.Del Norte $4.98.San Benito $4.97.Napa $4.97.San Mateo $4.95.Sonoma $4.95.Nevada $4.96.San Francisco $4.94. The California Counties With The Lowest Average Price For Regular Gas Modoc $4.59.Kings $4.59.Yuba $4.60.Stanislaus $4.61.Butte $4.62.Sutter $4.65.Glenn $4.66.Madera $4.66.Fresno $4.67. (Source: AAA) Patrick De Haan of GasBuddy told ABC7 that it may be quite a while before Golden Staters see lower prices again. "It's going to take us maybe a year or two to get back to normal. And for all of these issues to fade to the backdrop before we start to see more of what Californians have grown accustomed to, that is, $3, $4 a gallon prices," he told ABC7. READ MORE: CA 'Gas Tax Holiday' Proposed Amid Surging Fuel Prices President Joe Biden said last week that he was working to limit the effects on gasoline prices of economic sanctions on Russia. "I want to limit the pain the American people are feeling at the gas pump," Biden said last Tuesday from the White House. "This is critical to me." The Associated Press contributed to this report.