Gas prices: California is special

Gas prices in California continues to rise -- even though nationwide prices declined slightly, according to The Times' Jesus Sanchez:

The decline was hardly noticeable: only 0.007 cents a gallon from the previous week to $2.869 a gallon for self-service regular, according to the department's weekly price survey. But it was the first time the U.S. average gas price fell after rising for 11 consecutive weeks. The nationwide average price was also 4.5 cents lower than it was a year ago. California motorists, however, did not see any relief at the pump, with the average price rising 1.1 cents to $3.316 a gallon. The statewide average is 24.8 cents higher than it was a year ago.

Comments

[Jeff Gross]

Gas prices went down $0.007, or 0.7 cents per gallon last week. You guys need to mix in a little numeracy.

[xzavier brown]

California must be the only state in the union where a liberal would drive his or her hummer to a "no war for oil" protest.

[Chris]

Good! Let gas prices continue to rise. Until we are paying $4-5 per gallon like the rest of the world we will not begin to see people actually walking or using public transport - nor will we demand good public transportation until then.

So I say, let the prices rise, and everyone who's driving a Nissan Titan or some other guzzler will suffer from your poor decision making when you bought your vehicle in the first place.

We still buy the cheapest gas in the world.