Community Corner
Local Gas Prices Rise to Xmas Day Records
The cheapest gasoline in Culver City is selling for $3.48 per gallon.
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County to a record amount for Christmas, $3.578, erasing the previous record of $3.285 set last year.
Prices are typically lower in the winter than in the summer when higher demand pushes prices up. The record price is $4.626, set on June 21, 2008.
The average price rose 1.2 cents Sunday, the third consecutive increase following a 42-day streak of decreases.
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The average price is 1.4 cents more than one week ago and 29.3 cents higher than a year ago, but 16 cents lower than a month ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
The average price rose six-tenths of a cent on Friday and 1.8 cents on
Saturday.
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Culver City Patch now has a "Traffic and Gas" tab on the homepage. It shows live traffic in the city and the local three gas stations currently selling the cheapest gasoline per gallon.
The cheapest gas in town is selling for $3.48 at the Arco, 6300 W. Slauson Ave.
