California’s average gas price is getting closer to $6 a gallon as prices continue to spike. In the Bay Area, San Francisco’s average has jumped to $6.07 per gallon. In Oakland, it’s $5.95. San Jose is at $5.92. One of the most expensive stations in the Bay Area continues to be a Chevron in Menlo Park. On Sunday, a gallon of regular was going for $7.69 a gallon. Premium users were shelling out $8.09 a gallon. The national average for a gallon of regular is now well over $4. Oil Gas Apr 3 Needing to fill cars and equipment, high gas prices hit landscapers especially hard Oil Gas Apr 3 Coastal California gas station charges nearly $10 per gallon ...read more read less