Local Gas Prices Fall Some More

Memorial Day drivers got an unexpected holiday gift.

Gasoline prices decreased a few more cents on a weekend where motorists usually see them go up.

In the East Bay, the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline is now $4.03. That's eight cents less than a week ago and 22 cents cheaper than a month ago, according to a California State Automobile Association website.

The same is true across much of California. The average price statewide for regular unleaded is now $4.04 a gallon. That's also eight cents less than last week and 21 cents cheaper than last month.

Nationwide, the average price is now $3.79. It's dropped a nickel in the past week and 14 cents during the past month.

Almost every East Bay community has at least one station selling gas for a few pennies under $4 a gallon.

In Walnut Creek, a website for MapQuest displays a price range of $3.99 to $4.11 for stations in that city.

In the San Ramon Valley, the MapQuest site shows a range of prices from $4.09 to $4.15. The website gasbuddy.com, however, lists several stations selling gas for under $4 a gallon, including the Arco on Alcosta Boulevard at $3.89 a gallon.

In Livermore, which has seen some of the higher prices in the region this year, prices have dropped dramatically. The price range on MapQuest is from $3.99 to $4.19. The gasbuddy.com site shows 13 stations below $4, including Costco at $3.89.

Motorists in Castro Valley continue to find relatively cheap gasoline. The price range there is between $3.97 and $4.03. The Arco station on Castro Valley Boulevard is listed at $3.91 on the gasbuddy site.

In Newark, prices range from $3.97 to $4.05 while the A & S car wash on Thornton Avenue is listed as selling gas for $3.89 a gallon.

In San Leandro, the range of prices is from $4.03 to $4.11. Several stations are listed on gasbuddy as selling gas for under $4 a gallon, including the Valero on Washington Avenue at $3.93.

Statewide, the cheapest gas on the gasbuddy site is a U Save in Fresno at $3.71 a gallon. The most expensive listed is a Mobil station in the West Covina region of Los Angeles at $4.91 a gallon.

In the Bay Area, Vallejo has the best bargains with several stations selling gas for under $3.90 a gallon.