Gas prices surge above a gallon in some Bay Area cities — why?
Hold your horsepower! The average price for a gallon of gas in California surged past the $6 mark Thursday, with drivers in San Mateo, San Francisc...
Hold your horsepower! The average price for a gallon of gas in California surged past the $6 mark Thursday, with drivers in San Mateo, San Francisco and Marin counties seeing some of the most painful spikes in the Bay Area. The state's average price of $6.03 per gallon represented a 19-cent jump over Tuesday, marking the first time since last fall that the cost has topped $6, according to AAA data. San Mateo's average price jumped in two days from $5.67 to $6.04 a gallon, while San Francisco's leaped from $5.