This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Community Corner

Gas Prices Rise

Friday's rise in prices ends the 57 day streak of declines.

A 57-day streak of decreases ended today when the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose six-tenths of a cent to $3.698.

The average price decreased 71.5 cents during the streak that began May 17 and was the longest since a 91-day streak from Sept. 17-Dec. 16, 2008.

The price had fallen to its lowest amount since Jan. 4, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

Find out what's happening in Agoura Hillswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

  • To find the lowest gas prices in Agoura, click onto our "Commute" link at the top of the page.

Despite today's slight increase, the average price is 2.4 cents less than one week ago, 38.3 cents lower than one month ago and 10.1 cents below what it was one year ago.

The Orange County average price today recorded its first increase since May 16, rising 1.1 cents to $3.654. A 53-day streak of decreases ended Monday when the average price was unchanged. It then fell each of the next three days including four-tenths of a cent on Thursday.

Find out what's happening in Agoura Hillswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The Orange County average price is 1.7 cents less than one week ago, 38 cents lower than one month ago and 12.4 cents below what it was one year ago.

The Orange County average price fell 74.6 cents over the previous 57
days, dropping to its lowest amount since Jan. 1.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?