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Why are gas prices rising in San Luis Obispo County?

March 30, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

After falling for weeks, gas prices in San Luis Obispo County jumped 12 cents last week to $4.99 a gallon, according to figures from AAA.

“With spring break in full swing, drivers are paying more at the pump compared to last week,” according to AAA. “Gas prices typically start going up this time of year and peak during summer. But the national average is still about 40 cents lower than last year, due to tepid gasoline demand and weak crude oil prices”

In California, the average price for a gallon of gas rose 15 cents last week to $4.79. Nationally, gas prices rose three cents to $3.15 a gallon amid the change to summer-blend gas.

SLO County currently has the 13th highest price for gas in the state. Listing the highest average price, Mono County’s price for a gallon of regular gasoline this week is $5.84. Imperial County boasts the lowest average cost at $4.48 a gallon.

Where in SLO County do you find the cheapest gas prices? Using data from GasBuddy, we’ve compiled a list of gas stations with cheaper prices.

Top 10 lowest priced gas stations in SLO County:

  1. Fastrip Fuel & Wayside Liquors – Paso Robles, Creston Road: $4.25
  2. Spirit – Paso Robles, Spring Street: $4.39
  3. 7-Eleven – Atascadero, El Camino Real: $4.39
  4. Valero – Paso Robles, Spring Street: $4.39
  5. 7-Eleven – Paso Robles, Spring Street: $4.39
  6. Shell – Atascadero, San Gabriel Road: $4.45
  7. 7-Eleven – Pismo Beach, Dolliver Street: $4.45
  8. Pismo Beach Gas – Pismo Beach, 4th Street: $4.45
  9. Conserv Fuel – San Luis Obispo, Broad Street: $4.55
  10. Vons – Nipomo, Tefft Street: $4.55

 


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Last week prices were down and it was thanks to trump. Now prices are up. Who is trump going to blame? Joe Biden? His kids laptop? Antifa? windmills? The eating of dogs and cats?

It keeps getting dumber and dumber.


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They can’t keep up with their lies. Their story is always changing to suit their needs. No matter how warped or dystopian they are( both there stories and needs). Horrifying; isn’t it?


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I agree! Democrats are always changing their story and moving the goal posts!


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Gavin Newsome is to blame when they go up. Trump will get credit when they come back down. Just so we’re on the same page…


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Oh no, People profiting off gas prices! Whoever disagrees is a socialist Commi. They work hard to profit off gas. If you hate Profits, Leave America. America is the land of the middle man, Screaming to sell cheap goods at a profit off the backs of Children in countries without Unions or Labor laws. Get Over it Liberals.


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State of California profits the most off of every gallon. Without having to explore, extract, refine, distribute, or sell any petrol.


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But they do have to build and maintain roads.


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What we hate is excessive greed, selfishness, and people being drastically taken advantage of… Get over being forced into inescapable destitution? NO.


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$2.89 a gallon in Arizona.It can be done..


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Until we have a governor and state legislature who are not anti fossil fuel gas will never be affordable in California…


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Because Gavin Newsome owns a resource which should be everyone’s and run by non corrupted people; Do you know what Opec is? Do you know the private entities that refine products? Why is it illegal to price gouge or hike but people have not moral compass? Rich people deserve to profit off gas. If you don’t like the Free Market, Go to China. Wait, America won’t import Better Chinese Evs or cars that cost half the price, because America loves the free market; I meant the rich. Controlling it.


You’re comparison is saying rain is bad but makes plants grow. You can’t have it both ways. We EXPORT oil, NG. And prices are rigged* it’s called OPEC, and unless you have a militia to stop American Funded Princes and Oligarchs, Stop Talking. Ride A Bike.


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OPEC? of course I know what OPEC is and I know when we limit drilling here OPEC gets filthy rich… so does Iran… and Russia… If we produced more oil and natural gas and did our own refining again prices at the pump would drop like a rock and all of your boogeymen will lose money….


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“ If we produced more oil ” We don’t produce any at all, the multinational oil companies do, it’s not “ours” as soon as it’s out of the ground.


“our own refining again” We never did, the multinational oil companies with a HQ here did and sold it to a even more foreign multinational oil company.


Your boogeymen have the oil and decide the price.


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Due to Tesla’s affiliation with Trump, Sacramento will soon start promoting and incentivizing internal combustion powered vehicles.


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Due to Tesla’s affiliation with Trump, shorting tsla is profitable and the brand will die.


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