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San Luis Obispo County gas prices skyrocket, find lowest costs

March 8, 2026

By KAREN VELIE

The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo jumped more than 50 cents last week because of conflicts in the Middle East. Skyrocketing gas prices puts the national average at the same price as it was in early April of 2025.

The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County increased 51 cents last week to $5.29 a gallon, according to figures from AAA.

In California, the average price for a gallon of gas rose 51 cents to $5.15. Nationally, gas prices increased 52 cents to $3.45 a gallon.

SLO County currently has the tenth highest price for gas in the state. Listing the highest average price, Humboldt County’s price for a gallon of regular gasoline this week is $5.72. Modoc County boasts the lowest average cost at $4.73 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: $4.49
  2. Lucky 7 – Morro Bay, Main Street: $4.49
  3. USA Gasoline – Morro Bay, Main Street: $4.59
  4. Vons – Nipomo, Tefft Street: $4.59
  5. Conserv Fuel – San Luis Obispo, Santa Rosa Street: $4.73
  6. One Stop Food – Paso Robles, Spring Street: $4.75
  7. Sinclair – Morro Bay, Morro Bay Boulevard: $4.77
  8. VP Racing Fuels – Paso Robles, Spring Street: $4.79
  9. Speedway – San Luis Obispo, 296 Santa Rosa Street: $4.79
  10. Costco – San Luis Obispo, Froom Ranch way: $4.85

 


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Long before the current Iran conflict, California gas prices were predicted to hit $8+/gln. Just in time for the added annual expense of the move over to the pure cash grab “summer blend” that routinely coincides with a “refinery going down for maintenence.” Always so coincidental. (face palm)


That’s what happens when you get in bed with fraudulent DemoNcrat green (scam) theories, sorry, thieves.


#NEVERVoteDemoNcratAgain


#VoteRepublican2026


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Who to blame? Biden or Obama?


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Newsom


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Would be nice if the environmental terrorists hadn’t shut down the refinery in SM


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Still lowere than Bidens national average gas price of $5.01-$5.07 in 2022!!!!


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So much winning, I’m tired of it already!!


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Just wait until Newsom sends the last refinery out of California… you will miss today’s price…


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And the wins just keep coming~


Army

03/23/2025 6:14 pm


Well well. Look at that. Every time we drill for more oil, the price goes down. It’s


almost as if a US president’s agenda affects prices…


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Gee, you don’t suppose Iran had anything to do with it? This is the predicted international bubble in response to the Strait Of Hormuz being shutdown.


Unlike Biden, Obama, and Newsom who purposely shut down oil production in order to hurt the oil industry.


California gas went up, when Valero announced their refinery will close. It also shot up, when Phillips 66 closed their refinery, directly due to Newsom’s energy policies. How was that Trumps fault?


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Really? A year ago? You couldn’t find anything I said that was wrong for a year? Thank you, I shall pat my own back (“Good job, Army! Well done, lad!”).


Forgot to add: Trumps drill policy, has America at a surplus…again. That means we’re a net exporter of oil, rather than an importer to fill our needs (much to the chagrin of Newsom). But instead of flooding the world with cheap US oil to tank other economies, we ensure our oil is on the world market. That world market is currently affected by, what’s left of, Iran’s terrorist government.


When the shooting stops, and Hormuz is reopened, oil, and gas, prices will drop again. They will also drop further, since the USA and Israel have deliberately spared the Kharg Island terminal, which handles nearly 100% of Iran’s oil export, and will allow Iran to quickly get back to oil sales after the country is once again Western friendly.


For nearly 50 years, while Iran (and islam) screams “Death to America!”, EVERY US president has stated that they will do something about Iran. Something came in the form of, well, absolutely nothing, to using US Air Force aircraft and personnel to deliver pallets of cash in the tens of billions, by Obama and Biden. Money that had been locked up by Reagan and Congress, due to the taking of hostages at the US Embassy in Tehran. Essentially, Iran beat the shit out of 7 US presidents, and took their lunch money.


All this time, YOU whined that nothing was being done!!


Now that Trump is doing what should have been done in 1980, you are peeing your panties because the US isn’t taking crap from anyone, anymore.


Gas prices are up, because of YOU.


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The Dotard did that.


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The anti-American routing section cheerleader.


Your anti-Americanism is duly noted.


We’re just getting started on ending the DemoNcrat party.


NEVERVoteDemoNcratAgain


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*rooting


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