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What? Gas Prices Have Dropped!
The price of a gallon of unleaded has fallen about a nickel, although motorists may not notice.
No, your eyes aren't deceiving you.
The price of gasoline has actually dropped the past week.
It's fallen a nickel or even more for a gallon of regular unleaded.
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The California State Automobile Association's website reports the average price in California for unleaded regular is $4.21 a gallon. That's five cents less than a week ago.
In the East Bay, the average price now sits at $4.23 a gallon. That's four cents lower than a week ago.
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Those prices are still more than they were a month ago. Nonetheless, the recent decline is being seen in most communities along the Interstate 580 and Interstate 680 corridors.
In Dublin, the price of unleaded regular ranges from $4.19 to $4.29, according to the MapQuest site.
In Livermore, which generally has some of the higher prices in the region, the cost for unleaded regular has dropped considerably. The stations listed ongasprices.mapquest.com in Livermore show prices hovering from $4.19 to $4.35 a gallon, with most places being in the $4.20 range.
At the Chevron station off the I-580 North Livermore exit, the price last week for a gallon of regular unleaded was above the $4.40 mark. On Tuesday afternoon, it was $4.29.
Motorists, however, didn't seem to notice.
Josh Mort, a Livermore resident who works in Oakland, said the prices are still high. He added he drives the same distance to and from work, so he has to fill up regardless of the price.
"I tend not to pay attention," Mort said. "I have to drive the same. I'm not going to changing from my driving pattern."
Another Livermore resident who identified herself as Leigh noted the price in Livermore is still higher than neighboring towns. She works and lives in Livermore, but she still ends up driving a lot.
On this afternoon, she spent $67.33 to fill up.
"I hate paying so much," she said.
Castro Valley continues to be one of the lower priced markets with stations selling gas for between $4.11 and $4.19 a gallon.
Down the road in Newark, the prices range from $4.15 to $4.19.
Farther north on Interstate 880, San Leandro motorists are paying between $4.15 and $4.23.
Over the hills in Walnut Creek, the average price ranges from $4.17 to $4.27.
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