SoCal gas prices spike to levels not seen since 2014 as state’s gas tax is set to rise next week

The cost of gasoline in Southern California has climbed to its highest level in years about a week before an automatic increase in the state’s gas tax goes into effect. 

Pump prices are up across the Southland, with Los Angeles-area drivers paying the most on average to fill up their tanks, about $4.27 for a gallon of a regular unleaded as of Thursday morning. That’s slightly higher than the statewide average of $4.25 and other Southern California counties, according to AAA’s latest weekly report.

MORE