Varies a bit -- but down from a year ago ==== The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $4.59 per gallon, which is nine cents more than last week and 11 cents less than last year. In San Diego, the average price is $4.60, which is seven cents more than last week and ten cents lower than this time last year.
On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.56, which is ten cents higher than last week and 13 cents lower than last year. In Riverside, the average per-gallon price is $4.45, which is nine cents higher than last week and 11 cents lower than a year ago. In Bakersfield, the $4.38 average price is five cents higher than last week and 17 cents lower than a year ago today.