The average cost of regular gasoline is down as much as 21 cents per gallon in parts of the Bay Area nearly a month after the region recorded its highest prices ever, according to AAA data published on Sunday.
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Compared to March 29, when AAA said California recorded its most expensive average gas prices ever, a regular, unleaded gallon of gasoline on Sunday was 9 cents per gallon cheaper in Napa ($5.86), 13 cents cheaper in Santa Rosa ($5.79), 16 cents cheaper in San Francisco ($5.79), 16 cents cheaper in San Jose ($5.70), 17 cents cheaper in Oakland ($5.71) and 20 cents cheaper in Vallejo and Fairfield ($5.60).
Gas in San Rafael, which recorded its highest price per gallon ($5.94) on March 20, was 21 cents cheaper ($5.73) on Sunday than its highest recorded day.
California ($5.69) continued to have the highest gas prices in the country, but prices throughout the U.S. continue to decline. The Lundberg Survey reported in its latest iteration on Sunday that gas prices fell 3 cents per gallon over the last two weeks, according to The Associated Press. Nationally, gas prices have fallen 19 cents per gallon over the past six weeks, the group said.
Oil and gas prices have risen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, climbing further when Russia invaded Ukraine earlier this year.
President Joe Biden announced last month he would release 1 million barrels of oil from U.S. reserves per day, and his administration said this month it would allow drilling on federal lands again, as climate advocates and critics have said the dramatic increase in gas prices demonstrates the urgent need for the U.S. and the rest of the world to dramatically reduce carbon emissions.
California lawmakers continue negotiating over Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed $400 statewide gas rebate for registered vehicle owners, which the administration has said it hopes are distributed by July.
Newsom's proposal has prompted criticism from his left, as environmental advocates argue it undermines the state's climate goals, and his right, as Republicans have called the proposal "half baked" because a payment vendor could be chosen without a formal bid process.
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