Community Corner
Gas Prices Continue to Rise in Milpitas
Should you fill up now before they go up again? How do you cope?
What will you do about gas prices?
At 11 a.m. Friday, gas prices reached a high of $4.73 in Milpitas at the Chevron Station at 1249 Great Mall Dr & Great Mall Parkway, with a median cost of $4.59, according to Gasbuddy.com.
Across California, residents awoke to find that gas prices had increased significantly overnight even by as much as 20 cents in Ventura. The price in Milpitas is higher than the Bay Area average of $4.52, according to AAA.
The sharp rise has been attributed to decrease supply coming out of California's refineries, including the Chevron refinery in Richmond.
If you plan to shop around for gas, here's Patch's handy gas guide.
How will you cope with the increase in prices? Will you drive less? Will you use alternate modes, like a bike? Will you carpool to work?
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