Auto Club: Gas Pumps Eat up More Green on St. Pat's Day.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Drivers will have less cabbage cabbage, leafy garden vegetable of many widely dissimilar varieties, all probably descended from the wild, or sea, cabbage (Brassica oleracea) of the family Cruciferae (mustard family), found on the coasts of Europe. to spend on green bagels today, with gas prices continuing the climb they began early this month, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $2.629, which is 4.9 cents higher than last week, 6 cents higher than last month and 29 cents higher than last year. In San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , the price is $2.637 -- 4.6 cents above last week's price, 6 cents above last month and 30 cents above last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $2.750, up 7.2 cents from last week, 4 cents above last month and 30 cents higher than last year. In the Inland Empire In·land Empire A region of the northwest United States between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains, comprising eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, northern Idaho, and western Montana. Farming, lumbering, and mining are important to the area. , the average price is $2.652, up 5.7 cents from last week, 7 cents above last month and 28 cents higher than last year. "Prices went up throughout Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, this past week, but not at as rapid a pace as we've seen during other gas price spikes," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. "It's likely that increases will continue for at least the next few weeks." The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline as of 12:01 a.m., March 17:
Area Regular Change from Record Price
last week
Los Angeles-Long Beach $2.629 +4.9 cents $2.999 (9/6/2005)
Orange County $2.601 +5.6 cents $2.970 (9/6/2005)
San Diego $2.637 +4.6 cents $3.060 (9/5/2005)
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-
Lompoc $2.750 +7.2 cents $3.111 (9/7/2005)
Riverside-San Bernardino $2.652 +5.7 cents $3.030 (9/9/2005)
Bakersfield $2.609 +3.9 cents $3.167 (9/9/2005)
Las Vegas $2.436 +1.3 cents $2.968 (9/8/2005)
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