{"id":369907,"date":"2026-06-22T07:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/369907\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T07:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:30:22","slug":"gas-prices-fall-in-california-ahead-of-fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/369907\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices fall in California ahead of Father\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Mother\u2019s Day, AAA said California\u2019s average price for a gallon of gas was $6.15. On Father\u2019s Day, it had fallen to $5.58.<\/p>\n

STOCKTON, Calif. \u2014 Gas prices\u00a0<\/a>have been falling in recent days<\/a>, offering some relief to California drivers just in time for Father\u2019s Day, even as experts say positive developments in the Middle East<\/a> could take weeks to affect prices at the pump.<\/p>\n

In a state known for its car culture, some owners said rising fuel prices over the past few months have forced them to make sacrifices.<\/p>\n


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\u201cAbsolutely. Fuel prices affect everything,\u201d Richard Warren, a Riverbank car owner, said.<\/p>\n

Gas prices have climbed nationwide over the past four months, pushing California close to record highs as the summer car show season got underway.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of us, we make some sacrifices. Maybe we\u2019re eating ramen a couple of nights a week so that we can afford to come out to a free car show. To put an extra tank of gas into a car that you don’t daily drive,\u201d Warren said.<\/p>\n

On Mother\u2019s Day<\/a>, AAA said California\u2019s average price for a gallon of gas was $6.15. By Father\u2019s Day, it had fallen to $5.58.<\/p>\n

The drop came in time for Warren to spend Father\u2019s Day with family and his 1964 Chevelle.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy to see prices are going down,\u201d Warren said. ” Our fuel prices are wrong. Highest fuel tax in the nation.”<\/p>\n

Some drivers said even with the decline, fuel costs remain too high.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt eats up a lot of fuel,\u201d Stockton car owner Robert Blasengyn said of his 1923 Ford T-Bucket. \u201cThey need to get rid of some of that gas tax. They do that, we\u2019d be doing a lot better.”<\/p>\n

While prices are still not where some drivers want them to be, car owners said they hope further declines will help them keep cruising through the summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a little easier on the pocketbook now, and hopefully we have that trend going into the summer and keep it going,\u201d said Bay Area driver Dan Pendergraft. “It’s a good feeling having it coming down, especially when you’re out trying to travel around during the summer.”<\/p>\n

Watch more from ABC10:\u00a0Families rethink Mother\u2019s Day spending as prices continue rising<\/a><\/p>\n

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