Bay Area gas prices still high While there is a sign of decrease, $2.17 a gallon is still 27 cents more than last month

From: Oakland Tribune | Date: March 17, 2004| Author: Alan Zibel, BUSINESS WRITER | Copyright information

Though gasoline prices have started to inch downward, the Bay Area's average price of regular unleaded on Tuesday was $2.17 a gallon, an increase of 27 cents from last month, AAA of Northern California said.

That's a problem for anyone who is trying to plan their family budget or run a business that relies on gasoline.

Taxicab driver Dhanwant Malhi, who was waiting for passengers near the Oakland City Center BART station on Tuesday, said he is paying $750 a month for gasoline, ...

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