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Gas price hike may be temporary

Problems at several California oil refineries have choked the supply of gasoline, again driving up prices, but an expert expects the higher cost to be temporary. Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for gasbuddy.com, said gas inventories in California are almost at a 20-year low because of the refineries' drop in [...]

By | May 11th, 2012|8 Comments

Santa Rosa gas prices fall a bit

There's hope: Gas prices are slowly inching down in Santa Rosa and across the state, AAA reports. The average price for regular on Monday was $4.23 a gallon, down about a penny from the day before, down 5 cents from a week ago and down 10 cents from a month [...]

By | April 10th, 2012|3 Comments

Joy over paying less than $4 for gas in Santa Rosa

It's a rare sight: Customers smiling and laughing as they pay for gas. With gas prices having soared this year, it's hard to smile about filling up your tank. But at the Union 76 station in Larkfield, north of Santa Rosa, customers are happy because they're paying only [...]

By | March 27th, 2012|12 Comments

Gas prices jump 48 cents in month in Santa Rosa

Gas prices leaped nearly 48 cents in the past month in  Santa Rosa, but they might be taking a bit of a breather -- for now. AAA spokesman Matt Skryja said while pressures for higher prices remain, there may be some relief at hand. He noted that worries over a [...]

By | March 15th, 2012|8 Comments

Wallet-sucking jump in gas prices not quite a record

The way gas prices are soaring here you might think it's been a record jump. Not quite. California's average price shot up 25.6 cents a gallon in the past week, from $4.031 to $4.287 on Sunday, according to AAA. But after Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast in 2005,  the [...]

By | February 27th, 2012|3 Comments

Average gas price over $4 in Santa Rosa

Gasoline prices have been steadily climbing the last few weeks, and Santa Rosa's average price for regular topped $4 a gallon Sunday. Just a month ago, Santa Rosa's average was $3.675, according to AAA. A week ago, it hit $3.832. On Saturday, it was $3.997. On Sunday, it was $4.004. [...]

By | February 20th, 2012|14 Comments

Need a Tipsy Tow?

If you're out drinking on New Year's Eve, you can call AAA for a free ride home for yourself -- and your car. AAA's Tipsy Tow program is available to everyone -- you don't need to be a member. Call 1-800-222-4357 and ask for a Tipsy Tow and AAA will [...]

By | December 31st, 2011|0 Comments

Mailbag: Can you use businesses other than DMV?

A couple of Road Warrior readers have asked about websites offering to handle your DMV registration renewals for a fee. Are they legit? Should I use them? For example, when you google "California DMV," the first website listed is cartagz.com, probably because it's paid a fee to Google for the [...]

By | November 22nd, 2011|7 Comments

State gas price at historic high

Bad news for drivers: The state's average price for regular gasoline is rolling along at record highs for this time of year. The average was $3.844 a gallon on Wednesday, down about a penny from Monday, according to AAA. That's more than 20 percent higher than the old record of [...]

By | October 26th, 2011|6 Comments

Passing cyclists? 3 feet or 15 mph

A bill winding its way through the Legislature would require drivers to make sure they stay at least three feet away when passing a bicyclist or slow to no more than 15 mph when passing a cyclist if less than three feet away. The measure, Senate Bill 910, passed the [...]

By | July 1st, 2011|46 Comments