{"id":2600781,"date":"2026-05-09T13:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-drivers-facing-100-fill-ups-as-gas-prices-soar\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T13:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:31:27","slug":"los-angeles-drivers-facing-100-fill-ups-as-gas-prices-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-drivers-facing-100-fill-ups-as-gas-prices-soar\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Drivers Facing $100 Fill-Ups As Gas Prices Soar"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-drivers-facing-100-fill-ups-as-gas-prices-soar%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2600781&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gas prices in the U.S.are rising again, and Los Angeles residents say the impact is especially severe as getting around typically requires a car. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-panicking-as-dhs-begins-largest-immigration-operation-ever-in-minnesota\/\" title=\"Tim Walz Panicking as DHS Begins &#039;Largest Immigration Operation Ever&#039; in Minnesota\">article cites reports<\/a> that Los Angeles gas has climbed past $8 per gallon (with overall U.S. regular prices also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hitting multi-year highs<\/a>), pushing many people to feel financially strained-especially those earning around minimum wage.  <\/p>\n<p>Drivers are reported paying around $100 or more to fill up, and even small changes in fuel costs are described as painful for daily life. It also notes that California has the most expensive gas market in the country, and that electric vehicle drivers face relatively high public charging costs as well.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gas prices are rising across the country as war once again rages in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>But residents of southern California \u2014 who already faced some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/run-from-the-hills-newsom-dismisses-californias-mass-business-exodus\/\" title=\"Run (From) The Hills: Newsom Dismisses ...\u2019s Mass Business Exodus\">highest energy costs<\/a> in the nation because of their state\u2019s tax system and environmental policies \u2014 are especially feeling the burn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/energy\/just-pray-to-god-los-angeles-drivers-hit-with-100-fill-ups-as-gas-nears-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox Business<\/a> reported that gas prices in Los Angeles have soared past $8 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>Because the culture and infrastructure of Los Angeles still largely centers on cars, residents are often left with little option beyond absorbing the higher costs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gas prices spark frustration in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Some residents are seen putting in just cents at the pump as costs climb. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yYoH1L43k8\">pic.twitter.com\/yYoH1L43k8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Straka #WalkAway (@BrandonStraka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrandonStraka\/status\/2035887249712415098?\">March 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very painful to drive in L.A. right now, and especially if you\u2019re barely making minimum wage, it\u2019s not even worth driving,\u201d Amador, from Santa Clarita, told Fox News during a man-on-the-street interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThought it was a meme, thought it was AI, but looking at it up close, it\u2019s kind of crazy to think you\u2019re paying almost $9.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aida, a mother who hails from Nebraska, told Fox News that the prices are \u201cridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan I swear on the news? I said, \u2018Godd**n! That was too much.\u2019 It\u2019s too much for those prices,\u201d she said in a profane comment to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Aida added that when she is forced to buy gas, \u201cI don\u2019t even look\u2026 I can\u2019t look at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI put it in, and then I put the little thing up, and I turn around, and I put my card in, and I just pray to God. It\u2019s over $100,\u201d Aida said.<\/p>\n<p>Nick, a resident of Los Angeles who is originally from Phoenix, confirmed that he now pays $110 for gas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">U.S. regular gas prices hit a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-downplays-rising-energy-prices-says-climate-crisis-is-more-important\/\" title=\"White House Downplays ... Energy ..., Says \u2018Climate Crisis\u2019 Is More Important\">multi-year high<\/a> at $4.30 per gallon, with California now above $6 and Los Angeles around $6.10.<\/p>\n<p>Prices are up 7% in the last week alone. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OEIGSXWlPl\">pic.twitter.com\/OEIGSXWlPl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polymarket Money (@PolymarketMoney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PolymarketMoney\/status\/2049863902255808634?\">April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Manuel, an Olvera Street market owner, told Fox News that \u201cbefore I\u2019d fill it up with, because I have a small car, I filled it with $40,\u201d but now \u201cit\u2019s like $63 to $65, almost double.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>California currently has the nation\u2019s single most expensive gas market, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/oil-prices-spike-national-average-up-nearly-30-cents-in-one-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from AAA.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers can now expect to pay a whopping $6 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>But even the more environmentally minded residents of the Golden State are by no means immune.<\/p>\n<p>California electric vehicle drivers now pay $0.46 for public charging per kilowatt hour, the sixth highest in the nation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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