https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/07/02/bay-area-gasoline-prices-skyrocket-ahead-of-independence-day-weekend/ > The first long holiday weekend since California lifted coronavirus-linked restrictions is here, but those eager to hit the road are facing the Bay Area’s highest gasoline prices in seven years. > “It’s ridiculous how high the gas prices are right now,” Priscilla Tovar said as she filled up her car on McKee Road in San Jose. “The prices have been rising a lot all year.”