https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/03/18/national-gas-prices-continue-to-drop-while-california-prices-still-on-the-rise/ > While national gas prices have slowly declined over the past week, ticking down to $4.27 a gallon Friday, Californians haven’t seen much of those benefits at the pump — their average prices are still going up. > “The drop in gas demand is contributing to price decreases, but the recent reversal in oil prices is creating greater downward pressure on pump prices,” said the AAA in a news release. “If the oil price continues to decline, pump prices will likely follow suit.”