California motorists are paying nearly 7 cents a gallon more for gasoline on average than they were a week ago, a federal survey found.
The cost of self-serve regular gasoline in California rose for the sixth straight week, climbing 6.8 cents to $1.821 a gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration, an arm of the U.S. Energy Department. The statewide average has jumped 22.6 cents a gallon since the beginning of the year.
