Where to find the cheapest gas in California as fuel prices continue excruciating climb

Californians have been suffering excruciating pain at the pump while long enduring some the highest gas prices in the nation.The average price of a gallon of regular gas in the Golden State reached $5.483 on Saturday, nearly 40 cents more than a week ago and more than 90 cents higher than a month prior, according to the American Automobile Association.The war in Iran has has only compounded sky-high prices in the state, where drivers already pay a “California premium” loaded with higher-than average state excise and sales taxes, as well hefty fees for climate programs unique to the state.But for drivers willing to get creative, relief can be found at some stations — if they know where to look.While Los Angeles doesn’t have the most expensive gas on average in California, it does hold some of the more outrageous prices.Last weekend, a downtown LA Chevron station was selling gas for an eye-popping at $8.21 a gallon, with one driver spending $107 to fill up.For more affordable prices, motorists need to head to the Burbank/Glendale area or toward Orange County.These are cheapest gas stations in the LA area, according to crowd-sourced site GasBuddy.San Diegans don’t have to travel quite as far as drivers in other California cities to find the most affordable options.Most of the area’s cheap gas is available in the eastern San Diego County cities of La Mesa and El Cajon.

All of the cheapest gas lies beyond San Francisco’s city limits, mostly clustered in Fremont and Hayward.Very few gas stations price below $5 per gallon in the Bay Area, which has the most expensive gas prices in the state.San Rafael, Napa and San Francisco counties, the most expensive counties for gas in the state, all sit around $5.66 per gallon.Here are the three cheapest stations in the Bay Area:Motorists can find even cheaper fuel by heading north to Redding, where two stations were reported to be selling a gallon for $3.99, making it the cheapest in the state, according to GasBuddy....