Gas Prices Increase Ahead of Labor Day Weekend Travel

Gas prices in Southern California jump ahead of Labor Day. What’s causing the hike?

Auto Club spokesperson Doug Shupe said that this was the first time in 2025 that pump prices are higher in some Southern California areas compared to the same period last year.

California gas prices jump, bringing extra pain to the pump for Labor Day weekend

Southern California gas prices jumped in the days leading up to Labor Day weekend, bringing extra pain to the pump during one of the busier travel periods of the year.

Gas prices increase ahead of Labor Day weekend travel

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Gas prices in San Diego are the most expensive we’ve seen since late June, and filling up at the pump every week has been draining the bank accounts of drivers across California. “I’m fairly well off," Kent Lewis said while filling up his car with gas. "I don’t know what people who are living check to check are doing. It’s crazy.” The average gas price rose by about 12 cents over the last nine days. “It looks like they w…