Where's the Cheapest Gas in Town? The Priciest?

Unrest in Libya has sent crude oil prices rocketing, resulting in some of the highest gasoline prices in Southern California history.

Gas prices are at a record-high for 2011, having sky-rocketed across Los Angeles. At some stations, prices for unleaded fuel have climbed to $4.19 (like the Chevron on Main St. and N. Alameda Ave.).

"In the worst week of gas price hikes so far in 2011, local price averages jumped by nearly a dime to about $3.50 a gallon in most areas," according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Weekend Gas Watch. "The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $3.502 per gallon, which is 9.4 cents more than last week, 15 cents higher than last month, and 55 cents higher than last year."

Montrose gas prices are not immune to this trend; the  at 3402 Foothill Blvd., typically offering the lowest gas prices in the area, is charging $3.61 for unleaded fuel. Across town, Shell (4530 Angeles Crest Hwy.) is breaking the bank at $3.75.