![items.[0].image.alt](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/aab9c3d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1688+0+154/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F96%2F273c09114df08bd8d02e2c1367f9%2Fap718644505716.jpg)
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Gas prices in Southern California reach a 9-year high.
According to Automobile Club of Southern California, the average price of gas in Bakersfield is $4.39, that's three cents higher than last month and $1.24 more than this time last year.
The average price for gas in California is $4.46, that's well above the national average of $3.30.
