California gas prices near $6 a gallon

Prices at the pump in California are nearing $6 per gallon as refinery issues persist. 

The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in California hovered around $5.79 on Thursday, up 29 cents from a week ago and 54 cents from last month, according to data from AAA. 

In some areas, costs are surging beyond the $6 mark, like in Long Beach, where prices are sitting at $6.06 a gallon. That's up 70 cents over the past month. Alpine County, on the state border with Nevada, is seeing the average...