Running out of gas anywhere in San Francisco is bad. But running out near the Shell station at Fourth and Bryant might be the worst place.
There are few stops where the global rise in gas prices is more apparent than at what appears to be the city’s most expensive gas station, where the price Wednesday was a painful $6.50 a gallon.
It’s an extreme example of the surge at the pump. Combat between the United States, Israel, and Iran have rattled oil markets, sending gasoline prices climbing — with California paying the most in the country. For commuters and weekend motorists, that jump is already changing daily routines…