March 8,2026
Officials with Ralphs grocery store have met with county staffers to discuss the possible construction of a new 12-pump gasoline station on LOVR in Los Osos. A presentation at the most recent Los Osos Community Advisory Council (LOCAC) described that Ralph’s was considering the purchase of the vacant gas station across LOVR from Starbucks that has been for sale for several years.The property is at 1055 Los Osos Valley Rd, has 1.9 acres and is listed for $1.2 million. Ralphs is the largest grocer in Los Osos.
Los Osos motorists often complain they have to travel to Morro Bay or San Luis Obispo to fill up on gas. That is where the competition is.This week in Morro Bay you can still buy gas for the bargain rate of $3.99 a gallon. Meanwhile Los Osos’ two filling stations, a Chevron and a Shell often match each other, each selling regularly today for $4.59.
Heading to San Luis Obispo, the state’s top gasoline retailer Costco is selling gas for $4.29 a gallon.
Ralph’s gas station in Camarillo, the closest Kroger-owned fueling station to San Luis Obispo County, is selling regular today for $4.19. To date there are 13 Ralphs gas stations in the state,all in Southern California. Grocer-owned discount gas stations have grown in popularity in California where the state average prices are high, with Vons having 19 stations in Southern California, including one in Nipomo and Safeway with numerous stations in Northern California. The largest fuel discounter, Costco has 139 gas stations in the state including a new 32-pump expanded station in San Luis Obispo.
Chevron has some 300 company-owned stations in the state typically posting the highest prices.
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1055 Los Osos Valley Road