They said it: The cost of inflation

“Everything seems to be getting more expensive. It’s getting harder to pay for what we need.”

— Junior Mendoza, a San Jose resident who was filling up his vehicle with gasoline on Tuesday at a Safeway Fuel Station. Consumer prices rose 2.4% in the Bay Area last month compared to February 2023, with electric utility prices up 29.8%. Prices overall are up 13.4% from February 2021.