California has experienced one of the highest levels of inflation in the nation since 2020, with prices jumping 17 percent on average, according to a recent report from the state’s Legislative Analysts’ Office.
“It’s been worse for us than the numbers suggest,” California Bay Area resident Lisa Jackson told The Epoch Times. “Everything I have to buy for my family is more expensive, and the price of gas makes it really difficult to afford simple things like groceries. Vacation is out of the question.”
