energy costs – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Fri, 01 Mar 2024 22:55:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 Liccardo: Bills Too Damn High https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/liccardo-bills-too-damn-high/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/liccardo-bills-too-damn-high/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2024 20:13:39 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208529 Graph representing rising costs against backdrop of electric towerBay Area residents got a shock with the hike in their January energy bills.  Those rates will increase—again—in April. These rising energy bills follow higher bills for insurance, food, water and medicine – not to mention the already-punishing cost of rent or a mortgage.  The bills are just too damn high. Contrary to the belief […]

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