I'm reminded of the headlines a few years ago about how bacon would be harder to come by and more expensive in California due to new regulations. That didn't happen. When I looked into it, it seemed like meat producers were the sole source of the news articles, which reported it as indisputable fact.
What's interesting is that the red zone is literally a line following the south of the San Pablo and Suisun Bays. There are not high prices in the part of the bay area around San Jose or in in Southern California. If it was really about statewide regulations you'd expect the whole state to be a red zone and it isn't. Instead I'd be looking for some bottleneck which affects that area, which I must admit I don't have a good mental picture of.
> There are not high prices in the part of the bay area around San Jose or in in Southern California
I haven't been paying close attention but I haven't seen big price fluctuations in San Francisco. Several weeks ago there were "limit 1 per customer" signs on egg cartons but that's about it. I volunteer at a food pantry in SF and we were giving out free eggs in that peak shortage time, which I think has passed; we often had extras when finished, though they are normally a popular item.
I'm reminded of the headlines a few years ago about how bacon would be harder to come by and more expensive in California due to new regulations. That didn't happen. When I looked into it, it seemed like meat producers were the sole source of the news articles, which reported it as indisputable fact.