An analysis by the ABC7 News I-Team identified 600 neighborhoods across the San Francisco metro area with low food access, also referred to as a 'food desert.'
, over the past five years more than one-third of adults 18 years and older living below the federal poverty line in Alameda County haven't been able to afford enough food. Last year, around 57% of those impacted were Hispanic or Latino, nearly 40% were African American, 22% were Asian, and 20% were white.
"We think that the need in the county is pretty on par with the height of the pandemic," said Altfest, adding inflation is to blame. Even the Alameda County Community Food Bank is struggling to provide as the agency's holiday budget is up 50% his year. The U.S. inflation rate hit a 40-year high this year hovering around 7%.
"Typically, the feds like to sit around 2% inflation," said Justin Rietz, a San Jose State economics professor.Rietz says rising prices will soon start to level off, but warns we shouldn't get too comfortable. "That doesn't mean prices are going to drop back down," Rietz said. "So we're going to have to get used to higher prices. The idea is just not to have them increasing as quickly."You can take a closer look at the nearly 900 food deserts identified across the Bay Area
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