California lawmakers this year promised to focus on the cost of living and affordability.

The latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show over the year that the grocery food price index is up about 4% in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.

Daniel Conway with the California Grocers Association joined California Politics 360 to discuss how lawmakers did when it comes to grocery prices.

“To be fair, it was a mixed bag,” Conway said, noting numerous proposals that would have placed more regulations on grocery and convenience stores in the state made it close to the legislative finish line. Ultimately, they were stopped.

(See the full Sept. 14 episode of California Politics 360 below.)

Conway noted lawmakers early this year stopped a proposal to end credit card swipe fees

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