Streetbeat: What do you think about the recent rise in gas prices?
Joel Robles
Pierce student Renee Smith calls the gas prices unfair to those who drive to school and work at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Mar. 16, 2022. Photo by Michael Moreno.
“It’s horrible. Our politicians don’t care about the people because they turned down the bill to lower the gas tax. I pay more and less to my family.” – Renee Smith
Pierce student Sam Alshawa shares how the high gas prices has affected her daily commute to school and work at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Mar. 16, 2022. Photo by Michael Moreno.
“It’s crazy. I bought a car recently and I thought I was going to spend like 30 bucks on gas, and here I am spending 70.” -Sam Alshawa
Jesus Arias, a student at Pierce College, tells how the gas prices are eating away his money at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Mar. 16, 2022. Photo by Michael Moreno.
“I’m a full-time student and I work a part-time job, so whenever I need to fill up on gas, it’s pretty much like a big chunk of my paycheck.” -Jesus Arias
Tall Fisherman, a student at Pierce, weighs in on the rising gas prices at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Mar. 16, 2022. Photo by Michael Moreno.
“I feel like it’s really mostly about Putin and that whole situation. This is messed up in various ways but I think that putting the prices so high when most of us, especially college students who make less than $16 an hour, is messed up.” -Tall Fisherman
Pierce student Caitlin McCardy shares how the surging gas prices has affected her at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Mar. 16, 2022. Photo by Michael Moreno.
“It’s really bad. I don’t go out a lot anymore, in fact I stay at school the entire time so I don’t have to spend on gas.” -Caitlin McCarty
