A Burbank restaurant received a gas bill that came out to more than $23,600 for January. The owner said prior to natural gas prices skyrocketing, the gas bill would have been significantly lower.
Many are feeling the pain from rising natural gas bills, but it's not just residents who are suffering. Restaurants are struggling, too.
Lancers Family Restaurant in Burbank received a gas bill that came out to more than $23,600 for January. Owner Stuart Weisfield said prior to natural gas prices skyrocketing, the gas bill would have been significantly lower.Grace has been dining at Lancers restaurant seven days a week for years. She says with restaurant prices going up she might have to dine out less.Weisfield says he bought Lancers restaurant a few years ago, and it's been a joy until now. Now he argues his restaurant is losing money because of ballooning SoCalGas and other utility bills.
SoCalGas reports the national and regional market wholesale price of natural gas rose two and a half times over December's price and is up more than 300% from January of last year.If Stuart doesn't get relief soon, he can't say for sure what the future holds for his employees and his business.
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