well Costco has announced its first membership price hike in 7 years the changes went into effect for new members starting September 1st if you're a current member you'll see the price change the next time you renew your enrollment now depending on the membership plan you will see a rise of$ 5 to $10 this comes after Costco announced that it would start cracking down on card sharing by adding scanning devices at the entrances of its stores hey Central California stay up to date with all the latest news and weather don't forget to hit that like button and subscribe to abc30 Action News