
Eric Garcetti Endorses 4.7% Water Rate Hike
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti endorsed a plan Monday that would raise water rates in the city by 4.7 percent annually over the next five years.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti endorsed a plan Monday that would raise water rates in the city by 4.7 percent annually over the next five years.

San Diego’s City Council ruled this week that residents will soon be drinking recycled sewage, and paying for the pleasure of doing so. The council is raising water rates 16 per cent to pay for a new sewage recycling plant and a desalination plant in Carlsbad.