Double whammy for DWP rates

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials unanimously approved water and electric rate hikes Tuesday, despite criticism that the massive utility has for years mismanaged its money. Beth Barrett in the Daily News.

Under the plan, electric rates would increase 9 percent over three years and water rates would increase 6 percent over two years.

But the plan comes amid increased scrutiny of the DWP in the wake of a Daily News review of salary data that show that the average DWP worker makes $76,949 a year - or nearly 20 percent more than the average civilian city worker.