Mayor scrambles to save DWP rate hike

Scrambling to save a portion of his proposed Department of Water and Power rate hike, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Monday embraced a compromise plan that would allow an immediate increase, but postpone additional ones. Daily News.

The proposal from Councilman Richard Alarcon to allow DWP to boost rates by 6 percent starting in April has yet to win the support of the full council.

It was a reaction to outcry from the public and council members over the mayor's plan for a series of quarterly rate hikes that could increase some customers' bills by up to 28 percent over the next year. The council vetoed that plan last wee