The cost of water and related services is rising twice as fast as inflation while utilities scramble to cope with escalating ...

Egg prices are not the only thing pressuring household budgets. Something even more essential is creating the latest inflation headache: water. The latest Consumer Price Index report showed the cost ...

Over the last decade, water bills in Los Angeles County have risen nearly 60% on average, outpacing inflation and adding to financial strain for low-income households, according to a UCLA report. The ...

Progress regarding inflation has stalled across most sectors of the economy, with a month-over-month increase of 0.4% and a year-over-year increase of 3.5%. Disinflation has stopped, with recent ...

Inflation has been brutal over the past few years. After decades of running below 3%, starting early 2021, the Consumer Price Index increased rapidly as the economy opened back up after Covid-19 ...

The consumer price index moderated again in June 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. The CPI annual inflation rate has declined to 3% from a 9.1% pandemic-era peak in 2022. Neither ...

Aerial view of farmlands near Maricopa, at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, where the California Aqueduct brings water from the north. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) Over the last decade, ...