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 ...

The Sonoma County Water Agency began inflating its rubber dam in the Russian River near Forestville on Thursday, kicking off a multi-day process critical to providing clean drinking water to more than ...

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 ...

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, ...