Cerritos Water Rate Hike Sparks Recall Fight as SoCal Water Bills Surge

Despite the political firestorm surrounding Cerritos water rates, communities across Southern California are confronting substantial increases of their own as utilities struggle with aging infrastructure, rising imported-water costs, depleted reserves and increasingly expensive state and federal water-quality requirements. By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X August 21, 2026 The battle over Cerritos…