City talking about an 8% water rate increase

City talking about an 8% water rate increase

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Palo Alto residents could see their water bills go up 8% starting in July, in part due to rising costs of Hetch Hetchy water the city buys from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. The city’s Utilities Advisory Commission voted 5-2 last week to recommend the 8% increase. The rate hike isn’t final: It will go to council’s Finance Committee for review and then to the full City Council for a vote …