https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mayor-karen-bass-announces-relief-for-ladwp-customers-facing-high-bills-pay-whatever-they-can-affordContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mayor-karen-bass-announces-relief-for-ladwp-customers-facing-high-bills-pay-whatever-they-can-affordhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mayor-karen-bass-announces-relief-for-ladwp-customers-facing-high-bills-pay-whatever-they-can-afford#u154384Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:50:21 +0000Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced relief measures for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers facing high bills, telling residents to pay whatever they can afford. The announcement follows widespread public outrage and complaints from residents reporting water and power bills spiking by thousands of dollars. An escalating public outcry on social media and concerns from local officials over skyrocketing utility costs prompted calls for transparency and an official audit of the utility department.Why it mattersLos Angeles residents and local officials expressed intense frustrati