SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Water districts across San Diego County are grappling with a dramatic price hike from the San Diego County Water Authority, which is projected to increase water prices by nearly 40% over the next few years. Olivenhain Municipal Water District board members on Wednesday night voted to approve a budget that […]
People in California can expect to pay more for burgers and shakes at In-N-Out. On April 1, the Irvine-based fast food chain raised its prices across the Golden State in response to California’s new minimum wage increase for fast food workers, Chief Operating Officer Denny Warnick wrote Thursday in an email. The starting wage at […]
By David Lawder and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A wide swath of pro-trade American business groups has asked the Biden administration for another month to comment on plans to impose steeper tariffs on Chinese imports of electric vehicles, batteries, solar products and other goods, effectively delaying the Aug. 1 start date for many of […]
China has various trade tools that could be used as countermeasures to hit the European Union’s automobile, agriculture and luxury sectors in response to the bloc’s tariff hike, but it could also be wary of consequences on bilateral ties, according to analysts. The EU announced on Wednesday that it will raise tariffs on Chinese EVs […]
With Palm Desert officials expecting costs to keep rising to fund police and fire services, and with multiple new projects in the works, the city’s voters will decide later this year whether to increase the local sales tax by one cent per dollar — a move that would generate tens of millions of dollars of […]
A young couple’s hike in a picturesque but desolate area of Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park nearly ended in tragedy when they ran out of water and needed to be rescued. It happened on June 9 in an area north of the Salton Sea known as Painted Rock, which is located southeast of […]
A retired American policeman has gone missing while hiking on a small Greek island as a record early heatwave hits. Eric Calibet went missing just days after Michael Mosley, the British TV doctor, died on a walk across rugged hills on the island of Symi, in the Dodecanese. Mr Calibet has been missing since Tuesday, […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union moved Wednesday to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, escalating a trade dispute over Beijing’s subsidies for the exports that Brussels worries is hurting domestic automakers. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said it would impose provisional tariffs that would result in Chinese automakers facing additional duties of […]
Biden’s Tax Hike Threatens Retirement – Negative Returns After Inflation Looms For May Inflation is a pressing issue for all U.S. citizens, but retirees are more likely to bear the brunt. If Joe Biden’s tax hike proposal is greenlit, the financial struggle for citizens, particularly retirees, could intensify. Here’s a breakdown of how Biden’s proposed […]
Rising store thefts and a surge in stolen cars in 2023 boosted New York’s crime total for the second year in a row in all parts of the state outside New York City, according to recently released crime data. Violent crime dropped by 4% in those places since the previous year. But driving up the […]
When it comes to rising electric bills, Rick Dowell sees Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. as a utility that is pursuing a historic rate hike that will not just hurt residential consumers but could also send Oklahoma City’s economy into a tailspin. Dowell, and thousands of other OG&E customers, face a 13.85% increase in their […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s successful push to hike the minimum wage for many of the state’s fast food workers is having a devastating impact on businesses, who have been forced to cut labor costs to survive, critics say. Prices at major brands like Chipotle, McDonald’s and other fast food giants have increased in a move […]