In reading and hearing lots about how oil companies are price gouging their customers in California, I suggest that homeowners check out their property tax bills. When looking over my tax bill, as a 21-year resident of Rancho Mirage, I looked over mine and noticed a huge charge from our water supply company, Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD). There is a charge of 11 cents per $100 of your property’s assessed valuation. That may seem small, but for me, that is just about $1,000 this year. I went back a few years and the total for the last five has...