"I look at the meter and I can see that ... "They immediately had to flip a switch and turn them off. We're not allowed to use them until LADWP gives the green light." Without a permit to operate ...

The L.A. Department of Water and Power is using smart meters to figure out who among us is wasting the most water—and then, perhaps, to publicly shame them. According to Marty Adams, LADWP’s ...