Los Angeles fires highlight need for effective DWP oversight from the Office of Public Accountability
The creation of the OPA was approved with a resounding 78% of voter support in 2011. According to the official ballot ...
Los Angeles Magazine5y
Everything You Need to Know About the FBI Investigation of the L.A. Department of Water and Power
There was a flurry of FBI activity in downtown Los Angeles on Monday ... They searched the office of top DWP executive David Wright, as well as the offices of several Board of Commissioners ...
Los Angeles Times12d
DWP says workers have been threatened with bodily harm and, possibly, a rifle
In the wake of the Palisades fire, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ... Drive in Beverly Crest after a person threatened a DWP employee who was working on a downed electrical pole ...
Los Angeles Times4d
Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag sue city of L.A. and DWP after losing home in Palisades fire
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, along with several other Pacific Palisades property owners, have sued the city of Los Angeles and ... Feldstein Soto’s office and the DWP did not immediately ...
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Los Angeles utility sued over Palisades Fire water shortage, court filing shows
The complaint, filed on behalf of residents and others affected by the historic blaze that destroyed the wealthy Los Angeles ...
Yahoo News13d
Man with rifle shows up at LADWP building, LA police say
The LAPD investigated a report of a man with a rifle at the Los Angeles DWP building. The alleged gunman, carrying a white bag, was contacted by supervisors and taken into custody by the LAPD. LOS ...
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In the Palisades Fire, LA DWP’s 3 huge water tanks all ran out of water
Panorama City and North Hollywood,” DWP said. Municipal water systems are not designed to fight wildfires, Mark Pestrella, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works told ...