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 ...
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Conspiracies are rife about water and the LA fires. Here's what experts say
Prominent right wing influencers are falsely blaming the fires' destructiveness on the city not having enough water to fight ...
This reservoir was built to save Pacific Palisades. It was empty when the flames came
In late January 2024, after a series of rainstorms, a DWP property manager spotted a tear in the reservoir’s floating cover, ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass’ office hit with scandals over hush money, bribes and accusations of ‘legalized corruption’
Corruption is ingrained in Los Angeles,” said Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit public interest group ...
Los Angeles water chief given police security detail amid 'threats' against her, employees
The Los Angeles water chief has been given a police security detail amid "threats" against her and water employees over the ...
When L.A. fires broke out, the 117-million gallon Santa Ynez Reservoir near Pacific Palisades was empty. Here's what we know.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an investigation into the loss of water pressure and unavailability of water from the ...
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Man with rifle shows up at LADWP building, LA police say
The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call of a man with a rifle on Tuesday, January 14 at around 7 p.m. The LAPD ...
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 employees have reported a pair of incidents that ...