Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s CEO Janisse Quinones now has a 24/7 LAPD detail in response to the threats, the sources said.
Congressman Kevin Kiley has introduced a bill to Congress that would strip the California Coastal Commission of much of its powers, citing its recent blocking of a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power request to upgrade wooden power poles to protect a now-burned plant.
Victims of the Palisades Fire accused the Los Angeles utility that oversees water delivery of being woefully unprepared to battle the intense inferno that has devastated their ritzy neighborhood, according to a new lawsuit.
As deadly wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, allegations of blame are being made on behalf of victims.
A group of Pacific Palisades residents and businesses impacted by the Palisades Fire has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the city's Department of Water and Power.
A lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Monday accuses the public utility of failing to properly manage water supplies critical to fighting the deadly Palisades Fire,
Though winds were weaker than predicted Tuesday, firefighting crews awaited the return of dangerous winds that could fuel new blazes.
In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped into residential neighborhoods this week, killing at least 11 people and destroying thousands of homes, the city suddenly found itself in survival mode.
A group of residents impacted by the Palisades Fire is suing the LADWP, alleging the city and its agency was unprepared.
S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday lowered the rating on municipal bonds sold by Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, downgrading the utility’s power system bonds by two notches to A from AA-.
Fitch Ratings placed four credits — led by the city of Los Angeles the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power — on rating watch negative, citing the region's wildfires.
Over a dozen victims of the Pacific Palisades Fire are suing a Los Angeles public utility company for "failures," which contributed to the fire's devastation.