By Steve Lopez, LOS ANGELES TIMES December 1, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-01/lopez-column-continuing-dwp-scandal-a-black-mark-on-l-a-leaders-an-insult-to-ratepayers In the carnival of avarice and corruption that is Los Angeles, we are not resting on our laurels. Second stringers settle for bronze or silver; champions go for gold. I had not planned...

Panel Recommends Another Term For DWP Watchdog By Emily Alpert Reyes, LOS ANGELES TIMES October 25, 2018 http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ratepayer-advocate-20181025-story.html A committee tapped to choose a watchdog to scrutinize the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power unanimously recommended Thursday that the city give...

Consumer Advocates Suggest Hunt To Replace DWP Watchdog Is A 'Sham Process' By Emily Alpert Reyes, LOS ANGELES TIMES October 10, 2018 http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ratepayer-advocate-20181010-story.html When Los Angeles started hunting for a “ratepayer advocate” to scrutinize the Department of Water and Power, Mike Gatto...

Opinion: Another Day, Another Tax Or Fee Hike In California Opinion column by Susan Shelley, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER July 28, 2018 https://www.ocregister.com/2018/07/28/another-day-another-tax-or-fee-hike-in-california/ If it feels like every day brings another tax increase, rate increase or fee hike in California, that’s because it...

Critics Slam LADWP In Lawsuit Over ‘Illegal Tax’ Money Transferred To LA’s Budget By City News Service, THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS July 26, 2018 https://www.dailynews.com/2018/07/26/critics-slam-ladwp-in-lawsuit-over-illegal-tax-money-transferred-to-las-budget/ LOS ANGELES — Consumer Watchdog announced Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit on behalf of...

UPDATE:  If you are a victim of a recent LA DWP blackout we want to hear your story. Please email us at: [email protected]   Los Angeles, CA -- A Los Angeles taxpayer filed a lawsuit against the City of Los...

City Of L.A. Faces New Lawsuit Over Department Of Water And Power Transfer Of Funds By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES July 25, 2018 http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lawsuit-dwp-transfer-20180725-story.html# A longtime critic of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power sued the city of L.A....

Who Has An Eye On DWP? Nonprofits urge L.A. to replace watchdog monitoring the utility, saying he hasn't stood up for ratepayers. By Emily Alpert Reyes, LOS ANGELES TIMES March 15, 2018 http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ratepayer-advocate-20180313-story.html Environmental and consumer groups urged the city Wednesday to pick...