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Column: Continuing DWP Scandal A Black Mark On L.A. Leaders, An Insult To Ratepayers

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...
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Panel Recommends Another Term For DWP Watchdog

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...
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Consumer Advocates Suggest Hunt To Replace DWP Watchdog Is A ‘Sham Process’

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...
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Opinion: Another Day, Another Tax Or Fee Hike In California

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...
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The Los Angeles Daily News – Critics Slam LADWP In Lawsuit Over ‘Illegal Tax’ Money Transferred To LA’s Budget

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...
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In The Courtroom

Taxpayer Sues DWP and City for Illegal Transfer of Nearly $242 Million After L.A. Experienced Blackouts During Heatwave

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...
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City Of L.A. Faces New Lawsuit Over Department Of Water And Power Transfer Of Funds

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...
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Who Has An Eye On DWP?

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...
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Accountability

LADWP Approves $241M Transfer As Critics Cry Theft

LADWP Approves $241M Transfer As Critics Cry Theft By Darsha Philips, KABC TV-7 Los Angeles, CA November 28, 2017 http://abc7.com/business/ladwp-approves-$241m-transfer-as-critics-cry-theft/2709010/ LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A controversial annual money transfer of $241.8 million from...
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Accountability

DWP Rubberstamps $242 Million Tuesday Takeaway from Ratepayers In Violation Of Their Rights

Santa Monica, CA -- Today’s vote by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners for LADWP to transfer $242 million in ratepayer money to the City’s coffers is an...
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