Last month, Rudy Ortega Jr., tribal president of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, took the helm as one of five members of the Board of Commissioners for the […] ...

In the wake of the Southern California wildfires in January, the safety of the water supply came into question as ash and particulate matter traveled from fire zones and into surrounding areas. Many ...

Twenty-five more Pacific Palisades residents who were affected by January’s deadly brush fire have joined a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power over ...

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NEW YORK, March 25 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) above-ground power line near the Pacific Palisades was energized when the Palisades Fire began early this year, but ...

Search and rescue operations in Los Angles Wednesday in the wake of the Palisades Fire. Fitch also placed two utilities tightly linked to LADWP, the Intermountain Power Agency in Utah and Southern ...

Jay Gandhi, a retired federal judge who served as the mediator in settlements with Pacific Gas & Electric, related to the Camp, Butte and North Bay fires, is joining a lawsuit against Los Angeles’ ...

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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is facing the risk of significant financial liability for damages in the utility’s response to the Palisades fire, according to Pacific Investment ...