Category: LADWP

Judge Orders More Than 50 Residents of Illegal RV Encampment to Vacate Sylmar Property

LOS ANGELES—A judge on July 19 ordered a Sylmar homeowner and the more than 50 people residing in RVs illegally parked on the owner’s property to vacate within four days. According to reports, the homeowner, identified as Cruz Florian Godoy, allowed roughly 20 RVs onto the property, charging each RV owner about $500 a month…


Ex-LADWP Executive Gets 4 Years for Lying to Feds in Corruption Case

LOS ANGELES—A former Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) cyber security chief was sentenced to four years behind bars on June 7 for lying to the FBI about his role in a bribery scheme connected to the botched launch of a computerized billing system for the municipal utility. David Alexander, 54, of Arcadia,…


Former Head of LADWP Gets 6 Years in Federal Prison in Corruption Case

LOS ANGELES—A former top executive of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) was sentenced on April 25 to six years in federal prison for his role in a bribery scheme stemming from a probe of the city’s handling of the botched launch of a DWP billing system. David H. Wright, 62, of…


Former Head of LADWP Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case

LOS ANGELES—A former top executive of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power pleaded guilty on Jan. 25 to a federal bribery charge stemming from a probe of the city’s handling of the botched launch of a billing system used by the municipal utility. David H. Wright, 62, of Riverside, accepted bribes from a…


State Water Project to Cut Supply in LA to Zero in 2022

LOS ANGELES—As the California State Water Project, providing about half of the water supply in the City of Los Angeles, is cutting its water allocation to zero for 2022, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) urged all customers to reduce water usage immediately in its Dec. 1 statement. As the largest municipal…


LA Department of Water and Power to Launch $300M Debt Relief Program

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) announced on Nov. 1 an economic relief program of approximately $300 million to reduce utility debt for over 250,000 qualifying low-income customers who are financially harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the “most comprehensive” utility debt assistance initiative in the city’s history, the program aims to…