LOS ANGELES (June 19, 2023) – Following the Los Angeles City Council’s vote to make Juneteenth a permanent paid holiday for city workers, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) unveiled a new photo exhibit at the John Ferraro Building in Downtown Los Angeles, that spotlights the imagery and important milestones of the […]
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This Father’s Day and Graduation Season, LADWP Reminds Customers to Keep Metallic Balloons Away from Power Lines
LOS ANGELES (JUNE 16, 2023) – With graduation season happening now and Father’s Day around the corner, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) would like to remind its customers that metallic balloons, also known as Mylar balloons, can cause power outages that can impact entire communities, and pose a public safety risk. […]
LADWP Joins City Leaders, Developer and the Community to Celebrate Grand Opening of 100% Affordable Housing Project – Dolores Huerta Apartments
Board of Water and Power Commissioners President, Cynthia McLain-Hill (second from R), attends grand opening of the Dolores Huerta Apartments and chats with fellow guests including John Yamamoto of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan, Southern California, (on the L) and Emil Abdelshehid, LADWP’s Assistant Director of Power New Business and Electrification (on the R). […]
First-Ever LADWP Women’s Career and Wellness Expo Introduces Utility Career Paths to Students and Community Members
SUN VALLEY (May 6, 2023) – More than 1,500 Los Angeles students, community members, employees and prospective job candidates gathered today at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP) Truesdale Training Center for the inaugural Women’s Career and Wellness Expo. The location usually used for line worker training was transformed to showcase a […]
LADWP Launches Website to Share Locations and Daily Progress of Priority Pole Replacement Work
LOS ANGELES (MAY 4, 2023)–LADWP crews are currently working as quickly as possible to clear the backlog of needed repairs to power poles, cross-arms and other overhead electrical equipment identified through its inspection program. LADWP is committed to the completion of its “Priority 1” repairs by May 16, 2023, as they pose a potential risk […]
LADWP Crews Prepare for Runoff from Record Snowpack Melt, Shares Public Safety Resources
**UPDATED with latest runoff percentage 4/25/2023 12:30pm PT APRIL 25, 2023 (LOS ANGELES) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), has begun preparing early for this year’s runoff based on lessons learned from the last extreme wet year in 2017. The historic snowpack levels in the Eastern Sierra of 296 percent of […]
